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Not being all that interested in who will host the 2016 Olympic games, the title that caught my attention this morning was, "H1N1 Kills Moms-to-Be." I clicked on it and read the headline, "CDC: Nearly 1 in 3 Pregnant Women who contracted H1N1 Have Died in U.S."

I was shocked! This strain has a lower mortality rate than the regular flu. Why in the world would it kill one third of pregnant women who contracted it? Perhaps there is a reason to freak out about this after all? But, I wondered, what in the world would make it so much more deadly to pregnant women when it's not dangerous to the elderly? I read on...

“'Since the virus was first recognized in late April, early May, 100 pregnant women across the country have been hospitalized due to the novel H1N1 flu and 28 have died,' Tom Skinner, a spokesman for the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention told FOXNews.com."

Oh no!

Wait a minute...It said this was among women "hospitalized" with the disease. How many women didn't bother to get treatment for their mild flu? How many were treated and released? How many were hospitalized with the flu, but were not given the expensive and often superfluous tests to determine exactly which strain they were suffering from. Could it be that the headline was a bold faced lie? There is a huge difference between the number contracting the disease and the number hospitalized with it. And, let's face it, these morbid conclusions come from a pretty small sample size.

Huh.

I guess you really shouldn't trust anyone. I should note that I went back to the website later and found that the wording had been amended. But, the point of this post is that you should always check for yourself facts that seem unbelievable. There's a good chance they're simply not true.