<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"
xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/"
>

<channel>
	<title>Health Spectator &#187; influenza</title>
	<atom:link href="http://healthspectator.com/tag/influenza/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://healthspectator.com</link>
	<description>Health News, Views &#38; Analysis---Helping You Take Charge of Your Health</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:44:36 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator>
<!-- podcast_generator="Blubrry PowerPress/2.0.4" -->
	<itunes:summary>Health News, Views &amp; Analysis---Helping You Take Charge of Your Health</itunes:summary>
	<itunes:author>Health Spectator</itunes:author>
	<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:image href="http://healthspectator.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/itunes_default.jpg" />
	<itunes:subtitle>Health News, Views &amp; Analysis---Helping You Take Charge of Your Health</itunes:subtitle>
	<image>
		<title>Health Spectator &#187; influenza</title>
		<url>http://healthspectator.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg</url>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com</link>
	</image>
		<item>
		<title>The 60 Minutes swine flu vaccination video with Mike Wallace</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/08/26/the-60-minutes-swine-flu-vaccination-video-with-mike-wallace/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/08/26/the-60-minutes-swine-flu-vaccination-video-with-mike-wallace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu (H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vaccines/vaccinations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[60 Minutes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A(H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[influenza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Wallace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu vaccine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vaccination]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthspectator.com/?p=2175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The 1976 swine flu epidemic and consequences // < ![CDATA[ // < ![CDATA[ // < ![CDATA[ var amzn_wdgt={widget:'MyFavorites'}; amzn_wdgt.tag='techismo-20'; amzn_wdgt.columns='2'; amzn_wdgt.rows='10'; amzn_wdgt.title=' Highly Recommended Books and DVDs'; amzn_wdgt.width='450'; amzn_wdgt.ASIN='B0007QQW5O,1881217353,1881217302,0345342763'; amzn_wdgt.showImage='True'; amzn_wdgt.showPrice='True'; amzn_wdgt.showRating='True'; amzn_wdgt.design='1'; amzn_wdgt.colorTheme='RedGrey'; amzn_wdgt.headerTextColor='#FFFFFF'; amzn_wdgt.marketPlace='US'; // ]]&#62;]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthspectator.com/2009/08/26/the-60-minutes-swine-flu-vaccination-video-with-mike-wallace/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Is swine flu vaccine an injurious jab?</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/08/26/is-swine-fu-vaccine-an-injurious-jab/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/08/26/is-swine-fu-vaccine-an-injurious-jab/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[avian flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HHS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu (H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vaccines/vaccinations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adjuvant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[avian influenza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bird flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[influenza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vaccination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vaccine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthspectator.com/?p=2138</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We personally have little faith in a rapidly devised vaccine for which the manufacturers aren’t willing to take full responsibility. Most of the swine flu vaccines we’re being promised will employ adjuvants (additives designed to inflame your immune system to heighten immune response) that are either already known to be dangerous or have not been approved by the FDA for regular use. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthspectator.com/2009/08/26/is-swine-fu-vaccine-an-injurious-jab/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Factory farming is key to swine flu epidemic</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/08/21/factory-farming-is-key-to-swine-flu-epidemic/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/08/21/factory-farming-is-key-to-swine-flu-epidemic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[factory farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farming/food manufacture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu (H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A(H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[avian influenza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bird flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H1N1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hog farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[influenza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pig farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthspectator.com/?p=1569</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Certainly the worst fear of all concerned is that the H1N1 virus could mutate into something resembling one of the current strains of avian flu such as H5N1, which has killed 50-60% of the humans it infected. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthspectator.com/2009/08/21/factory-farming-is-key-to-swine-flu-epidemic/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>CDC swine flu statistics</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/08/07/cdc-swine-flu-statistics/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/08/07/cdc-swine-flu-statistics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu (H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A(H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H1N1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[influenza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthspectator.com/?p=1692</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As of Thursday, August 6, 2009 the CDC has reported 436 deaths in the U.S. attributed to swine flu out of 6,506 cases reported. These figures were posted on the CDC website today. One thing clearly different about this flu compared to the so-called &#8220;seasonal flu&#8221; that people have previously been exposed to is its [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthspectator.com/2009/08/07/cdc-swine-flu-statistics/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>U.S. swine flu cases surpass 1,000,000?