Since I don’t catch a lot of CNN anymore I don’t get to hear from Sanjay Gupta that often. Here he is with a great interview, some of it focusing on our (incorrect) thoughts on the subject of “brain dead”.
Category Archives: Health
What You Need To Know About Swine Flu Vaccine : NPR
Your most recent update on the swine flu season.
University’s Swine Flu Lexicon Dubs Sick Students ‘Pigs’ – NPR Health Blog : NPR
Pithy lexicon of swine flu terms. I suspect most of us will be using some of these before the winter is through.
Sick Around the World: Frontline: PBS
In an effort to get to some actual truth, PBS created this Frontline investigation into the health care systems of Great Britain, Japan, Germany, Taiwan, and Switzerland. It apparently is the full show, warts and all, of each nation’s system.
Even when showing the true pros and cons, we don’t stack up among the best.This truly needs to change.
8 Common First Aid Mistakes And Myths That Make Things Worse » Health Watch Center
You are as guilty of some of these as I am. And, yes, I am posting this mostly for self-reference later.
The Washington Independent » Smithfield Pork’s Got Problems
Never mind their advertising mouthpiece, Smithfield has got more than just public relations issues due to being the likely source of Paula Deen Flu. It also has a laundry list of bad practices and abuses to it’s name.
Swine Flu News
From Political Irony, a writeup on the GOP’s response to the swine flu. Pigs.
Also, some actual facts about the flu. Important note: you CAN NOT get it from eating pork. So please, ladies, quit taking bacon away from your men. I have heard about a half dozen stories of guys losing access to bacon and this HAS TO STOP!
More info from Wired as well as the first non-Mexican story linking the flu outbreak to Smithfield Farms.
Also, NPR has a blog called Flu Shots that I plan on returning to throughout the outbreak. Just in case.
Google has a map of reported incidents of possible and confirmed cases of flu exposure. Give it a look.
Meanwhile, Nevada now has it’s first case as do nine other states.
I’m not ready to panic but I sure the hell don’t plan any major road trips for awhile either.