I thought it might be a good idea to write my weekly post early this week since there is so much anxiety about swine flu. The media and officials in many countries have contributed to much fear and misunderstanding which may turn out to be more harmful than swine flu itself.  Let me try to shed some light without raising the heat. The swine flu virus has been around for a long time as a cause of respiratory illness in pigs.  Sporadically, it has caused illness in humans who had a lot of contac...