Filed under: Religion, Health Care, Woman Up, International
By some estimates, the hajj is the single largest, annual gathering in the world; the pilgrimage of Muslims to Mecca attracts between 2 and 3 million visitors from all over the globe. But this...Filed under: Health Care, Predictions, Obama Administration
Swine flu could hospitalize 1.8 million Americans and kill up to 90,000 this fall, according to a new report from a presidential panel that has studied the virus, also known as H1N1. The 68-page report outlines a "plausible scenario" in which 60...
Filed under: Education, Health Care, The Cram
As outbreaks of the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, increase around the United States, college campuses are particularly at risk given their dense, diverse populations and the susceptibility of younger people to severe cases.
Filed under: Religion, Health Care, Obama Administration, Culture, Disputations
Faith is about an individual's personal relationship to God, but worship is a contact sport. WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency and empowered his health secretary to suspend federal requirements and speed treatment for thousands of infected people.
The declaration that Obama signed late Friday authorized Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to bypass federal rules so health...
Filed under: Media, Health Care
Last week President Obama declared swine flu a national emergency. The action -- which the White House called a formality -- alerts the public of risks, raises awareness for the vaccine and formally expedites disaster plans should hospitals get overwhelmed.Filed under: Afghanistan Journal
In 30 years of covering wars, I've never seen anything like it. At the big U.S. military bases in Afghanistan and even at small combat outposts, troopers coming in for chow at the DFAC (dining facility, e.g. mess hall) dutifully wash their hands ......Filed under: Afghanistan Journal
In 30 years of covering wars, I've never seen anything like it. At the big U.S. military bases in Afghanistan and even at small combat outposts, troopers coming in for chow at the DFAC (dining facility, e.g. mess hall) dutifully wash their hands ......Filed under: Health Care, Woman Up
Filed under: Religion, Health Care, Disputations
And a bit of Italian style helps, too, as this Reuters report shows. The invention is not only terracotta (how long before Pottery Barn starts selling it?) but it keeps alive a tradition that was in danger of succumbing to swine flu fears,...Filed under: Health Care, Deep Background, Congress
This is cold. The Chamber of Commerce, the major business lobby, opposes legislation to provide workers paid sick leave--even as H1N1 flu season approaches. That's not only Scrooge-like. It's bad for public health.
