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Tracking Risk Perception of Swine Flu As It Unfolds

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Miller-McCune - By Marcel Salathé - Apr. 30 (Research) - But while the virus spreads quickly, information about the virus spreads even faster than the virus itself. By now, almost everyone with access to a news source is aware of swine flu, and people are worried to different degrees and react in very different ways. My colleagues and I who study the spread of infectious diseases would like to know what people think about swine flu, how they feel about it, and how they will eventually react. To achieve this goal, we have created an easy online (and anonymous) survey, which I cordially invite you take. Let me give you some background info on why we believe this is important.

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Stimulus and Swine Flu: Where the Truth Lies

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

ProPublica - By Michael Grabell - Apr. 30 (Opinion) - The story about Republicans cutting stimulus money to fight swine flu has spread like, well, a pandemic flu. But there’s much more to this story.

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Greg Laden's Blog : How much is the world spending on neglected disease research and development?

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800

ScienceBlogs.com - Feb. 04 (Opinion) - How much are we actually spending on the development of pharmaceutical tools to treat HIV/AIDS, TB, leichmaniasis, malaria and sleeping sickness?

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