This was inevitable: I have an e-mail from university-professor experts offering tips on How To Talk To You Kids About The Flu. Gosh, it was already hard telling them that Skippy went to live on a farm where he could...
It's another happy holiday for the kids in my neighborhood, where the flu scare has given the entire district an unscheduled vacation. Whether you think this is all hysterical overreaction or sensible precaution is entirely up to you. Interestingly, it...
File this under "Quit panicking or I'll give you something to panic about": Many public health authorities believe one of the most deadly aspects of a flu epidemic is not the virus itself, but a kind of immunological overreaction called...
Before you run yodeling through the streets to warn of the impending plague, think hard about whether you knew a single person who contracted (much less died of) SARS or bird flu. But it's sure shivery fun to get all...
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