Monthly Archives: April 2009

Blogging the H1N1 Virus Webcast

(note: I didn’t blog all of the questions asked, but this is a good sampling of what was discussed. You can go to the Health and Human Services website to watch the tape). Watching the webcast about H1N1 influenza virus … Continue reading

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Sebelius and Napolitano hold flu webcast today

HHS Secretary Sebelius and DHS Secretary Napolitano will host a Webcast to answer questions from the American people regarding the H1N1 flu on Thursday at 1:00 PM EDT. They will be joined by Acting Director of CDC, Dr. Besser. The … Continue reading

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W.H.O raises Swine Flu Alert to Phase 5 – Pandemic Imminent

The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the alert level to 5 for the H1N1 (Swine) flu. Phase 5 is characterized by human-to-human spread of the virus into at least two countries in one WHO region. While most countries will … Continue reading

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Monday Mentation

(Mentation: the process of using your mind to consider something carefully) Hannah and I were out running some errands and I needed to stop at Walmart to get a new battery in my watch. While we were standing at the … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Noticer by Andy Andrews

As a reviewer for Thomas Nelson Publishers, I agreed to review Andy Andrews new book The Noticer which hit store shelves today (April 27, 2009). According to Nancy Lopez (LPGA hall of fame golfer), this is the best book she … Continue reading

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