Masks may help prevent swine flu but aren't advised
Friday, September 11, 2009 - 19:42
in Health & Medicine
People who have the pandemic H1N1 virus should consider wearing one, as well as people at risk for severe illness from the flu. The visible symbol of the H1N1 flu outbreak last spring seemed to be face masks. Suddenly, they were everywhere -- in airports and waiting rooms, on buses and trains. Many drugstores sold out of masks. As the nation girds itself...