Apple Files For “In-App Purchasing” Patent, Looks To Shut Out Competitors

Apple on Thursday filed a USPTO patent request for "In-Application Purchasing." The patent request appears to cover most app store functions currently available on the market, allowing users to purchase content from outside sources while inside another ... continue

Flu Antibody Discovery Could Reduce Number of Lifelong Flu Shots, Study Says

If getting the flu shot is a yearly annoyance you'd like to eventually avoid, new information about flu antibodies- that could eventually make yearly flu vaccination a thing of the past- might be of interest to you. Unlike ... continue

Social media helps find those sickened by illness spread in Playboy Mansion jacuzzi

Investigators have determined that the illness responsible for sickening over 120 attendees of a Playboy Mansion bash in early February were exposed to the legionella bacteria in a jacuzzi used during the event. 69 of the 123 people ... continue

Broadcast singer Trish Keenan dies of pneumonia, H1N1

Trish Keenan, singer of the British electronic pop duo Broadcast has died of complications from pneumonia after reportedly contracting H1N1, Warp Records has announced. In a statement on their website, Broadcast's label said: "It is with great sadness we ... continue

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

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

Swine flu masks don’t have to be dull and boring

As fear over the H1N1 virus, otherwise known as the swine flu, continues to increase people are looking to protect themselves the best they can outside of any vaccines that might be available. One ... continue

Rappin’ Doc warns about H1N1 virus

While it might not seem to be a subject to write and perform a rap song about a flu virus that hasn’t stopped Jerome Clark, medical director of the Long Island Railroad,from applying his ... continue

New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin quarantined in Shanghai

Controversial New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin is the latest to fall victim to the worldwide Swine Flu H1N1 panic. Ray "chocolate city" Nagin, his wife and a security guard traveling with the pair remain quarantined in Shanghai after ... continue