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...instead a "serious underlying medical condition." Still, as many Western nations are about to begin massive inoculation programs against the H1N1 influenza, Morton's death underlines the cruel reality behind any vaccination campaign: there's always the risk that a small number of vaccine recipients will suffer an adverse reaction - and that it sometimes can be deadly. (Read "What You Need to Know About the H1N1 Vaccine...
...never ensure a vaccine is completely safe," says Hugh Pennington, an emeritus professor of virology at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. "Clinical trials are on the magnitude of thousands and can screen out common and mild reactions for the vaccine - fever and sore arms mostly. But if a vaccine causes a severe reaction in one in a million people, there's no way to test for that." (See pictures of swine flu hitting Mexico...
...Webb, chief economist for Atlanta-based Manheim, one of the nation's principal used-car auctions, says "orphan" brands such as Hummer, Saturn and Saab have felt the brunt of adverse consumer reaction to the GM bankruptcy. In addition, Hummer's dealer network is in disarray and used Hummers have lost value, Webb notes...
...reaction to his statement feels more ritualistic than rational. After all, unemployment is still nudging 10%, and foreclosure rates remain high. Yet the Great Fed Shaman has pronounced the recession monster dead. Let us rejoice...
...director of metropolitan research at the University of Utah's College of Architecture and Planning. To visualize the coming change, imagine a turreted Victorian mansion, the sort that was popular at the turn of the 1900s. Now picture an Arts & Crafts bungalow, the small-footprint style that followed in reaction...