shakespearessister.blogspot.com - 2/25/2009
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Two maps. One flu surveillance map is brought to you by Hoffmann-La Roche , the makers of Tamiflu™ which I am taking at the moment. Let me tell ya kittens that drug has some side effects. But, I can sit upright at the moment. Also, get better, TATER . According to La Roche, THERE IS A PLAGUE! ...
The next flu
faustasblog.com 7/2/2009 — Horse flu? Bird flu? Swine flu?
How about the dog flu ?
Are we done with the list of animals yet?
Name That Flu!
corner.nationalreview.com 4/30/2009 — I'd asked if people had heard any new labels for the sw*ne flu, and indeed, the American Meat Institute wants to call it the North American Flu. But in addition, naturally, I got lots of smarty-pants suggestions: Bush Flu (since it must be his fault), ...
Is “Swine Flu” the “Media Flu”?
pajamasmedia.com 4/29/2009 — I don’t know the answer to this, but it’s certainly a distinct possibility. I suppose it could be rationalized by the all old saw about being safe rather than sorry, but it will interesting to study the real cause of the spread of this ...
Swine Flu: Nothing New
trueslant.com 4/27/2009 — I hate pandemics. Not just because of the illnesses that they cause, but also because of the fear that ensues. It doesn’t help when organizations like WHO label them a “public health emergency”. Simply the word “emergency” seems to make people feel ...
Normal Flu
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 4/30/2009 —
If I were to say that this year 30,000 Americans would die from the flu, you’d probably think I was offering an alarmist take on the current swine flu outbreak. In fact, I would be offering an extremely optimistic take on influenza in 2009. ...
Bird flu is coming, what will you do?
silentmajority09.blogspot.com 4/7/2009 — I know, another kook screaming “the sky is falling”, but before you dismiss this as another insane rant ask yourself this question; If the threat does not exist then why has the Center for Disease Control (CDC) dedicated an up-to-date web site to the issue? See for yourself ...
Google Flu Trends
google.org 11/12/2008 — What is the flu? Influenza (the flu) is a serious contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. Millions of people in the United States get the flu each year. Most people are sick for about a week. Some people (especially young children, ...
Congressional Flu? [Dan Collins]
proteinwisdom.com 4/30/2009 — Officials want to remove the word “swine” from the name of the flu , for fear that it will hurt the pork industry. Mexican Flu is also not kosher, of course. MedFlu isn’t fair to medflies, either. Hannitizer Flu does seem unfair to ...
Google Flu Tracker
huffingtonpost.com 11/12/2008 — There is a new common symptom of the flu, in addition to the usual aches, coughs, fevers and sore throats. Turns out a lot of ailing Americans enter phrases like "flu symptoms" into Google and other search engines before they call their doctors.
That simple act, multiplied across millions of ...