Posts Tagged ‘Health Conditions’

A Jobless Recovery?

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Why Isn’t 122 Dead Americans Every Day a National Health Emergency? by Donna Smith - Common Dreams Why does H1N1 call for a Presidential designation as a national emergency while the preventable deaths of 45,000 Americans every year (122 every day) is not? Swine flu leads the news. You can die from swine flu, or should we say H1N1, even if you have no underlying health conditions. Young people have died, and pregnant women are at risk. People are lining up to be vaccinated. Health