Comments on: Money Motivates Bird Flu Hype http://the-health-gazette.com/850/money-motivates-bird-flu-hype/ Your interactive source for health news, views and reviews Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:55:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Health Gazette http://the-health-gazette.com/850/money-motivates-bird-flu-hype/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Health Gazette Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:44:27 +0000 #comment-65 More reports lately have quietly emphasized the merely potential nature of the over hyped, so-called bird flu. For example, Reuters', Washington Oct 18, report of health experts' appeal to help deal with the world's children's health needs quoted Dr. Nils Daulaire, president and chief executive officer of the Global Health Council, as saying "We can't do anything about stopping avian flu if it comes in the next two years." Notice the "if" and the time frame. Far from the hyped reports recently that would have you believe that it was a certainty and almost upon us. Talking of avian infuenza, the report goes on to say: "If it becomes a human disease, it has the potential to kill millions or tens of millions of people within a few months." Notice the "if" and the word "potential". ________________ Dr Peter Tylee Editor More reports lately have quietly emphasized the merely potential nature of the over hyped, so-called bird flu.

For example, Reuters’, Washington Oct 18, report of health experts’ appeal to help deal with the world’s children’s health needs quoted Dr. Nils Daulaire, president and chief executive officer of the Global Health Council, as saying “We can’t do anything about stopping avian flu if it comes in the next two years.” Notice the “if” and the time frame. Far from the hyped reports recently that would have you believe that it was a certainty and almost upon us.

Talking of avian infuenza, the report goes on to say: “If it becomes a human disease, it has the potential to kill millions or tens of millions of people within a few months.” Notice the “if” and the word “potential”.

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Dr Peter Tylee
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