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Seventh Human Succumbs to Bird Flu in Egypt

...worst hit non-Asian country since the onset of the epidemic in 2003. The world health organization has estimated that more than 150 people have succumbed to the disease due to the virulent H5N1 strain. SA...

Binge eating extremely common in restaurants

...ty experts continue to search for solutions to the epidemic of obesity," writes WJNR editor, Gayle M. Timmerman, author of the article. "The trend to eat at restaurants continues to rise. This frequent dining out, along with the consumption of additional calories, could contribute to weight gain over time. Re...

Obesity in Teens on the Rise

... study has warned. "Obesity is the most important epidemic of the 21st century, which leads to the early onset of diabetes at 14 years instead of after 50 years," said Anoop Misra, director and head of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases department at the Fortis Hospital, here Saturday. For the last several ye...

Fears of Pandemic Flu makes Americans Ready for Change

... that intervened late, to assess the difference in epidemic curves in these groups of cities. This is the first report to attempt to tap the public's intentions when faced with the specific circumstances of an outbreak. The people interviewed were first read a scenario about an outbreak of flu that spreads ...

Flu Shots-Do we Really Need Them?

...ce systems, you actually have an almost year-round epidemic which, in fact, is not influenza. It's caused by other agents." Another health expert Dr. Peter Gross, an influenza expert and chairman of medicine at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, N.J disagreed with Jefferson's findings. He s...

Obesity Raises Gasoline Consumption

America’s obesity epidemic is also causing increased fuel consumption besides the deleterious effects it has on health.// Statistics have shown that Americans are pumping almost 940 million more gallons of gas into their vehicles than they used to in 1960 because the average...

Canada Confronts Obesity Head-on, Anti-obesity Campaign on Fast Track

...his is especially opportune as obesity has reached epidemic proportions in Canada. The Health Minister, Philippe Couillard, while inaugurating a 10-year plan to improve the health of people and reduce weight-related illnesses, blamed improper dietary choices as well as inactive lifestyles , that is amountin...

Scientists Seek Release Of Health Workers In Libya

...nd not instead create yet more victims of the AIDS epidemic - in this case, the five Bulgarian nurses and Palestinian doctor," they said. In 2000-01, reports began to surface of an HIV-1 outbreak in approximately 400 children who were hospitalised or treated as outpatients in the Al-Fateh Hospital Benghazi, ...

Scourge of Obesity

...hat generally obesity rates start to climb towards epidemic levels in developing nations as the sedentary lifestyles and rich diets - laden with sugar, fats and salt - common in many Western countries take hold. NLA...

Switzerland to stock bird flu vaccine

...n, experts dread that it can give rise to a global epidemic of flu that could take millions of lives. Other companies in the race to develop pandemic H5N1 vaccines are Sanofi-Aventis, Novartis AG and Baxter International Inc. GT...

45% of Indians Affected by Chikungunya Fever

...s reeling under the effects of the country's worst epidemic of the mosquito-borne virus in decades with almost...d portraits of Delhi as a world’s modern city, the epidemic of these diseases tells another story. So far the Union government appears to be almost paralyzed to...

Battle against Skin Cancer must Target Tanning Salons

...hire, said: "We are in the middle of a skin cancer epidemic here in Scotland. We need to take action now to raise awareness of the dangers of tanning." NLA...

Rising numbers indicate looming cocaine epidemic

...: That we are in the early stages of a new cocaine epidemic that is being led by the rich and famous and students with large amounts of disposable income and that is responsible for more emergency room visits and more cocaine-related deaths than we have seen at any time since the last cocaine epidemic." Pre...

Diabetes on the Rise among Filipinos

...ine (GSK) Philippines said, “Diabetes is a growing epidemic in the Philippines. But the last few years have seen many new advances in our understanding of diabetes and our ability to treat it effectively. Clearly the best way to prevent the serious health consequence of diabetes is to prevent it from occurrin...

Is India Prepared to Face the Epidemics?

...as of Ethiopia were invaded by yellow fever and an epidemic resulted in 15,000 deaths in 1960. The report had also warned that "it might be extremely serious if the virus were introduced into Asia or the Pacific islands where the disease appears to have never occurred but where local species of mosquitoes a...

Forearmed Against Bird Flu? Study Of Vaccine

...ves a way of getting around the problem that if an epidemic of bird flu hits, it would take months to develop a vaccine. Also, two doses of vaccine would be required to prevent infection. The idea behind this study is a" prime and boost" method of vaccination. An initial dose of the vaccine is given to intr...

Dengue and Chikungunya: The Dirge of a Nation

... highly disabling disease, which has of late taken epidemic proportions. The word 'Chikungunya' which originated from the Swahili word meaning 'that which bends' refers to the stooped, arthritic posture acquired by the affected individual. The Chikungunya virus, also known as the 'buggy creek virus' is transm...

Decrease in AIDS prevalence rate in Kenya

...th HIV live, Kenya’s accomplishment in slowing the epidemic is remarkable. GY...

High BMI Tied to Poor Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged Adults

...ence of both dementia and obesity is increasing in epidemic proportions, and the link between BMI and cognitive function could serve as a tool in dementia prevention by managing obesity in middle-age adults. Source-Newswis SRM...

Toxin causing Gastrointestinal problems identified

...g.// In 1998, South Australia was affected by an epidemic of haemolytic uraemic syndrome, a hazardous disease that causes acute kidney failure. Toxin generated by some strains of E.coli was found to be the cause of that outbreak. Dr Adrienne Paton from the University of Adelaide led the research team c...

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