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Illness

While modern medicine has made huge progress in controlling illness and disease, and the average human lifespan has been extended, man's infringement upon nature may now be causing more harm than good.

May 04 2009

Swine Flu: 1976 vs. Today

Have We Seen This Swine Flu before?

The current swine flu panic is actually not the first. Back in 1976, a 19-year-old soldier, Pvt. David Lewis, was killed by an influenza at Fort Dix. This particular strain had not been seen since the plague of 1918-19, which was responsible for half a million lives in the United States and 20 million worldwide. In a combination of panic (scary news coverage of the deadly swine flu), politics (President Ford's desire to win office), and capitalism (pharmaceuticals wanting to cash in on vaccine profits), a decision was made to immunize all 220 million Americans. It turns out that this national inoculation ended up being responsible for more deaths than the swine flu itself... read more »