The documentary: ‘Swine Flu – Everything you need to know’claimed to separate the facts from fiction for all of us on this topic. Yeah right!

Research published in the August 25 issue of the British Medical Journal also revealed that more than half of doctors and nurses in public hospitals would also refuse the H1N1 vaccine, due to concerns about side effects and doubts about its efficacy. I don’t blame them.

Frankly the information given in the documentary about the vaccine did not exactly put me at ease about it’s safety. Having a bit more inside-information at my disposal, I was actually amused by the platonic attempt of this film hoaxing people into believing that developing this ‘pandemic vaccine’ was simple and easy and therefore it is effective and safe...

Normally it takes about 26 weeks (6 months) to develop a vaccine, but Baxter International (a pharmaceutical giant and major player in the race for a H1N1 vaccine) announced on June 12 it has a patented cell-based technology which reduces the development time to 13 weeks and was ready to complete their development this month...

So, there will be a vaccine that’s been developed in less than half the time for use in the general population by September this year... When did they test it then?

Since the outbreak of Swine Flu, I’ve been holding my breath in anticipation to actually meet someone that contracted the H1N1 virus. Three weeks ago the reported Swine Flu cases reached a peak, with the media suggesting 110 000 people contracting the virus in one week, in the UK alone. Now that is a lot of people… Was there a possible miscount?

This week has seen the death toll of Swine Flu Deaths in the UK totalling at 17, since its outbreak, with the recent deaths of Chloe Buckley and Dr Michael Day.

Perhaps I should commit to some accuracy, since few media sources are prepared to do so: That is, 16 Swine Flu-related deaths (meaning all 16 victims had serious underlying health problems) and one patient in Essex who died earlier this month being the only person in the UK without underlying health problems to die of Swine Flu.

According to the latest news reports it is believed that this new strain of the antibiotic-resistant bacterium, known as CA- MRSA (community acquired MRSA) is becoming more widespread. Unlike MRSA and most other superbugs, CA-MRSA poses a significant risk outside hospitals. What’s worse is that experts reckon that the emergence of swine flu could intensify the problem.

Vitamin D is one of the vitamins that has been labelled a ‘Wonder Vitamin’ and it most certainly is one of the few that can actually live up to the expectation. This fat-soluble vitamin is produced by our bodies when the skin is exposed to UV radiation from sunlight. In theory a few minutes exposure to sun each day should generate sufficient vitamin D. But what would you say if you were told that the ‘wrong’ kind of sun light can actually lower your vitamin D levels?

Swine Flu: This isn't the first time the public has been warned about swine flu. The last time was in February 1976. It is very difficult to forecast a pandemic, and an inflammatory response can be extremely damaging. On Monday 27 April, the worldwide total number of confirmed cases of Swine Flu was 82, according to World Health Organization (WHO). This included 40 cases in the US, confirmed by the Centres for Disease Control (CDC). Let’s look again: 82... Does that really warrant the feverish news headlines? Malaria kills 3,000 people EVERY DAY, and it's considered ‘a health problem’... Is this because there are no fancy vaccines for malaria that can rake in billions in a short amount of time? Do you remember when President George Bush warned that 2 million Americans would die as a result of bird flu... We’re still waiting...

In this modern age, every person is affected by electrical pollution (EMF). As a result, some of us more vulnerable and susceptible to some of the major diseases of our time, such as Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and diabetes. Epidemiologic studies (study of factors affecting the health and illness of populations) relate electromagnetic fields to birth defects, psychosis, childhood leukaemias and to other cancers, especially brain and reproductive tumours. Without knowing it, you may have symptoms that could point to sensitivity to EMF pollution. From the first awareness of the health effects related to electromagnetic radiation in the 1970’s, the non-localized neurological symptoms suffered have been very prominent and have been dubbed ‘Radio Wave Sickness’ (RWS).

In the European Journal of Cancer Prevention [5(3):153-158, 1996.] Roger Coghill wrote about the link between electric field exposure and a number of childhood diseases, such as asthenia, headache, depressive illness, and other non-cancer conditions. The possible association between EMF exposure and childhood leukaemia has been indicated by a number of epidemiologic studies. In a more general sense, there are many studies which suggest that EMF can have an effect on various components of the immune system, in some cases activating reactions and in other cases suppressing an immune system response. Larger scale studies have examined an association between presumed magnetic field exposure and childhood leukaemia and recently there has been renewed interest in electric fields as a risk factor, especially in the UK.

A 2004 survey of people living in newly built homes, found a significant link between the amount of VOCs indoors and throat and respiratory symptoms even at relatively low VOC levels. It’s now been confirmed that VOC levels, on average, are two to five times higher indoors than outdoors and that the increasing air-tightness of newer housing is making the problem worse. Recent painting significantly increases household VOC levels and is linked to asthma and other respiratory allergies, especially amongst children.