My Swine Whine
As if this topic hasn't been done to death (seriously, no tasteless pun intended),I feel compelled to add my two dollars worth. This story caught my eye this morning and I just about blew coffee out my nose. Come on people...were you beating the crap out of each other for sneezing and coughing a year ago? NO? Consider this: The seasonal flu is more likely to lead to hospitalization or even death, as it kills roughly 35,000 each year. (source: MSN Health) How about a few more: More than 25 million people have died from AIDs (up to July 2007) 50 000 people die EACH month from AIDs in Africa Every year 80 000 people die from tuberculosis Malaria is one of the planet's deadliest diseases and one of the leading causes of sickness and death in the developing world. According to the World Health Organization there are 300 to 500 million clinical cases of malaria each year resulting in 1.5 to 2.7 million deaths . I'm at a loss. Why the media hype? Why the hys