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September 18, 2009

Having fun with the flu

Sun columnist Laura Vozzella turns us on to the new swine flu lingo taking hold at Johns Hopkins. It's pretty hilarious. See some examples of the glossary below. And you thought those Hopkins kids were a bunch of dorky scientists in without a sense of humor. Whatevs.

"Pig: A student ill with suspected or presumed H1N1 flu. (Variation: Piglet: a sick freshman.)

"Pig in a blanket: A sick student complying with doctor's advice to stay home, drink fluids and get plenty of rest.

Bacon: What a pig experiencing an H1N1 fever feels like, i.e., fried. (Usage: Doctor: “Pig, how are you feeling today?” Pig: “Like bacon, doc.”)

Check out the full list here.

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Meredith Cohn has been a reporter since 1991, covering everything from politics and airlines to the environment and medicine. A runner since junior high and a particular eater for almost as long, she tries to keep up on health and fitness trends. Her aim is to bring you the latest news and information from the local and national medical and wellness communities.

Andrea K. Walker knows it’s weird to some people, but she has a fascination with fitness, diseases, medicine and other health-related topics. She subscribes to a variety of health and fitness magazines and becomes easily engrossed in the latest research in health and science. An exercise fanatic, she’s probably tried just about every fitness activity there is. Her favorites are running, yoga and kickboxing. So it is probably fitting that she has been assigned to cover the business of healthcare and to become a regular contributor to this blog. Andrea has been at The Sun for nearly 10 years, covering manufacturing, retail , airlines and small and minority business. She looks forward to telling readers about the latest health news.

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