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Periodic emails from Michael Greger, M.D., to keep everyone updated as to the global status of the current pandemic threat.
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Free swine flu DVD
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The World Health Organization (WHO) maintains that billions of people may become infected with swine flu.[1] "This virus travels at an unbelievable, almost unheard of speed," the WHO Director-General was quoted as saying last week.[2] The “most worrying fact,” according to the Director-General, is “that 40 percent of the fatalities concern... more »
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Free DVD "Pandemic Prevention"
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Thanks to the kind generosity of the Sheepdrove Trust, they are offering to send copies of my DVD on emerging infectious diseases to folks that send them a SASE: [link]
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Swine flu and industrialized animal agriculture
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A few commentators have noted the role that "factory farming" may be playing in the emergence of zoonotic swine flu viruses, including the one now spreading in North America: Here are my comments: [link] And two others that have recently blogged about the possibility:... more »
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*Dr. Greger's Pandemic Update: November 2008*
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****************************** ************* Dr. Greger's Pandemic Update: November 2008 ****************************** ************* At the International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza last month, David Nabarro, senior flu coordinator at the United Nations, reiterated that the threat of a pandemic triggered by an avian influenza... more »
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*Dr. Greger's Pandemic Update: December 2007*
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****************************** ************* Dr. Greger's Pandemic Update: December 2007 ****************************** ************* At a Washington news briefing this month, David Nabarro, senior coordinator for avian and human influenza at the United Nations, acknowledged the global threats posed by war and climate change, but reportedly insisted that the... more »
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*Dr. Greger's Pandemic Update: October 2007*
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****************************** ************* Dr. Greger's Pandemic Update: October 2007 ****************************** ************************* CONTENTS I. U.S. agribusiness responds to FAO report II. *American Journal of Public Health* editorial offers radical solution III. Highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in North America... more »
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*Dr. Greger's Pandemic Update: August 2007*
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****************************** ************* Dr. Greger's Pandemic Update: August 2007 ****************************** ************************* CONTENTS I. World Health Organization Calls Attention to Poultry Intensification II. What Are the Odds a Pandemic Will Strike Within the Next Year? ****************************** *************... more »
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*Dr. Greger's Pandemic Update: June 2007 *
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****************************** ************* Dr. Greger's Pandemic Update: June 2007 ****************************** ************************* CONTENTS I. "Bird Flu" Book Receives Academic Acclaim II. Unmasking Our Ignorance: CDC Releases Mask Guidelines III. Live Bird Market Moratorium Legislation Introduced in New York... more »
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