swine flu, SARS, tuberculosis, malaria, Spanish flu

PANORAMA swine flu, sars, tuberculosis, malaria, spanish flu : Pulling a sickie

Pulling a sickie

Whether through dishonesty, laziness or a touch of hypochondria, hoards of the European workforce take undeserved days off each year. Our vocabulary for the practice comes from French literature and ancient Greece

by naomi o'leary @ // 16/09/09

swine flu, sars, tuberculosis, malaria, spanish flu, economy, health, literature, idioms, expressions

FOCUS swine flu, sars, tuberculosis, malaria, spanish flu : Fighting swine flu with garlic in Latvia

Fighting swine flu with garlic in Latvia

Worry about swine flu is gripping Latvia. As the public health service suffers in the wake of the financial crisis, folk medicine is booming. A look at what the quacks are offering

by n- ost @ // 31/08/09

swine flu, sars, tuberculosis, malaria, spanish flu, medicine, public health, latvia, health, society, healthcare

INTERVIEW swine flu, sars, tuberculosis, malaria, spanish flu : Immunologist Norbert Gualde: don't throw a swine flu party just yet

Immunologist Norbert Gualde: don't throw a swine flu party just yet

Rumours of a new way to deal with 2009's global epidemic broke out in the UK in July. The idea is crazy; catch the Influenza A (H1N1) virus and make antibodies before it becomes more virulent. A note of warning

by Pierre-Anthony Canovas @ // 31/07/09

swine flu, sars, tuberculosis, malaria, spanish flu, aids, public health, health, society, interview, science

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