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Alex calls the White House and leaves a message about the H1N1 hoax. Classic. Download it.
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Swine flu pandemic? It feels like a phoney war
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Alex calls the White House and leaves a message about the H1N1 hoax. Classic. Download it.
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Swine flu pandemic? It feels like a phoney war
Dr John Crippen is the pseudonym of an NHS doctor who writes a popular medical blog. This is his account of the view from the GP's surgery * Dr John Crippen * The Guardian, Friday 1 May 2009
Oh! God, now I know it is serious. The Health Protection Agency has sent me an algorithm to tell me how to deal with swine flu. It arrived today in an email with one of those red exclamation marks at the side. An algorithm, for those who don't know, is a "finite sequence of instructions, an explicit, step-by-step procedure for solving a problem". It is very complicated. I do not understand it. Fortunately the primary care trust has also sent me a red exclamation mark email with instructions I can understand: "The main message remains: always use a tissue to catch coughs and sneezes, throw away used tissues and regularly wash your hands."
I can relate to that. Trouble is, it makes me giggle. I can't get that old jingle, from somewhere in early childhood, out of my mind. "Coughs and sneezes spread diseases, trap your germs in your handkerchief." It has rhythm. It is best recited in a "Mail train" monotone. Lovers of Tony Hancock will want to sing it to the tune of Deutschland, Deutschland über alles.
Doctor, you're not taking this seriously. Actually, I am. We have all read our way through the mountains of circulars that have arrived. We are having a daily practice meeting. We have one partner designated to take all the "flu"-related calls so our advice is consistent. Yesterday we had two such calls: a patient just returned from Turkey who had diarrhoea and wondered if it could be flu, and an elderly lady wanting advice about her husband who has respiratory problems. Should he be started on Tamiflu? Simple answer: No.
Today, so far, there have been no calls at all. We have 15,000 patients and are close to one of the larger airports in England, but have not seen a case of flu. We have not had a single patient worrying that he or she might have flu. It feels like a phoney war. We have seen two patients with heart attacks, three acute asthmatic attacks, and a child who had swallowed an implausibly large piece of Lego. Such is general practice.
We met at lunchtime, not to talk of heart attacks and Lego, but of flu. There have been deaths in Mexico. There has been one in the US. Our Indian partner said: "There were 2,000 deaths, mainly children in Africa and Asia, yesterday."
Our medical student looked shocked: "I didn't know swine flu had reached that part of the world." "It hasn't," said our partner. "I'm talking of deaths from malaria. But that isn't news, is it?"
We were silent for a while. Time to get things in proportion.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/...
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"Tragedy" music included.
Credits - Lux Aeterna By Clint Mansell & "The Really Drunk Dude"
Here's a link to the full score of...
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"Tragedy" music included.
Credits - Lux Aeterna By Clint Mansell & "The Really Drunk Dude"
Here's a link to the full score of "Lux Aeterna" from the film "Requiem For A Dream" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKLpJt...
And of course, 'Zeeber' deserves credit too! - http://digg.com/comedy/Drunkest_Guy_E...
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Woman Disabled by THIS YEARS FLU SHOT (10 days AFTER vaccination)
http://straker-61.blogspot.com/2009/1...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A few weeks ago, Desire...
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Woman Disabled by THIS YEARS FLU SHOT (10 days AFTER vaccination)
http://straker-61.blogspot.com/2009/1...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A few weeks ago, Desiree Jennings was training for a half marathon. Now, she's struggling to walk, talk and even eat.
According to the Loudoun Times-Mirror , Jennings, who has been working with the Washington Redskins as an ambassador in hopes of becoming a cheerleader since April, developed severe and possibly life-threatening side effects from getting a seasonal flu vaccine seven weeks ago at a Safeway in Reston.
Twenty-five-year-old Jennings says she was healthy and active and was not in a high-risk group at the time of her shot.
She says she received the vaccine to earn points for her work health plan that gives perks for each level of wellness that is attained. It was not until ten days after she received the shot that she began to experience flu-like symptoms.
Her physical therapist at Johns Hopkins Hospital say she is suffering from dystonia, a neurological movement disorder where sustained muscle contractions cause body jerks, and abnormal or repetitive movements.
People who suffer from dystonia often are required to re-learn even the most basic routines.
It is a rare disease and is not completely understood.
You realize your life is never going to come back the way it was, Desiree told the Times-Mirror. My goal in life was to one day be a CEO. Now, I dont know if I can ever return back to work.
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Loudoun Times-Mirror -- The Flu, & a 'Shot to the System'
http://loudountimes.com
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http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/health/101...
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Another In the Groove 2 vid. This time; Doubles! It's funny seeing yourself play...
Song: Calyx and Gridlock - Dead Ringer
Steps by E.C
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