Mexican Flu Farms Mean Mucho Dinero for Some

What do Smithfield Foods and Donald Rumsfeld have to do with the global swine flu scare? Author F. William Engdahl’s informative article, which details the links between factory farms, spin doctors, the pork industry, and drug companies, explains all.
Before you race to the doctor for a Tamiflu vaccine, read this piece. You might think [...]

Swine Flu Is Evolution in Action

Anyone who thinks evolution is for the birds should not be afraid of swine flu. Because if there’s no such thing as evolution, then there’s no such thing as a new strain of swine flu infecting people.
For the rest of the population, concern is justified.
The rapid evolution of the influenza virus is an example of [...]

China, India Drug Firms Say Primed for Swine Flu

Pharmaceutical firms in China and India say they can quickly ramp up production of antiviral drugs if swine flu threatens the world’s two most populous nations or if other countries need it.
The virus could spread quickly in densely populated cities in China or India where healthcare systems are often inadequate and antibiotic resistance is common, [...]

NRI from Texas arrives in Hyderabad with swine flu

An NRI who flew to Hyderabad from Texas, the US state which reported the first swine flu death outside Mexico, was on Wednesday found to have the flu symptoms.
Authorities, who refused to divulge the identity of the person, only said he had arrived in the city two days ago and has now been quarantined.
Special teams [...]

Swine Flu in India And Swine Flu Symptoms

Within a day, the swine flu death toll in Mexico climbed to 152, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise its global pandemic flu alert level to phase four. Confirmed cases in other parts of the world: 50 in the US, six in Canada, two in the UK and one in Spain have been [...]

What you need to know about swine flu

WASHINGTON – A never-before-seen strain of swine flu has turned killer in Mexico and is causing milder illness in the United States and elsewhere. While authorities say it’s not time to panic, they are taking steps to stem the spread and also urging people to pay close attention to the latest health warnings and take [...]