Interesting blog post by Kajsa Wilhelmsson on the potentially devastating impact media's making in its reporting of the swine flu pandemic. Includes a link to a video by the always facinating Hans Rolsing at Gapminder who contrasts the way in which the media have swarmed to the swine flu story whilst universally ignoring a genuine global catastrophe in the form of deaths from TB. He ends by warning us all against the dangers of media hype.
A viral infection affecting the respiratory system.
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An outbreak of infection that affects numerous people in different countries.
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One of a class of drugs that inhibit cholesterol formation in the liver.
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The abbreviation for tuberculosis, an infectious disease.
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