The horrible economics of swine flu
In normal times, a global pandemic would tip a healthy world economy into recession. But we're already there.
View ArticleIs the GOP to blame for swine flu?
Republicans opposed money in the stimulus for preparation for this kind of emergency, and one senator ensured its removal.
View ArticleAttack of the killer plague movies
Infected zombies! Deserted streets! Social breakdown! What can Hollywood films tell us about our swine flu panic?
View ArticleThe philosophy of the flu
Do viruses exist just to give us a hard time or are they bent on destroying the world?
View ArticlePandemic pandemonium
We can let the mere idea of a possible swine flu plague create chaos, or we can settle down and fight it with vigilance and reason.
View ArticleWhy are parents skipping swine flu vaccines?
Although kids have a higher risk of contracting H1N1, only 40 percent of moms and dad will get them the shot
View ArticleBeck's latest conspiracy theory won't end well
The Fox News host starts passing on some of the paranoia about the swine flu vaccine
View ArticleHealth insurance industry secret weapon: Swine flu
Treatment and prevention of swine flu hurts insurer profits. The timing couldn't be better
View Article800,000 doses of kids' swine flu vaccine recalled
Hundreds of thousands of children's swine flu vaccine doses may not be usable, health care officials say.
View ArticleWHO to send swine flu vaccine to poor countries
Stockpile of vaccines to supply Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and Mongolia, followed by dozens of others
View ArticleOur hand-cleaning paranoia
A new study says sanitizers aren't going to keep you from getting sick. But is it time to stop stressing?
View ArticleHog wild
What does the "hog wrestling capital of the world" teach us about American entertainment?
View ArticleSwine flu's death toll was 10 times higher than thought
New WHO data estimates that 203,000 people died during the 2009 H1N1 outbreak
View ArticleYoung people have picked a bad year to skip their flu shots
Swine flu is back, putting unvaccinated adults at risk
View ArticleSwine flu is killing young people at epidemic levels
People between the ages of 18 and 64 are bearing the brunt of flu season this year
View ArticleThis year the flu came in two waves — here’s why
Two different strains of flu tag-team our immune system
View ArticleYour daily corporate swine flu update
The more we know about what's going on at ground zero of the flu outbreak, the less we know.
View ArticlePeak star anise?
The Chinese spice contains the key ingredient for manufacturing the antiviral flu medicine Tamiflu. Prices are rising.
View ArticlePregnant women hit hard by swine flu
Expectant moms may be among first eligible to receive vaccine for influenza A H1N1
View ArticleSwine flu on the automated pig farm
Here 2000 sows, there 200 sows, Old McDonald had a festering concentrated animal feeding operation
View ArticleGlenn Beck flirts with sanity
In a special about swine flu and the vaccine for it, the Fox News host sounds almost reasonable -- almost
View ArticleBarack Obama does not have swine flu
The White House steps in to quell fears that the president might have contracted the virus on his trip to Mexico.
View ArticleDoes corporate hog farming breed swine flu?
Critics of multinational agribusiness farming practices suggest that Mexico's problems could be a result of overcrowded pigs in unsanitary conditions.
View ArticleClosing the barn door after the swine flu is out
An Associated Press reporter asks President Obama if he might close the border with Mexico; the disturbing truth is it's not that simple.
View ArticleJoe Biden, voice of calm and reason
The vice president's office has to walk back his comments about the swine flu after he went a little far during an interview Thursday morning.
View ArticleWhite House aide probably infected with swine flu
A man on the advance team for President Obama's visit to Mexico may have contracted the virus and passed it on to his family, but not to the president.
View ArticleRadio host suspended; blamed Mexican "primitives" for flu
Boston-area host Jay Severin is off the air indefinitely after having described Mexicans as "millions of leeches."
View ArticleMask hysteria
It doesn't matter if they don't stop swine flu. Mexicans love them anyway.
View ArticleAsk the pilot
From swine flu to malaria, how jetliners can spread disease. Plus: Is the air on planes really as dirty as we think?
View ArticleBacon-flavored capitalism
The swine flu scare was just the latest example of why an economic theory that mixes subsidization, consolidation and deregulation endangers us all.
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