http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/631513.html
Pre-Birth Exposure to 1918 Flu Raised Heart Risks, Study Finds
Whether same will hold true for current H1N1 strain remains a mystery
THURSDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) — People exposed to the deadly 1918 Spanish flu pandemic while still in their mother’s womb were about 20 percent more likely to have heart disease 60 years later, a new study has found.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-swine3-2009oct03,0,7452896.story
H1N1 and other flus off to an early start around the U.S.
The season kicks off with a CDC report that swine flu activity is widespread in 27 states, and outpatient visits for influenza symptoms are above normal everywhere but New England.
By Thomas H. Maugh II October 3, 2009