Recommended reading--Swine flu edition

[stephanieb]

There's a lot we don't know yet about the swine flu. In the absence of information, a lot of misinformation, conspiracy theories, and just plain goofy rumors are flying around. During (potential) public emergencies, rumors aren't just annoying, they can be quite dangerous. This piece is an excellent reminder of that, and it's also a great mini-

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[clstal]

I have to admit, I've completly ducked the press on this one so I haven't actually heard any of the crackpot theories. Oh, I'm sure they're interesting though. Uh-huh.

I've been getting my info from promed, which is quite dense but written by actual scientists, to other scientists, with scientific comments. And research. It's high volume but reading from the website doesn't pollute my inbox - and it's all search-able and publicly avail. (Also, huge fan of effect measure!)

http://www.promedmail.org/