SARS whistleblower wants apology from China

A Chinese doctor who exposed the extent of Beijing's SARS outbreak has asked the government to apologize for detaining him after he criticized the 1989 crackdown on protests in Tiananmen Square.

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A video presentation by virus hunter Nathan Wolfe.

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Thousands of people suffer from very rare conditions -- most of which are unknown to the rest of the world

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The ghosts of flu and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) both haunt and inform today's response to H1N1.

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Although SARS is his claim to fame, Guan has spent most of his career studying influenza after earning a Ph.D. in swine flu under eminent flu expert Robert Webster of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Swine Flu is a scare tactic!

This whole thing with the swine flu is nothing more than a scare tactic that they will use to usher in Martial law. If you don't believe me then all you have to do is do a little research and you'll find that they are already planning on bringing in Martial law in the US.

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Hysteria and exotic-sounding disease outbreaks go hand in hand. Whether it's anthrax, mad cow disease, foot-and-mouth disease, bird flu or, going back to the 1990s, ebola—news of an outbreak generates fear that's disproportionate to the risk of catching the disease.

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AIRLINE and travel stocks nosedived yesterday as investors were gripped by fears that the deadly swine flu outbreak will spark a travel slump reminiscent of the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) epidemic.

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'Swine flu' is another panic hoax like ' Y2K, Avian and Sars.'

Mexico swine flu deaths spur global epidemic fears - Most of those who died sought medical help only after the disease was well advanced, Mexico City Health Secretary Armando Ahued said. By Sunday, throngs of Mexicans were rushing to hospitals, some with just a fever.

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On Thursday, Canadian health officials issued a travel advisory warning travellers who have recently returned from Mexico to be on alert for flu-like symptoms that could be connected to the illness.

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Wild animals are climbing back onto Chinese plates after the deadly SARS virus made some diners wary, and booming demand for traditional medicine is also threatening some plants, environmentalists said on Wednesday.

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Galveston Coverup? You Decide.

GALVESTON, TX - President Bush "toured" the Galveston beach front earlier today, although all media outlets I checked did NOT show anything from the Bolivar peninsula down to Crystal Beach, and on towards the West End.

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This list is by no means meant to be an insult to any victims of these diseases, viruses or other medical related situations. It's meant more as a reminder of things that the public has feared or been led to believe (as will be seen in the #1 fad).

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Dr. Sheela Basrur, who became a trusted source of information through the SARS crisis in Toronto in 2003 as the medical officer of health for the City of Toronto, has died, according to a spokesperson for the family. She was 51.

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The latest death of a 7-year-old boy and the hospitalization of five of his classmates continued to weigh on Chow.

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Oh boy, just what we need on the beginning of a week with shaky global financial markets, a flu epidemic. When Louis Wong came home from work earlier this week his wife brushed aside his attempt to hug their 2-year-old son and sent him straight to the shower.

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The Hong Kong government on Thursday closed all elementary schools and preschools in the territory a week early for Easter holidays after three children died amid an influenza outbreak, but insisted there was no sign that SARS or bird flu were involved.

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The Hong Kong government on Thursday closed all elementary schools and preschools in the territory a week early for Easter holidays after three children died amid an influenza outbreak, but insisted there was no sign that SARS or bird flu were involved.

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U.S. scientists studying the genome of the virus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome have discovered the virus might have originated in bats.

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Physical barriers, such as regular handwashing and wearing masks, gloves and gowns, may be more effective than drugs to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses such as influenza and SARS, a study has found.

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IT'S hard to see Americans as under-washed. Sales of antibacterial soap, tooth whiteners and "intimate hygiene" products (wipes and sprays) are skyrocketing. Scientists actually connect the rising rates of asthma and allergies in the West to our overzealous cleanliness.

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Some say that the government and the media are partners in a vast conspiracy, with a goal of making you so afraid that you'll submit to their every desire. And, well—that sounds about right.

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An international team of investigators has identified the first human antibodies that can neutralize different strains of virus responsible for outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

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When it comes to bird flu, Ebola fever, "mad cow" disease, SARS or any number of emerging health threats, it's easy to get caught up in the furor and fear. But at the end of the day, a group of special scientists say what's really needed is common sense.

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Last week, the CDC isolated Andrew Speaker, an Atlanta lawyer infected with a deadly, drug-resistant form of tuberculosis.

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"The only place a lady spits is in the sink when she brushes her teeth", the saying goes. And really, that's the only place most Westerners spit.

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