Morgan Stanley economists say that in China, garlic is currently the country’s best performing asset, outstripping gold and stocks. The price of garlic has nearly gone up fourfold since March. The reason given for the price appreciation of this pungent bulb is because the Chinese strongly believe that it can ward off the H1N1 swine [...]
Quest Diagnostics, a U.S. corporation which provides clinical laboratory services, has confirmed that the swine-flu infection spreads from schoolchildren to the rest of the population. “Based on tests performed since Quest Diagnostics began offering H1N1 testing in May 2009, children between the ages of five to 14 have experienced higher overall rates of H1N1 positivity [...]
Head researcher Marie-Paule Kieny of the World Health Organization said Monday that about 100 low- and middle-income nations will start receiving the H1N1 flu vaccines and syringes donated by companies such as GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi. WHO declared in June that the flu virus, commonly known as swine flu, had reached full pandemic proportions. At least [...]
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