Morbidly obese three times as likely to die of H1N1, or ‘swine flu’

While the hype over H1N1 certainly seemed to outstrip the risk last season, it appears people with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 40 or higher are at a much higher risk of death from the illness, ... continue

H1N1 vaccine loses potency, recalled

Sanofi-Aventis is recalling about 800,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine after it was discovered that some batches had lost potency after time, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. During quality assurance testing, it was revealed that four batches ... continue

Relative dangers of Swine Flu/H1N1

Although Malaria isn't that common on the NYC Subway, the mortality rate for H1N1/Swine Flu is about 1 death per 1000 cases. [via GraphJam] continue