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  • Fake swine flu e-mails lead to computer virus

    You can ignore that e-mail that looks like it comes from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control about creating a profile for an H1N1 vaccination program.

    News items | December 1, 2009 1:15pm PST

  • Sickening swine flu, social media opportunism

    It's times like these that make me ashamed to say I work in marketing. The noise around swine flu has quieted down a little, but that's not to say that people still shouldn't be wary. However,...

    Blog posts | May 6, 2009 1:14pm PDT

  • Swine Flu tracking? There's an app for that

    "There's an app for that" has never been more true. Not only are Macs being used to track the Influenza A(H1N1) virus (formerly “Swine Flu�) on the desktop, but it's now being used to track...

    Blog posts | May 1, 2009 1:22pm PDT

  • One of those days...

    It all began with a server migration last night...Most of you can probably fill in the blanks from there. Things of that nature are rarely as easy as they should be. Then, of course, there's...

    Blog posts | May 1, 2009 9:02am PDT

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  • Green shopping bags linked to stomach flu

    An entire girl's soccer team was infected with an outbreak of norovirus. The source: a reusable grocery bag that they ate cookies from.

    Blog posts | May 9, 2012 7:15pm PDT

  • Texting to tackle the flu

    We're gearing up to this year's flu season. Here's a flu vaccination resource guide and a fun story about a TACKLEFLU texting contest.

    Blog posts | September 22, 2011 3:32am PDT

  • Creating an early warning flu pandemic system

    Created by students: An early warning system for flu pandemics, to prevent the spread of the virus on the 2009 or 1918 flu pandemic which killed countless numbers.

    Blog posts | July 11, 2010 1:05pm PDT

  • A year into H1N1, a call for better vaccine technology

    More work is needed on shelf stable, egg-free vaccine technologies, and on scaling them. But that work is continuing. Next time H1N1 strikes, perhaps this winter, we shouldn't be panicking.

    Blog posts | April 22, 2010 8:48am PDT

  • Swine flu was the topic of the year for 2009

    Flu stories were big all year, especially after the H1N1 "swine" flu showed up, on one side or the other of the U.S.-Mexico border, early in the spring.

    Blog posts | December 18, 2009 12:05pm PST

  • Back to they did too much on swine flu

    Despite clear evidence that your chances of dying from a vaccine are infinitesimal next to the chances you may die of flu, millions still refuse the vaccine.

    Blog posts | December 9, 2009 11:25am PST

  • The other H1N1 virus makes your PC sick

    The CDC has put out an alert on the hoax, on a continuing blog called hoaxes_rumors.

    Blog posts | December 3, 2009 10:47am PST

  • News to know: MS Office; Fake H1N1; AT&T; Dell; Nokia

    A Microsoft Office promotion, fake H1N1 alerts and AT&T's Verizon lawsuit are among today's top headlines.

    Blog posts | December 3, 2009 2:00am PST

  • Fake H1N1 (Swine Flu) alerts lead to malware

    The e-mail messages contain a link to a bogus Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site with prompts to create a user profile. During this process, a malware file gets planted on the user's...

    Blog posts | December 2, 2009 8:37am PST

  • Fake swine flu e-mails lead to computer virus

    You can ignore that e-mail that looks like it comes from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control about creating a profile for an H1N1 vaccination program.

    News items | December 1, 2009 1:15pm PST

  • A psychological contagion of myth and suspicion

    The source of this irrational fear won't be found in Mexico, or China. It doesn't come from the Third World. It comes from among us, from people and institutions right here in America. Fighting it...

    Blog posts | November 30, 2009 8:55am PST

  • Falling behind in science? No kidding!

    Our school district is providing H1N1 shots to any students whose parents request it. It's an easy way to build some so-called "herd immunity" in the age group most vulnerable to this particular...

    Blog posts | November 23, 2009 10:51am PST

  • Life insurance may prove difficult to get if you contract H1N1

    President Obama wants to ensure that health insurance companies cannot deny you coverage if you have a pre-existing condition. He may have another challenge ahead: life insurance.

    Blog posts | November 13, 2009 11:06am PST

  • Flu pandemic disproportionately infects, kills young people; are some getting preferred treatment?

    Analyzing the first 1000 H1N1 cases in the State of California, younger people were dying at a higher rate.....Alberta Health Services fires employee for giving preferred treatment to NHL Calgary...

    Blog posts | November 5, 2009 10:46am PST

  • Will a flu pandemic really bring down the Internet?

    The General Accountability Office has rapped the Department of Homeland Security for failure to plan for Internet congestion in the event of a severe pandemic that could overwhelm networks. The...

    Blog posts | October 27, 2009 6:55am PDT

  • JAMA studies push the need for H1N1 flu shot

    Like the 1918 pandemic this bug seems to seek out the young and healthy. If you're sick enough to be hospitalized there's a fair chance you won't come out alive. Modern medicine is better than it...

    Blog posts | October 13, 2009 7:01am PDT

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