A half million people may have died in an earthquake in Haiti. That’s no big deal since that’s a much smaller number of people than die of car accidents throughout the world. Nice dude. It’s all unacceptable and these victims deserve a little respect.

I meant no disrespect. My point is only that people are very concerned and afraid about something that is unlikely to affect them. Statistically, how will most of us die?

* Heart disease
* Cancer
* Stroke
* Car accident

Flu is WAY down the list. The media and pharmaceutical companies hype these kinds of fears because they can make money doing so. Want to reduce your probability of dying? Forget untested vaccines and try eating right, exercising, lowering your stress level and shortening your commute. As an added bonus, all of these will also make you less susceptible to diseases like the flu.