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Plague creates panic in India

... first victim died on February 4 after he had gone hunting in a forest last month and had been possibly infected by a wild rat. The highly contagious disease later killed three of his relatives. Twelve more infected people from the same village were being treated at nearby hospitals. Thakur said about 8000...

Boys reduced mother's life expectancy

...The Sanu depended on reindeer herding, fishing and hunting for their livelihood and lacked advanced medical care. On average, the reduction was 40 weeks per son, though it ranged from four to 65. Daughters increased a mother's life expectancy by an average of 30 weeks. Mothers with many daughters who survive...

Scientists push to lower hidden sodium in food

...y have not sold well. Food companies say they are hunting ways to cut the sodium. Meanwhile, sensible sodium means closely checking food labels."It's of concern for everybody," Doctors says. "You don't want to wait until your blood pressure gets into the high range."...

New Virus : A Threat In the Future?

...n humans, researchers recommend a reduction in the hunting and consumption of bushmeat to prevent the spread ...ith SFV. Contact with non-human primates, during hunting and butchering, can play a part in the emergence of human retroviruses, and the reduction of primate...

Incidence Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Gay Men On The Rise

...he use of Internet chat rooms, this has become the hunting place for finding casual sex partners. A report published in Miami Herald indicates that in 1998 only eight cases of syphilis in Broward County and 38 in Miami-Dade were reported. However last year, that was up to 253 cases in Broward and 227 ca...

Rajasthan Gears Up To Fight Against Avian Flu

...the world. Keoladeo bird sanctuary, once the royal hunting preserve of the princes of Bharatpur spread over an area of 29 sq km, is home to 400 species of water birds. Exotic migratory birds from Afghanistan, Tibet, Central Asia, the Siberian cranes from Siberia, and bar headed geese from China flock this s...

Infectious Diseases of the Wild to grow

...example, Ebola virus outbreaks often are linked to hunting for "bushmeat" or to mining development, while the AIDS pandemic originated from human encroachment into African forests for food. He cites the rise in international trade and travel as major contributor. The researcher said the emergence of West N...

Bird Flu Alert Sounded In Tamil Nadu

... legs. A report has been issued against wildlife hunting practices, as a potential risk of water contamination by infected blood of the injured birds is probable. A notice has also been issued to the general public to bring to notice the death of any water birds in or around the area. The local people ca...

Officials In Turkey Confirm Deaths Due To Bird Flu

Turkey after the bird flu scare had prohibited the hunting and killing of any wild birds. Turkish Environment and Forestry Minister Osman Pepe said that the prohibition would continue// till Turkey has completely worked out on the Bird flu issue. The Eastern part of Turkey has seen two deaths due to bird flu...

Wild ducks infected with bird flu

...nt and Forestry Minister Osman Pepe prohibited the hunting of all the birds in Turkey, as they might be a carrier of the disease. He also said that this ban is for an indefinite period and is imposed on all winged animals. They all fear that the disease, which as of now spreads fom birds to human, will mu...

Bulgaria Prepares Itself For Combating Bird Flu Outbreak

...ltry from other neighboring states, prohibition of hunting of wild bird birds have already been implemented in the country. Farmers have been requested to watch out for any signs of bird flu infection among domestic birds. In addition, strict surveillance is being taken up in wetland areas, on the migratory ...

Neanderthals Vs. Early Modern Humans

.../ They said that Neanderthals were very good in hunting and their skills were comparable to that of the ea...ir disappearance. It said that they shared similar hunting behavior but what led to their extinction was attributed to the nature’s process of evolution. i...

Sexy Images and Lingerie Challenge A Man’s Decision Making Skill

...ame was designed to mimic a situation representing hunting or food sharing situations. Surprisingly, men exposed to alluring images were more likely to accept a unfair offer compared to their counterparts. Additionally, the length of the men's index finger to their ring finger was compared to get an idea a...

UN Conference Calls For Monitoring System To Check Bird Flu

...estruction of wild bird habitats or indiscriminate hunting of wildlife is scientifically and ethically unjustified as response,'they said in the final document. Source:(PTI News)...

Four Deaths Due To Bird Flu Caught From Wild Birds

...had initially denied any contact with them, as the hunting and trading of wild birds and their products is illegal, eventually admitted that the victims had plucked the feathers from dead swans, that died in large numbers in February....

Viruses Can Cross Species Barrier

...t hunters became infected by the monkeys they were hunting for food. Other viruses, like influenza, have also jumped species barriers with frightening results. In one article, researchers estimate that about six people out of every thousand who visit a monkey temple in Bali, Indonesia, will be infected with ...

Remove Stigma to Defeat HIV/AIDS in India, says UN Envoy

...erious with smart operators flooding the northeast hunting for good looking young girls for modelling assignments or jobs in call centres with good salaries," said Hasina Kharbih, chairperson of Impulse NGO Network, a rights group working in rescuing women trafficked from the northeast. "But in reality, ma...

Innovative Movies Show Real-Time Immune-Cell Activity within Tumors

... cell destruction, they became actively migratory, hunting for more tumor cells. In the absence of antigen, the T cells did not interact with tumor cells, and could not sustain an active migratory behavior within tumors.” “There are several significant conclusions from these experiments,” Weninger says. “F...

Telomerase Expression Linked To Body Mass

... up at two in the morning by a guy on a cell phone hunting pest beavers in Montezuma," says Gorbunova. "I'm still trying to wake up and this voice says, 'I hear you're looking for beavers.' " For over a year, Gorbunova collected deceased rodents from around the world and had them shipped to her lab in chil...

Ebola-Outbreak Kills 5000 Gorillas

...ch they are dramatically less resilient to illegal hunting and other looming threats. Just as troubling are recent studies showing that the Ebola infection wave is spreading rapidly towards several of the remaining large protected areas in the region. Results from the new study suggest that protecting the...

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