</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/07/24/us-swine-flu-cases-surpass-1000000/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/07/24/us-swine-flu-cases-surpass-1000000/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu (H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WHO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A(H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[influenza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthspectator.com/?p=1086</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a posting by the Associated Press penned by Frank Jordans with the dateline Geneva, &#8220;U.S. health officials estimate the United States has passed the 1 million case mark.&#8221; The story is an interview with World Health Organization (WHO) second-in-command, Keiji Fukuda. The wording of that story took many readers by surprise. It gave [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthspectator.com/2009/07/24/us-swine-flu-cases-surpass-1000000/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Swine flu virulence still at issue</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/07/23/swine-flu-virulence-still-at-issue/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/07/23/swine-flu-virulence-still-at-issue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu (H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WHO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[60 Minutes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A(H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flu vaccine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[influenza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vaccine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthspectator.com/?p=991</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent paper in the journal Nature1 published by University of Wisconsin (and University of Tokyo) virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka implies that a high death toll from swine flu is a greater danger than first thought. Still, not all authorities agree that the symptoms caused by the so-called &#8220;novel&#8221; A(H1N1) virus are worse than those from [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthspectator.com/2009/07/23/swine-flu-virulence-still-at-issue/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>CDC swine flu numbers not so high as expected</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/06/26/cdc-swine-flu-numbers-not-so-high-as-expected/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/06/26/cdc-swine-flu-numbers-not-so-high-as-expected/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infectious diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu (H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A(H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centers for Disease Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H1N1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[influenza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthspectator.com/?p=864</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Surprisingly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#8217;s swine flu tally for all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands does not appear to have changed much since the last time we looked. This week, the CDC changed its normal schedule of updating the figures on Friday in [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthspectator.com/2009/06/26/cdc-swine-flu-numbers-not-so-high-as-expected/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Have U.S. swine flu infections reached 1 million cases?</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/06/25/have-us-swine-flu-infections-reached-1-million-cases/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/06/25/have-us-swine-flu-infections-reached-1-million-cases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infectious diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu (H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A(H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centers for Disease Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H1N1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[influenza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthspectator.com/?p=855</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A story by AP reporter Michael Stobbe says one U.S. official has estimated that more than one million Americans may have become infected with the novel H1N1 swine flu at this point. Stobbe attributes the estimate to Lyn Finelli, an official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Finelli gave a presentation at [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthspectator.com/2009/06/25/have-us-swine-flu-infections-reached-1-million-cases/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>WHO declares swine flu pandemic</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/06/11/who-declares-swine-flu-pandemic/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/06/11/who-declares-swine-flu-pandemic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[infectious diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu (H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WHO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A(H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H1N1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[influenza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Health Organization]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthspectator.com/2009/06/11/who-declares-swine-flu-pandemic/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[First pandemic declared in 41 years Acceding to a global rise in A(H1N1) infections, the World Health Organization today raised its pandemic alert level for swine flu to level 6&#8212;its highest level. Asking member nations not to impose restrictions on travel or anything that might interfere with commerce, the organization stressed that the alert level [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthspectator.com/2009/06/11/who-declares-swine-flu-pandemic/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Australian swine flu cases rise</title>
		<link>http://healthspectator.com/2009/06/08/552/</link>
		<comments>http://healthspectator.com/2009/06/08/552/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Suydam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[infectious diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu (H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WHO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A(H1N1)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H1N1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[influenza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Health Organization]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://healthspectator.com/?p=552</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We mentioned in our last posting on swine flu that if cases in Australia increased significantly, the World Health Organization (WHO) may be forced to declare A(H1N1) a pandemic. Cases in Australia have continued to mount. Friday&#8217;s figure was 876 confirmed cases in Australia, according to WHO statistics, which are updated Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://healthspectator.com/2009/06/08/552/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

