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Fri, 18 May 2012 23:01:47 GMT

Is this the end of meat?
The Independent
(In a 10-year period, swine fever, foot and mouth, avian flu and Q fever, a bacterial infection, resulted in millions of animals being culled.) Koffeman suggests this is why "more than 80 per cent of [Dutch] people now don't eat meat every day".
Mon, 14 May 2012 13:12:39 GMT

Discover Magazine (blog)
Ready, set, trial: why pandemics catch us out and how to prepare for them
Discover Magazine (blog)
This oversight means that when big epidemics hit, like the swine flu pandemic of 2009, scientists lose valuable chances to find more about these illnesses. A new consortium is out to change that. I wrote about their work, and the problem of slow ...

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Wed, 16 May 2012 17:01:48 GMT

Science policy: Beyond the great and good
Nature.com
During his five years in the post, John Beddington, a population biologist, has navigated the 2009 swine-flu outbreak and the volcanic ash cloud in 2010, limited the damage from controversies over climate science and drugs policy, and defined his own ...

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Wed, 16 May 2012 16:41:44 GMT

BBC News
Shot soldier Aaron Deans hopes to return to Afghanistan
BBC News
He continued: "I had only just arrived back in England when I got the unexpected news my dad had passed away from swine flu. "That took over everything - getting shot just wasn't important anymore." He added: "I'm physically fine now and would love to ...

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Thu, 17 May 2012 10:10:18 GMT

Why Shutting Airports Is Not the Best Way to Halt a Global Flu Pandemic
Technology Review (blog)
(The Spanish flu was caused by the H1N1 flu virus that was also responsible for the 2009 swine flu outbreak.) One obvious idea is to close international airports to prevent, or at least dramatically reduce, the movement of potentially infected ...
Sun, 13 May 2012 19:01:59 GMT

The Guardian
Hand sanitisers: saved by the gel?
The Guardian
In the years since, a variety of public health scares – from Sars and avian flu to swine flu – spurred consumer demand for such products. Scientific research, meanwhile, has delivered a string of ever-horrifying statistics to encourage our ...
Fri, 18 May 2012 11:01:14 GMT

Putting Patients At The Heart Of Performance Gives Positive Results
Chesterfield Post
MRSA Action UK is urging people to help spread the word about a hospital infection which is becoming increasingly common. More... 5 girls in every Derbyshire school year could unnecessarily die of cervical cancer, more facing invasive treatment, ...

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Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:57:52 GMT

BBC News
Diabetes diet courses for only 2% of new patients in Wales, says Diabetes UK Cymru
BBC News
"It did it for swine flu - swine flu didn't happen luckily - it can do it for diabetes, which is with us at the moment. "It's done nothing on the awareness front at all. That, I think, is incredibly wrong, essentially." Mr Williams said National ...

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Thu, 10 May 2012 00:12:01 GMT

The Sun
(That rules out 97% of British women)
The Sun
General Aladeen created the swine flu vaccine and aerosol cheese. The Supreme Leader also invented the time machine, which he used to travel back in time to reinvent the lightbulb. 3. Wadiya recently broke the Guinness World Record for Most Political ...

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Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:48:21 GMT

Walkergate battler Kira Edgar set to get 'all clear'
ChronicleLive
Kira Edgar is lucky to be alive as she has battled against an aggressive brain tumour, meningitis and swine flu over the years. But next month – five years after her cancer treatment ended – the Walkergate Primary School pupil will have an MRI scan and ...

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