Posts Tagged ‘health alert’

Kellogg’s cereal H1N1 ‘Immunity’ claim: misleading advertisement cashing in on the pandemic paranoia of swine flu?

Monday, November 16, 2009 13:58 By GSerrano

Blame it on the propagandized paranoia over the supposedly pandemic level of Influenza A (H1N1), otherwise known as swine flu. Parents’ fears may be sending them to the grocery store to stock on Kellogg’s Cocoa Krispies that boasts in its advertising such immunity-boosting powers of its cereal product.
It seems that some companies are cashing in [...]

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Latest on the pandemic alert: Swine Flu more likely to cause Viral Pneumonia

Friday, October 16, 2009 23:56 By GSerrano

As compared to seasonal flu, swine flu has been found to be a more likely cause of potentially life-threatening viral pneumonia. The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging doctors to immediately treat suspected swine flu cases, even the young and those who are otherwise healthy of the infected patients, with antiviral medicine. According to a [...]

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The Fear of the Flu

Monday, September 21, 2009 17:51 By GSerrano

Pandemic diseases, due largely to their alarmist and apocalyptic propaganda, have reduced some humans to a sorry showcase of fears and vulnerabilities. The virus has also revealed weak health care systems, as well as unprepared and incapable medical infrastructure and hospital systems. All these while some people concoct conspiracy theories and accuse giant pharmaceutical multinationals [...]

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Mexico criticizes swine flu discrimination against its citizens abroad

Wednesday, May 6, 2009 20:35 By GSerrano

Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa criticized the unfounded discrimination experienced by some Mexican citizens in other countries due to the fear of infection from the Influenza A (H1N1) virus, formerly known as swine flu.
At a press conference, the secretary said that she was surprised with the decision of ‘brother’ countries such as Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, [...]

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Mexico says Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak is in declining phase

Wednesday, May 6, 2009 20:27 By GSerrano

The outbreak of Influenza A (H1N1), formerly known as swine flu, that has triggered fears of a pandemic on the world stage is in decline in Mexico, said the country’s Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova. “The evolution of the epidemic is now in its declining phase. The national peak occurred in recent days, between 23 [...]

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The Role of Media in Crisis Communication

Saturday, March 28, 2009 13:18 By GSerrano

Public health crisis communication largely originates from concerned government health agencies since they are the authorities on the matter. However, the wider and quicker dissemination of crisis communication can only be done with the help of media machinery.
Media companies through their media facilities such as newspapers, radio, and television have the capability to announce the [...]

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