Several hundred people in Mexico and 20 people in the US have come down with a new kind of swine flu, which could become a serious worldwide epidemic.

“We don’t know yet if this will be one. Cover coughs and sneezes and wash your hands a lot. Don’t run down your ability to fight infection — eat well and be sensible. Some scientists recommend going on statins as there is some evidence they reduce death rates from flu in people who tend to die from it in normal years.”