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Star-Telegram: 3 more in D-FW die of flu complications

Submitted by bmadmin on October 14, 2009 - 5:03pm
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Three more North Texas residents have died from complications involving Type A influenza, officials said Tuesday, as Tarrant County Public Health prepared to distribute the county’s first doses of H1N1 vaccine.

Angela Ward, 43, a Willow Park resident who was an educational aide at Mary Martin Elementary in Weatherford, died Monday after tests showed she had pneumonia and Type A influenza, school district officials said. Tests are being conducted to determine whether she had H1N1.

Welcome and Thank You

Submitted by marklacy on July 22, 2009 - 7:10pm
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On behalf of our entire Benchmark family, WELCOME to our new Benchmark website, VERSION 3.0 ! While we still have a few changes to make, we did not want to delay our excitement, so decided to "go live" today.  Besides, we could always use your help so we welcome you to look over the website and give us your feedback (go to "Add new comment") — and THANK YOU for visiting our website — you represent the most wonderful patients and the best employees in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD — Cyber and Otherwise!

New Website for Benchmark

Submitted by bmadmin on July 22, 2009 - 3:30am
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Welcome to the new website for Benchmark Research. We've been working hard creating a new look and integrating useful features, making for a more pleasant experience. Browse around and tell us what you think!

Important Information on Swine Flu & What You Can Do

Submitted by bmadmin on July 22, 2009 - 3:17am
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The Swine Flu is a respiratory disease caused by Type A influenza viruses regularly found in pigs. Although outbreaks of swine flu normally do not cause outbreaks in people, human-to-human transmission of the virus is possible. The swine influenza A (H1N1) virus that is currently being reported in the news is exactly this type of contagious human-to-human virus.