Posts Tagged ‘government’

Swine Flu: The statistics

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

During my research into the swine flu pandemic which we are currently in, I have been bombarded with so many statistics on what might happen, the likelihood of this, that and the other, that I thought it would be useful to pull out the most popular statistics in a bid to make sense of what may actually occur in the coming months. Of course these are all predictions and should not be counted as fact, but at least they have some research behind them. If you disagree or have any more solid statistics which you think should be added, be sure to let me know! (more…)

Swine Flu: Are you sure it’s not meningitis?

Friday, September 4th, 2009

At least 2 people have died of meningitis when their symptoms were mis-diagnosed as being those of swine flu.

Meninigitis can have the same symptoms as flu, including cold hands and feet along with aching limbs. As cases of the illness rise in the autumn, careful diagnosis of both illnesses needs to be undertaken, particulalry as under five year olds tend to deteriorate quickly with Meningitis. (more…)

Swine Flu: Government fast tracks research projects

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

The government is pushing forward 14 research projects costing £2.25 million in order to provide clinical evidence that will help the them decide how to respond to the swine flu virus pandemic moving forward. (more…)