Tag Archives : Influenza A (H1N1)

Swine Flu: no stranger to human immune system, not a new virus, immune system already prepared for it

Swine Flu: no stranger to human immune system, not a new virus, immune system already prepared for it

By now, the world has already realized that the dreaded pandemic-level disease called swine flu, also known as Influenza A (H1N1) ‘isn’t as contagious and deadly as feared.’ Unfortunately for Big Pharma and vaccine manufacturers who want to cash in on the intended pandemic paranoia (remember HIV/AIDS?), ‘the initial fear that swine flu [...]
Kellogg’s cereal H1N1 ‘Immunity’ claim: misleading advertisement cashing in on the pandemic paranoia of swine flu?

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

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 [...]
Some Things You Might Want to Know About the Swine Flu Vaccine

Some Things You Might Want to Know About the Swine Flu Vaccine

In 1976, swine flu vaccine failed, causing paralysis to hundreds of people. This irreparable damage to the nervous system has been named Guillain-Barre syndrome. To this day, medical experts are clueless as to why the 1976 swine flu vaccine paralyzed so many people. They are equally clueless if the 2009 swine flu vaccine can produce the same devastating [...]
UK nurses wary of untested swine flu vaccine

UK nurses wary of untested swine flu vaccine

Only 30 percent of UK nurses asked in a poll said they are willing to have the H1N1 vaccine. Even if the country’s Department of Health says, “They have a duty to themselves, they are at risk. They have a duty to their patients not to infect their patients and they have a duty to their families. I think you solve those responsibilities by being [...]
Do you know what’s in a Swine Flu Vaccine?

Do you know what’s in a Swine Flu Vaccine?

Do any of us mere mortals really know what’s in a vaccine? Some are probably aware that vaccines contain ingredients such as squalene or thimerosal. Those who think that these are dangerous ingredients would deem vaccines not necessarily and entirely harmless. Live attenuated viral vaccine production U.S. patent No. 5911998 which is held by a US [...]
Your (Up and Coming) Swine Flu Vaccine May (or May Not) Have an Adjuvant. What’s That?

Your (Up and Coming) Swine Flu Vaccine May (or May Not) Have an Adjuvant. What’s That?

Vaccine manufacturers and drug makers are racing with one another in their respective swine flu vaccine development and production before fall which is the estimated start of the next flu season. Another possible flu outbreak is expected. Ordinarily, an adjuvant ‘can include various forms of aluminum and are typically used with other vaccines in [...]
Nausea and nightmares: side-effects in children who took swine flu medication Tamiflu

Nausea and nightmares: side-effects in children who took swine flu medication Tamiflu

The recommended medication for swine flu or the novel Influenza A (H1N1) virus is Tamiflu. According to the British Medical Journal, “Taking oseltamivir (Tamiflu) is not a pleasant experience, with side effects that include nausea, diarrhoea, and hallucinations.” A very recent UK research reveals that ‘more than half of children taking antiviral [...]
Death rate estimate method for swine flu: inaccurate

Death rate estimate method for swine flu: inaccurate

The method used in estimating the proportion of people who will die if infected with the swine flu virus is inherently flawed, according to UK researchers. The present death rate estimate used in the UK and the US is 0.5 percent or that for every 1000 people infected, about 5 of them will die from the infection. There are reasons why this method of [...]
The Economic Impact of Influenza A (H1N1)

The Economic Impact of Influenza A (H1N1)

World Bank experts believe that the economic cost of the Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic could range from 0.7 percent to 4.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). The British firm Oxford Economics, associated with the renowned English university, said in a study published on 17 July that the pandemic could push one to two years the recovery of the global [...]
US health workers not protected from swine flu

US health workers not protected from swine flu

The World Health Organization (WHO) has already hiked up the H1N1 influenza, formerly known as swine flu, to a global pandemic level. So far, most infections are mild, but the agency believes the virus could mutate at any time to a more dangerous form. As of June 19, there are 44,287 laboratory-confirmed cases worldwide. In the U.S., the condition [...]