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Sunday, September 06, 2009 11:20 AM

Was our response to swine flu alarmist?

Now that the media have somewhat stopped counting the A/H1N1 deaths, and there seems to be a sense of relief in the society, it's time to see how the public health measures taken in response to the swine flu spread actually measure up. A research...
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Sunday, July 12, 2009 2:47 PM

Waste, fraud, and abuse in healthcare

How can the beleagured US healthcare system raise money for its reform? By rooting out waste, fraud and abuse. That's the US president's new prescription in trying to reform the US healthcare system which is, now famously, into deep trouble. According...
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Friday, May 15, 2009 2:09 PM

Which is mutating faster: swine flu virus or its name?

Anybody closely following the news of the spread of the flu virus that originated in Mexico (or did it?) and has spread to at least 30 countries would notice that the name of the virus itself has undergone some evolution - swine flu, Mexican flu, A (H1N1...
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Wednesday, May 06, 2009 2:36 PM

Flu scare: fake or real?

As the fear of a flu pandemic subsides, questions ranging from preparedness, to preventiveness, access (developing vs developed countries) to outright fear-mongering are cropping up. I don't know where the truth lies. But here's an interesting...
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