Nick Kristof has an op/ed in today's NY Times noting some sober statistics about the food we eat: that it puts 350,00 people in the hospital and kills 5,000 in the U.S. every year. He also cites three of our papers examining MRSA and swine/swine facilities.
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If you've ever wondered how spammers got your email address, the answer might be that you gave it to them by following a link you thought had important or interesting information. We all know the kind of "interesting" information people will follow. Sex is the biggest business on the internet.
While there's interest and some new readers, I figured I'd link some of my older posts on swine influenza and pandemic influenza in general for some additional background information and history. Keep in mind that these are unrelated to the current outbreak.
Yesterday one of the questions we asked was whether swine H1N1 would replace seasonal viruses this season.
For those of us who like to eat raw veggies and salads, there is a simple way to almost-guarantee safety: soak the food for 20 minutes in diluted dish soap or dilute chlorinated water. Rinse thoroughly, and enjoy.
p.s. the dish soap taste DOES rinse off