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

Overhyped, almost hysteriaand blogs like these of course add to that. All in the name of $.Money needs to be made pharma, existence needs to be legitimized (health boards & governments), and the media of course needs to sell. Yep, the incentives point to one direction.Problem is, there is no...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Flu Pandemic, death rate, H1N1 flu

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Will a flu pandemic really bring down the Internet?

Is the last bulleted list a joke??That last bulleted list is a joke. It worships a model, and is not the best tool for the job.Keep in mind through all this:-The problem is going to be network congestion. Therefore steps should be taken to [b]REDUCE[/b] network usage."Monitor your VPNs. Make...

Tags: NETWORKING, H1N1 flu, network, marketing, network congestion, flu, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

JAMA studies push the need for H1N1 flu shot

Still fighting that war eh, Dana? :)Get over it man.Interesting piece of information:Recent news in Canada:"Four Canadian studies involved about 2,000 people, health officials told CBC News. Researchers found people who had received the seasonal flu vaccine in the past were more likely to get sick with the H1N1 virus."So......

Tags: H1N1 flu, flu, regular flu

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

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 was a century ago but we still haven't licked this thing. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: H1N1 Flu, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-10-13

We ferret out the latest flu questions

Genes included in the new swine flu have been circulating undetected in piGenes included in the new swine flu have been circulating undetected in pigs for at least a decade, according to researchers who have sequenced the genomes of more than 50 samples of the virus. The findings...

Tags: H1N1 flu, latest flu, flu

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Killer keyboards

OK, so keyboards probably won't kill you. However, the H1N1 season began in this hemisphere August 15th and seasonal flu is approaching quickly. Given that the majority of our user base falls into the category of people at greatest risk for infection and complications from H1N1, our computer...

Tags: Radar, H1N1 Flu, Keyboards, Aerospace & Defense, Hardware, Peripherals, Manufacturing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-09-03

Little Brother actively tracking the flu

FYI - It's H1N1H1N1 is swine flu, not A1N1 as mentioned in the blog post.

Tags: H1N1 flu

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Little Brother actively tracking the flu

The A1N1 "swine flu" outbreak of 2009 will stand as an example of what Little Brother can do without collecting anything special. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Flu, H1N1 Flu, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-09-02

How bad will swine flu be, really?

Finally had a acquaintance who had swine fluAnd her symptoms were EXTREMELY minor. Chills, fever, etc..... just like I got last year with the regular flu.This is being SERIOUSLY overblown and it's time that the American people got smart and realized that they were being punked by WHO and the...

Tags: H1N1 flu

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

How bad will swine flu be, really?

The pendulum between panic and dismissal regarding H1N1 "swine" flu has swung back to panic. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: H1N1 Flu, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-08-26

If we're "ground zero" for H1N1, how can tech help?

Teach people how to sterilize shared technology.This should be a no brainer but I never see it addressed anywhere properly.Shared communications devices are a prime spot for transfering germs. In most schols the janitorial staff doesn't even touch computers. Mice, mouse pads, keyboards accumulate grime and pathogens until the day...

Tags: Mice, Keyboards, mouse, H1N1 flu

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

If we're "ground zero" for H1N1, how can tech help?

Not long ago, as H1N1 (or "swine flu") really began making headlines with school closings, I wrote a post asking if "Universal Cloud Computing" was the answer to H1N1. It was more of a rhetorical question than anything, but the hope is certainly that cloud tools can keep students...

Tags: H1N1 Flu, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-23

News to know: Swine flu; Microsoft; Windows 7; iPhone and Verizon

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Tags: H1N1 flu, Microsoft Windows 7, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-08-21

England rolls out online flu pandemic service; Crashes after 8 minutes

The UK Government has rolled out the National Pandemic Flu Service in England today. Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales have decided to opt out of the service as demands in numbers are significantly less than that of England. According to the BBC, the UK may have over...

Tags: Health Care, Site, England, H1N1 Flu, Service, UK Government, Flu Service, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-07-23

H1N1 swine flu may be worse if you are fat

H1N1 swine flu may be worse if you are fatugh.. you just like to piss me off.Fat.. what you really mean is obese and not all fat people are obese.. which is why we have a different term.Being obese opens the doors for many other things that may kill you....

Tags: H1N1 swine flu, H1N1 flu

Discussion threads 2009-07-13

H1N1 swine flu may be worse if you are fat

The worst aspect of the Michigan news may be how sites advocating healthy weight, like NaturalNews, are taking this opportunity to lord it over the chubby. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: H1N1 Flu, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-07-13

There's a little pig in each of us

That's genetically speaking. A new paper just posted on Nature indicates we must monitor pig populations to track the evolution of influenza virus. So far the current swine flu pandemic is underwhelming but the next one.... Here's the title and the multiple authors: "Origins and evolutionary...

Tags: H1N1 Flu, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-12

The Chan flu crisis

The Chan flu crisis?? I thought this crisis was pretty muchover with. That this strain isn't any more deadly than that of the regular seasonal flu. I have heard there is some concern over whether or not it will mutate in time for the 2009-10 flu season, but as of...

Tags: flu crisis, Chan flu crisis, Chan

Discussion threads 2009-05-22

Is 'Universal Cloud Computing' the answer to H1N1?

Is 'Universal Cloud Computing' the answer to H1N1?Check Out StonewareCloud computing is clearly the best way to achieve anytime, anywhere access to limitless services for both students and teachers.We're looking at implementing WebOS by Stoneware. It looks like a great, all-in-one solution that will take what we have in...

Tags: H1N1 flu, Motrin, Tylenol, fever, flu, cloud computing

Discussion threads 2009-05-21

Is 'Universal Cloud Computing' the answer to H1N1?

My youngest son has been out of school for 5 days now with a weekend thrown in there for good measure. He's finally feeling better, but still needs Motrin to keep his fever down, Benadryl to fight the cough, and he has 5 more days to go on a course...

Tags: School, Cloud Computing, H1N1 Flu, SIMtone Online, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-05-21