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Over at DailyKos, DemfromCT has an excellent post explaining why it may be beneficial for schools to close temporarily, even if they only have one confirmed case of swine influenza: H1N1: Why Do Schools Close, And When Do They Open? DarkSyde also has one up on the basic biology and evolution of…
Over at Beat the Press, economist Dean Baker describes his plan to deal with the wave of foreclosures: 1. Gives homeowners facing foreclosure the option of renting their home for as long as they want at the fair market rate. This rate is determined by an independent appraiser in the same way that…
Happy Saturday! Some links for you. Science first: The depressing math of swine flu, ICUs and ventilators War against H1N1 likely to be fought in intensive care units Beware of Velociraptor Attacks from Above Missing from healthcare reform: the autopsy Medicine's Dangerous Guessing Game Other:…
Irony isn't dead. But it's on a ventilator. No wait. There aren't enough ventilators. So maybe it's just having labored breathing. From February 9: The target grew out of discussions among a group of moderate Republicans, led by Sen. [Susan] Collins [of Maine], aimed at reining in costs and better…