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...Director David S. Rosenthal ’59 for the removal of anonymous testing was a lack of use. But this trend suggests a much different course of action than elimination of the program. HIV testing is one of the most effective ways of slowing the spread of the virus and signaling to individuals to get medical help. Since testing is not particularly costly or difficult, instead of getting rid of it, UHS should have attempted to increase the use of this testing in an attempt to actively improve the health of its student body. Anonymous testing was instituted...
...surgical face mask has become perhaps the most recognizable symbol of the H1N1 pandemic threat, but if the currently circulating flu virus does in fact reach full-fledged pandemic proportions, U.S. health officials say there won't be enough face masks to go around...
...stands in stark contrast to what other nations have on hand: the U.S. has one mask for every three Americans (masks are not supposed to be shared), while Australia has 2.5 masks per resident and Great Britain boasts six. "With the recent outbreak of the novel H1N1 influenza virus," warned Representative Kay Granger, a Texas Republican, "it has become clear that we need to purchase more medical supplies and replenish the Strategic National Stockpile." (Read "How to Prepare for a Pandemic...
Meanwhile, as the H1N1 virus continues its rapid spread around the world - as of May 18, 40 countries had officially reported 8,829 cases, including 74 deaths - nervous customers have been snapping up face masks in the U.S. Prestige Ameritech's sales have doubled in recent weeks, forcing the company to maintain a seven-days-a-week production schedule to keep up with demand. Even though Prestige Ameritech is a wholesaler that sells its products to retailers, such as 3M, there have been so many people trying to buy masks directly from the Prestige factory in suburban Fort Worth that...
...epidemic haunts the health officialdom of all governments. Kiyoshi Kurokawa, a public-health-policy expert and adviser to the Japanese Prime Minister, urges continuous communication among governments, hospitals dealing with outbreaks and international agencies. "Keeping the process transparent is key," he says. As Japan comes to grips with the virus in its midst, the enemy it - and the world - knows is far better than the one it does...