Emily's Health

Swine Influenza, or H1N1, remains in the headlines as more cases are being reported across the globe. In the U.S. alone, fifty-plus cases have been confirmed on a weekly basis since the outbreak in mid-April 2009. Although government officials have been able to contain the panic that is customary in outbreaks such as these, it’s hard to remain indifferent to the possibilities of mutations, pandemics and deaths within our American borders.