New Threat: Mutated Swine Flu 1

Friday, November 20, 2009, 11:29 AM | Remaindered Links

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Scientists in Norway have identified a mutated form of the swine flu virus that is raising concern because it was found in two patients who died of the flu and a third who was severely ill with the disease, officials announced Friday.

In a statement, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health said the mutation “could possibly make the virus more prone to infect deeper in the airways and thus cause more severe disease.”

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Swine flu causes surge of garlic sales in Serbia 1

Friday, November 13, 2009, 02:11 PM | Remaindered Links

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Swine Flu is good for the garlic economy. I love garlic. But I don’t like Swine Flu.

“Garlic is the best, forget the vaccines,” said Marko Jankovic, an elderly Belgrader, with the pungent smell of garlic obvious as he spoke at the crowded Kaleniceva Pijaca market. “From the vaccine, you can get sick. From garlic, you can only get bad breath.”

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Mongolians Eating Horse Meat to Combat Swine Flu 2

Friday, November 6, 2009, 02:49 PM | Remaindered Links

Panic! Save the horses! Save the world!

Due to a shortage of the Swine Flu (H1N1) vaccine, people in Mongolia are turning to “traditional flu remedies” to fight the pandemic such as eating horse meat.

“We do recommend eating horse meat,” said a medical worker, “it has qualities that boost the immune system.”

Equus! Son of Fleckwus. Son of Neckwus. Panic!

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Boys II Men Singer Shawn Stockman Has Swine Flu 0

Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 06:12 PM | Remaindered Links

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Shawn Stockman of the R&B group Boyz II Men has been diagnosed with the illness, fellow group members Wanya Morris and Nathan Morris told CNN.

Get well Shawn!

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Swine Flu Threatens Hajj in Saudi Arabia 1

Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 02:13 PM | Remaindered Links

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At the end of November, an estimated 2.5 million people will trek to Mecca for the hajj.

There are have been disasters there before — like stampedes — but it could definitely be a breeding ground for the swine flu this year.

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Ukraine Closes All Schools To Stop Swine Flu 3

Monday, November 2, 2009, 03:25 PM | Remaindered Links

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Ukraine closed all schools on Monday to stop the spread of swine flu and urged nightclubs, cinemas and food markets to shut down. OMG. Swine flu is real!

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Swine Flu Vaccinations for Guantanamo Bay Detainees 0

Saturday, October 31, 2009, 03:28 AM | Remaindered Links

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That’s all I can say. We want health care for the people and the government vaccinates the prisoners.

Yes, panic. The world is just so weird.

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Barack Obama Declares Swine Flu a National Emergency! 7

Saturday, October 24, 2009, 01:28 PM | Remaindered Links

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Swine flu is real! Pres. Barack Obama has signed a declaration proclaiming Swine Flu as a national emergency.

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CDC: 1 in 5 Kids Had Flu This Month, Most Swine Flu 4

Thursday, October 22, 2009, 02:31 PM | Remaindered Links

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The latest government survey has found that 1 in 5 U.S. children had a flu-like illness earlier this month, and most of those cases likely were swine flu.

Apparently, I have turned into a Swine Flu reporter.

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Canadian Turkeys Infected With Swine Flu 4

Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 04:44 PM | Remaindered Links

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Turkeys in the Canadian province of Ontario have become infected with the H1N1 flu virus, but no birds or eggs from the farm entered the food supply, provincial government officials said on Tuesday.

Anybody know if this can mutate into a Swine-Bird Flu virus?

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USDA Confirms Swine Flu in Minnesota Swine 1

Monday, October 19, 2009, 02:17 PM | Remaindered Links

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The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture says at least one pig from Minnesota has tested positive for the swine flu virus — the first pig contracting the virus in the United States.

OMG. Panic!

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