University of Florida's zombie attack plan

Seeded on Fri Oct 2, 2009 9:06 PM EDT (Examiner)

It feels like it's been a year since last October, and I for one am damn happy it's back. We kick off this greatest of months with news that our educational system is finally taking the zombie threat seriously.

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WHO Warns Of Severe Form Of Swine Flu - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:35 PM EDT (The New York Times)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Doctors are reporting a severe form of swine flu that goes straight to the lungs, causing severe illness in otherwise healthy young people and requiring expensive hospital treatment, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.

who, world-news, h1n1, swine-flu

McDonald's Is Responsible for the Illinois Hepatitis-A Outbreak

Seeded on Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:44 PM EDT ()

As the number of Hepatitis A illnesses in and around Milan, Illinois climbs, media coverage has been focusing on the alleged failure of a local hospital to report the initial case to the health department. That criticism may be well deserved.

health, illinois, mcdonalds, hep-a

Fears as superbug kills 28 at Glasgow hospital

Seeded on Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:38 AM EDT (The Herald)

Twenty-eight patients have been killed by the superbug clostridium difficile at a Glasgow hospital, leading to fears the full scale of fatal cases may be being hidden from the public.

c-diff

Woman, 26, Dies From Swine Flu 3 Weeks After Disease Killed 19-Year-Old Brotherr

Seeded on Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:34 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)

A 26-year-old southeastern Indiana woman hospitalized with swine flu has died three weeks after her younger brother died of the disease.

health, h1n1, swine-flu, swine-flu-death

Baby delivered prematurely from swine flu patient dies - CNN.com

Seeded on Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:54 PM EDT (CNN)

An infant girl delivered prematurely from her mother, who has the swine flu virus, has died, hospital officials said Monday. Aubrey Opdyke was put into a medically induced coma to give the baby as much oxygen as possible.

health, infant-death, h1n1, swine-flu-death

Nestlé Refused FDA Records Requests

Seeded on Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:40 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

Inspection reports from a Nestlé USA cookie dough factory released yesterday show the company declined several times in the past five years to provide Food and Drug Administration inspectors with complaint logs, pest-control records and other information.

washington-post

Bacteria-Laced Cookie Dough Plot Thickens

Seeded on Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:37 AM EDT (static.uspirg.org)

health, recall, nestle, e-coli

Swine flu found in Maine jail

Seeded on Fri Jun 5, 2009 5:02 PM EDT (AP)

PORTLAND, Maine—Swine flu has made its way into the Cumberland County Jail, where WGME-TV reports that there are at least two cases. Sheriff Mark Dion is to address the media Friday afternoon.

flu, in, prison, system, world-news, swine

2 More Deaths in City Linked to Swine Flu - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Thu Jun 4, 2009 12:58 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Two more deaths linked to swine flu — both of adults in their early to mid-40s — were reported by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on Wednesday, bringing the total H1N1-related fatalities in the city to seven.

new, deaths, flu, city, science, york, swine, h1n1

W.H.O. Says It Is Closer to Declaring Flu Pandemic - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Wed Jun 3, 2009 4:03 AM EDT (The New York Times)

The World Health Organization said Tuesday that it was moving closer to declaring swine flu a worldwide pandemic.

health, swine, flue, h1n1

Terrorist 'Candid Camera': Alleged wanna-be Bronx jihadists under surveillance for nearly a year

Seeded on Sat May 23, 2009 7:10 PM EDT (NY Daily News)

It was terrorism's version of "Big Brother." For nearly a year, the accused architects of the Bronx bomb plot didn't make a move or breathe a word without law-enforcement watching or listening.

terrorists, us-news, bronx, jihadi

U.S. Asks Firms to Make Swine Flu Vaccine

Seeded on Sat May 23, 2009 2:50 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

The federal government has asked three drug companies to make enough swine flu vaccine to immunize at least 20 million people in key positions in health care, national security and emergency services, officials said yesterday.

washington-post

Australia Confirms Melbourne Schoolboy as 14th Swine Flu Victim

Seeded on Sat May 23, 2009 2:45 AM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

Australia's number of confirmed swine flu infections climbed to 14 with the diagnosis of a 15-year-old boy in Melbourne, a day after the government updated its pandemic alert to the third-highest level.

health, h1n1, swine-flu

Health Officials Investigate Illness at Queens Private School

Seeded on Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:09 AM EDT (The New York Times)

The New York City health department dispatched a team of investigators to a private school in Queens on Friday after dozens of students complained of symptoms that officials believed were consistent with a strain of swine flu that has swept Mexico City.

health, epidemic, swine-flu

New Outbreak of Polio in Africa Prompts Appeal for Vaccine Financing

Seeded on Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:28 AM EDT (The New York Times)

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has made an emergency appeal for millions of dollars to fight a new polio outbreak across Africa.

india, polio, health, africa, outbreak, endemic

Another H5N1 Human Infection case in less than 72 hours

Seeded on Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:15 PM EDT (GlobalPost)

This is not good. The ministry of health has announced today that year and half Manar Ibrahim Zidan is No.66 in the H5N1 human infection roll in Egypt. This is so fast , it is less than 48 hours from the announcement of Case No.65

egypt, health, h5n1

Goldman Sachs hires law firm to shut blogger's site

Seeded on Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:31 AM EDT (Telegraph)

The bank has instructed Wall Street law firm Chadbourne & Parke to pursue blogger Mike Morgan, warning him in a recent cease-and-desist letter that he may face legal action if he does not close down his website.

blogs, finance, goldman-sachs, us-news

Scientists work to fight MRSA on the atomic level

Seeded on Wed Apr 1, 2009 11:16 AM EDT (McKnight's)

A new scientific development could help defeat methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other hard-to-kill bugs often found in hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare settings.

health, treatment, mrsa

Meningitis epidemic strikes Nigeria, Niger

Seeded on Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:20 PM EDT (CNN)

More than 200 people have died of meningitis in the past week alone in Niger and Nigeria, according to the World Health Organization. A health care worker vaccinates a child during an earlier outbreak of meningitis in Niger.

nigeria, who, health, niger, epidemic, meningitis

'Super' C. difficile outbreak linked to deaths of 13 patients

Seeded on Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:59 PM EDT (Telegraph)

A new strain of 'super' C. difficile has been linked to the deaths of 13 patients and another 17 are being treated for the infection as doctors battle to control an outbreak at Eastbourne District Hospital.

health, hospital, superbugs, c-diff

Chuck Hagel: "I'm a Republican…we got America into two wars, we've done great damage to our economy... to say that this new administration has really put America in danger is just folly."

Seeded on Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:12 AM EDT (rantrave.com)

Seeded by Killfile (Clipped by theviceroy)

Congrats to former GOP Senator Chuck Hagel for taking former Vice President Dick Cheney to task on his comments regarding his very jaded and biased opinions that President Obama is making the nation less safe. As widely reported, Chuck Hagel said this of the Cheney comments....

bush, cheney, economy, politics, war, gop, obama, barack-obama, republican, hagel

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