Swine flu: Eight myths that could endanger your life. The second wave of the swine flu pandemic is now under way in the northern hemisphere. Case numbers are climbing fast and in some places vaccination has begun. So what's the big deal? [News Source]

Eating animals is making us sick. If the way we raise animals for food isn't the most important problem in the world right now, it's arguably the No. 1 cause of global warming. It's the No. 1 cause of animal suffering, a decisive factor in the creation of zoonotic diseases like bird and swine flu, and the list goes on. It is the problem with the most deafening silence surrounding it. [News Source]