H1N1

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Quoting Elyse Bruce:

Recently, the news carried an item about Canadian Blood Services. In light of the H1N1 flu and vaccines, blood donors have been shying away from donating blood. Blood donations are important all year round however they are even more important at this time of year. In some areas, blood donations are half of the required weekly minimum for hospitals in their region.

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After hearing the news, 14-year-old Lewis “Codeboy” Schofield decided to do what he could to help get the word out that blood donations are greatly needed, after having undergone IVIg treatments in 2008 and 2009. So he scripted, filmed and produced this 55 second PSA currently uploaded to YouTube.

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Please forward the link to this video to friends, family, colleagues and the media in your area. It doesn’t matter if you live in Canada or live in another country … blood donations save lives!

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Thanks!

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Elyse Bruce
Lewis Schofield’s mom
Peterborough, Ontario

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To buy Lewis’ beautiful art cards (with 20% of the proceeds going to autism organizations) CLICK HERE.

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A Japanese company, Haruyama Trading Co., has developed a suit that it claims protects the wearer from the deadly H1N1 strain of influenza.

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Quoting Julian Ryall, writing on telegraph.co.uk:

The company has produced 50,000 of the suits and will start selling them on Thursday, according to a company spokesman. The suit is coated with the chemical titanium dioxide, which reacts to light to break down and kill the virus when it comes into contact with it, according to Junko Hirohata. The chemical is a common ingredient in toothpaste and cosmetics. The suit—which is indistinguishable from any other worn by Japan’s legion of “salarymen”—comes in four colours and styles, which are medium grey, charcoal, navy and a grey pinstripe. It will go on sale for about £365. The company said it spent a year developing the suit, which retains its properties even after being washed numerous times. Japan has been gripped by swine flu fear since the global outbreak began a year ago…[Continue reading, see photos]

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