Tag: H1N1

Usually when we're getting spammed and scammed by fake online pharmacies, we're being offered steep discounts on Viagra. But Russian gangs are turning their attention from 79-percent Pfizer discounts to offers for Tamiflu, the antiviral medication used to combat both the seasonal and swine flu. Security firm Sophos claims to have intercepted hundreds of millions of fake flu-related spam ...

Having conquered general Web searches, e-mail, video, and advertising, Google is now trying to become a one-stop repository for all your flu information needs. You can already look up information about general flu trends, and track outbreaks of the swine flu, so it only makes sense that the next step would pertain to prevention. Google has partnered with the Department of Health and Human ...

Most people do anything they can to prevent viruses from infecting their high-tech toys. One group of Japanese scientists, though, have created a robot that actually embraces an especially virulent (and topical) strain: Swine Flu. The robot , unveiled at the recent Security and Safety Trade Expo (RISCON) in Tokyo as part of a series of flu-prevention devices, is designed to exhibit symptoms of ...

Back a few months ago, swine flu scams and misinformation plagued Twitter accounts. While the hysteria surrounding the disease has calmed somewhat, there are still foul folks out there trying to make a quick buck by capitalizing on fear. According to Newsvine, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has discovered and warned creators of more than 140 products that falsely claim to combat H1N1, ...