UM: Swine Flu

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Reuters reports that obese people could face special risks from the H1N1 swine flu virus. The article refers to a study by UM medical researchers, who described the cases of 10 patients “who were so ill they had to be put on ventilators. Three died. Nine of the 10 were obese, seven were severely obese, including two of the three who died.” [Source]