Archive for the 'Health' Category
British Health Minister Quits
July 16th, 2009I wouldn’t want to be associated with the upcoming H1N1 vaccine debacle either. (Of course, it doesn’t say anything about the upcoming H1N1 vaccine debacle.) Via: BBC: Top surgeon Lord Darzi, one of several non-political figures brought into Gordon Brown’s government, is to resign as health minister. Downing Street confirmed he will remain as a […]
H1N1 Swine Flu Resembles 1918 Virus
July 14th, 2009As with many events, the extensive Cryptogon archives are very useful. From 2004 we find this: Researchers resurrect deadly ‘Spanish’ flu Updated Thu. Oct. 7 2004 4:09 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff A tiny genetic change may be all that stands between us and the next deadly flu pandemic. A team of scientists at the […]
Britain: Swine Flu Vaccine to Be Cleared After Five-Day “Trial”
July 13th, 2009Tell me another one. Via: Times Online: The path of a popular medicine from the laboratory to the chemist or doctor’s surgery can involve years of clinical trials on a select group of patients. When the new vaccine for swine flu arrives in Britain, regulators said this weekend, it could be approved for use in […]
Jane Burgermeister Brings Criminal Charges Against Multiple Participants in the Swine Flu (H1N1) Situation
July 12th, 2009I have been quietly following developments with Jane Burgermeister and her activities in Austria and elsewhere for the last couple of weeks. I think it’s time to mention this information here. Here are some materials to bring you up to speed: Criminal Charges Concerning Bioterrorism Acts and Mass Murder written by Jane Burgermeister. (171 pages, […]
Swine Flu Killing Fat People (Not The Onion)
July 10th, 2009Via: Bloomberg: An unexpected characteristic has emerged among many swine flu victims who become severely ill: They are fat. Doctors tracking the pandemic say they see a pattern in hospital reports from Glasgow to Melbourne and from Santiago to New York. People infected with the bug who have a body mass index greater than 40, […]
Florida Prepares for Huge Swine Flu Shot Program
July 10th, 2009Via: Florida Today: Florida’s surgeon general says the state is preparing for massive swine flu immunizations, starting with schoolchildren, as the Obama administration urges states to prepare for the likelihood that the virus might worsen in the fall. Advertisement ”We may end up averting a crisis. That’s our hope,” said President Barack Obama, who took […]
New Zealand Government Orders 300,000 Doses of Untested, Unlicensed Swine Flu Vaccine for Health Workers
July 6th, 2009Via: TVNZ: The government is spending millions of dollars to import a swine flu vaccination for front line health workers – even though it has not been licensed yet. It has ordered 300,000 doses of the vaccine but it is unlikely to be available until December. The targeted campaign aimed at supporting frontline services in […]
Virologist to Make His Case for Lab Origin of Swine Flu
July 5th, 2009Via: Peter’s New York: Back in April, when the first cases of swine flu were diagnosed in Mexico, Gibbs examined the genetic structure of the virus that had been posted on a public database. His analysis led him to speculate that the virus may have been the result of a laboratory error. He contacted the […]
Sam’s Club Giving Kids Candy In Pill Bottles
June 25th, 2009Via: Consumerist: The Sam’s Club in Salisbury, Maryland, is promoting its pharmacy by handing out pill bottles filled with candy to kids. I guess that’s better than filling Dots boxes with Vicodin. Or handing out gallon-sized jugs of Nerds. On the downside, as a pill recipient at Salisbury News notes, “Now my 3 year old […]
Canada’s Swine Flu Vaccination Plan
June 23rd, 2009Via: Windsor Star: Five-to-40-year-olds and Canada’s aboriginal communities should be the first to get vaccinated against human swine flu, experts say as Canadian officials decide who gets priority for the flu shots. Under Canada’s official pandemic plan, the entire population would ultimately be immunized against the H1N1 swine flu. But the vaccine will become available […]
