We’ve heard of dangerous treatment – but dangerous PREVENTION?
There aren’t any known H1N1 vaccine deaths from this current outbreak yet, but they may occur. It isn’t likely to be many. Flu vaccines, especially H1N1 vaccines (this isn’t the first time anybody’s caught H1N1 – it’s broken out before) carry a [...]
What’s an Internment Specialist, daddy?
“All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.” – Thomas Jefferson
Did you know that the United States Army National Guard has been advertising job openings for “Internment Specialists?” Who would we be rounding up for internment, anyway? The [...]
Just one… Achoo!
I’ve seen plenty of advertisements offering a payday cash advance and my first reaction was to protect myself from them. I didn’t realize the magnificent benefits of being able to have cash when I needed it; I just thought cash advance lenders were out to get me. When [...]
GDP Decline
Short term loans are still a viable option to bill payment. Despite projections that the recession was coming to an end soon, research shows that consumers will be suffering a little longer. The economy’s GDP declined 6.1%, well below estimations, as a result of businesses’ expense-cutting and drops in [...]
Swine flu scares: are they real or media-induced?
Businesses and schools are shutting their doors and forcing some people to seek refuge in unsecured personal loans to overcome the loss of income. Are the scares real or are they media-induced? Is it really necessary to shut down businesses and schools and [...]
There’s not enough time between crises for the economy to recover
Just when we caught a glimmer of light at the end of the dark and nerve-wracking recession tunnel, we get zapped again, this time by swine flu of all things. We had a couple of good days on the stock [...]
More damaging than swine flu
And you thought it was a coincidence when the Umbrella Corporation used Raccoon City as its personal petri dish in the “Resident Evil” video game, film and comic book series? Hardly. I know for a fact not to mess with raccoons, but I haven’t had to [...]
Swine flu mask maker benefits from panic drive
During this swine flu outbreak, it’s very important to exercise common sense. That includes limiting your exposure to the sick, washing your hands and using a mask if you expect to be around the infected (or if you’re infected yourself). However, it’s important [...]
Swine flu in Georgia now
Death of innocents is tragic. Death of the swine flu panic button would be a blessing. With each passing day, media turns the screws deep into the public imagination. It is true that people have died, but this is not out of the ordinary. According to [...]
Swine flu has schools on alert
For Katy ISD, Fort Bend ISD (FBISD), Houston ISD (HISD), Spring Branch ISD, Alief ISD, Pasadena ISD and other independent school districts in Texas and beyond, it is a time of heightened caution.
The current swine flu outbreak in pockets of America have many people worried, [...]
Wash your hands – please!
Good hygiene habits are always important, even more so when you are around others with contagious illnesses. Whether you are at home, school, work or out in public, the opportunities to contract a communicable disease are many. This is particularly true with the recent outbreak of [...]