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•Fight the Flu This Holiday Season: 3 natural ways to boost immune system

Posted in Health, Social Commentary, tagged , , on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

With the winter months coming faster, more and more people are prone to get colds, allergies and flu-like symptoms.  So here are ways to boost up your immune system without popping pills!
1.  Eat lots of nutritious foods high in Vitamin A like colorful fruits and veggies as well as zinc, found in seafood, nuts and whole [...]

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•Swine-Flu Vaccine: NOT YET AVAILABLE

Posted in Health, Social Commentary, tagged , , , , , on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

People, people!  The long-sought-after-and-deeply-desired swine flu is NOT AVAILABLE YET.   Although the CDC website indicates the H1N1 flu vaccine will be available this fall (and it is fall already!), the recent NY Times article revealed that it’s not yet ready… at least not in New York.  So hold your horses~!  In the mean time, be cautious of your symptoms—cold [...]

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•Swine Flu Veering Its Ugly Head: 3 updates

Posted in Health, Social Commentary, tagged , , , on May 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Updates on A/H1N1 (Swine Flu):
1. The first NYC swine flu-related death occurred Sunday night. Mitchell Wiener, 55, assistant principal at a New York City public school died in Queens Hospital after 5 days of hospitalization.  “Mr. Wiener had a history of medical problems that may have put him at greater risk, the officials said.”  Although [...]

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•”Swine” Flu Sheds Light on Role of Public Health

Posted in Health, Social Commentary, tagged , , , , , on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Today, the Economix blog on New York Times published “Swine Flu vs. Financial Panics”, which notes 5 key advantages public health has over economics:

The public takes these officials more seriously.
Public health officials know how to communicate effectively.
They, with the help of doctors, provide us warnings and indications of vulnerability as often as possible.
Practice makes perfect.  [...]

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•”Swine” Flu Reaching Pandemic Levels: 3 things to watch out for

Posted in Health, Social Commentary, tagged , , , , , on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

PANIC is NOT the solution!  I’m sure everyone is at the edge of their seats (especially New Yorkers) awaiting more ghastly news regarding the imminent threat of a pandemic caused by the A/H1N1 virus, better known as the “swine” flu.  This afternoon, the W.H.O.’s director general, Margaret Chan, raised the threat level to 5 (out [...]

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