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@uptowngreen Cory's made one post on it. I'm planning another tomorrow. Just trying to get a good sense of the situation before I do. about 14 hours ago from web in reply to uptowngreen
@pseudosu "pretty sure ppl who die w/o pos test aren't counted. Later some1 will calcul excess death #s" about 15 hours ago from web
@pseudosu Branswell also says: Untested diagnosis will skew death tolls in short term. But... about 15 hours ago from web
@CP_Branswell Cool. Thank you for the context. about 15 hours ago from web in reply to CP_Branswell
@pseudosu That's what CP_branswell says and she's the real expert here. about 15 hours ago from web in reply to pseudosu
@pseudosu We hv no clue how many ppl hv been infected. Can only estimate w/ modeling & eventually serology - but will never have firm #s about 15 hours ago from web
@pseudosu For the record, I doubt an intentional conspiracy. Sounds more like stressed system that could be accidentally skewing own #s. about 16 hours ago from web in reply to pseudosu
@CP_Branswell How does that skew (or does it) the impact numbers? If docs are diagnosing on guesswork, do we really know # of infected? about 16 hours ago from web in reply to CP_Branswell
@pseudosu Just caught this: Antibiotics?????? Are you sure? It's a virus. Why the heck would hospital prescribe antibiotics? about 16 hours ago from web in reply to pseudosu
@cp_branswell Hearing anecdotally abt hospitals and docs diagnosing H1N1 w/o testing for it. Have you run into this anywhere? about 16 hours ago from web
@pseudosu @VenetianBlond I wonder whether she'd know more about testing and diagnosis issues? about 16 hours ago from web in reply to pseudosu
@pseudosu @VenetianBlond One thought, @cp_branswell had a good piece on where death stats come from recently. about 16 hours ago from web in reply to pseudosu
@pseudosu @VenetianBlond Yeah, generally, I trust that CDC knows what they're doing. But if hospitals are skewing results? about 16 hours ago from web in reply to pseudosu
@VictorMilan I wonder about that as well. I'm troubled that many feminist sites are taking the new recs as an anti-woman thing. about 16 hours ago from web in reply to VictorMilan
@VictorMilan so oversaturating its message that women think they're at higher risk than they are. It's a pretty nuanced problem. about 17 hours ago from web in reply to VictorMilan
@VictorMilan (rather lefty in nature) that once was important to actually draw any attention to breast cancer. But that now may be... about 17 hours ago from web in reply to VictorMilan
@VictorMilan Think you misunderstand me. I'm not talking a right v left thing here. I'm talking about a well-meaning non-profit industry... about 17 hours ago from web in reply to VictorMilan
Question still remaining: Can you also grow the material to make that fuel in a sustainable way? #energy about 17 hours ago from web
CEO of largest U.S. corn ethanol company says they can now produce cellulosic ethanol for $2.35/gal. Prob $2 by 2011. #energy about 17 hours ago from web
That certainly brings back up some questions about the commercialization of breast cancer awareness & its effects. about 17 hours ago from web

Name Maggie Koerth-Baker
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Bio Freelance science journalist. Blogger for BoingBoing.net. Currently writing a book on alternative energy and culture.