Green Options » pandemic http://greenoptions.com/tag/pandemic Posts tagged 'pandemic' Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:41:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Swine Flu Kills Over Half A Dozen in India http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/10/swine-flu-kills-over-half-a-dozen-in-india/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/10/swine-flu-kills-over-half-a-dozen-in-india/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:41:35 +0000 Govind Singh http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/10/swine-flu-kills-over-half-a-dozen-in-india/ Over half a dozen people have died in India with swine flu in the last one week. Newer cases are being reported by the hour even as a nation wide alert has been sounded. The Swine Influenza Virus (SIV) that was first reported in citizens returning from abroad has now spread in all parts of the country.

Swine Flu Outbreak in India

Cities that are worst hit are closing schools, shopping malls, theaters and other public places. Screening centers authorized for carrying out the H1N1 test are flooded with unwell people eager to get tested even as the Government struggles to keep panic at bay.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/08/10/swine-flu-kills-over-half-a-dozen-in-india/feed/ Is Swine Flu an Imaginary Pandemic? http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/12/is-swine-flu-an-imaginary-pandemic/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/12/is-swine-flu-an-imaginary-pandemic/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 23:12:48 +0000 Derek Markham http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/12/is-swine-flu-an-imaginary-pandemic/ Is there really the threat of a swine flu pandemic, or is it just a cash cow for big pharma?

The media has been having a heyday with the fear of a “swine flu” pandemic, and rumors and fear-mongering have taken the stage. One doctor tries to cut through the crap with his article, “Swine Flu: New Pandemic or Just Makin’ Bacon?”

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