About Today: Should You Fear the Swine Flu?

Today In the Spotlight | More Topics |   from Jen Hubley Every time a new flu appears, I get one step closer to being forced to work at home full time and communicate with people solely over the internet. This is because I am possibly the worst hypochondriac I know, and because news agencies know that the best way to get excitable people like myself to read their publication is to scare the dickens out of us.   In the Spotlight Should You Fear Swine Flu? Everything comes down to marketing, really. If the swine flu were called, say, the warm-and-fuzzy bunny flu, I probably wouldn't flip out as much.              More Topics The Webby Awards: Vote for About.com! About.com Make a Hollandaise Sauce Culinary Arts What Movies Should You See this Summer? Hollywood Movies How to Deal With a Difficult Boss Human Resources 5 Surefire Mother's Day Gifts Working Moms 7 Ways to Be a Good Volunteer Nonprofit Charitable Orgs Swine Flu and Stress Stress Management Swine Flu Basics Well, this is annoying: There's no swine flu vaccine for people at the moment. But if you're a pig? You're all set. Darn pigs.   Why You Shouldn't Panic Earlier reports of the number of cases might be exaggerated. Even if they weren't, there are good reasons for me to delay building my bunker. Here's what you should - and shouldn't - worry about right now.     Sponsored Links   Best Moves in a Bad Economy Save & Invest the Right Way Find out how to beat a bear market, make smart choices, and keep your cool even when the economy is unpredictable. Today Ads Flu Outbreak Stress Reducers Stress Support Avoid Swine Flu Stress in Women Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Arts & Entertainment Automotive Careers Citysearch Cities & Towns Computing & Technology Education Food & Drink Health & Fitness History Hobbies & Games Homework Help House & Home Industry & Business Magazines Money News & Issues Parenting & Family People & Relationships Religion & Spirituality Shopping & Style Small Business Sports Teens Travel Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Today newsletter as ignoble.experiment@ARCONATI.US. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=todaysl&e=ignoble.experiment@ARCONATI.US About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.