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The devastation of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic is well known, but a new article suggests a surprising factor in the high death toll: the misuse of aspirin. AThe article sounds a cautionary note as present day concerns about the novel H1N1 virus run high. Read more: Aspirin Misuse May Have Made 1918 Flu Pandemic Worse details >>>

The anticipated onset of a second wave of the H1N1 influenza pandemic could present a host of thorny medical ethics issues best considered well in advance, according bioethicists. Read more here: Medical Ethics Experts Identify, Address Key Issues In H1N1 Pandemic details >>>