There was a guide to swine flu in the Guardian today (page 11 – not available online) compiled in conjunction with the British Medical Journal. It was informative and the advice it offered was sound. Under the ‘Prevention’ section of the guide it read as follows; There’s no good evidence that wearing masks will protect [...]

The media is going crazy over this swine flu thing at the moment. I personally think everybody needs to calm down. There is no doubt that S-OIV H1N1 can be dangerous but it is important to keep a little sense of perspective on the subject. Data at this stage can be misleading but at the [...]