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Italy Confident Of Protecting Itself From Bird Flu

Italy does not feel threatened by the bird flu outbreaks in Turkey, according to Francesco Storace, the country’s Health Minister. Italy is reported to have already taken measures// to prevent the spread of the infection into its territory, and it is also ready to face all possibilities of an outbreak. The Government in Turkey is engaged in containing the spread of the virus. ....Money has alre...

Study Revels That Women Of Italy Are High-Risk Drinkers

New findings indicate that drinking levels in Italy among some women are the same as compared to those of high-risk drinkers in the new world // , and this is revealed by the coexisting levels of FAS and FASD. ....Most studies that involve fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) have often suggested their link to heavy and/or binge drinking, especially in minorit...

Rich Nations to Sign $1.5 Bn Vaccine Pact in Italy

Rome: The Group of Seven rich countries will sign an agreement on Friday to provide $1.5 billion to develop vaccines for poor countries, //the government of Italy, which is among those heading the initiative, said on Tuesday. ....The new Advanced Market Commitments for Vaccines programme, under the auspices of the G7, is "aimed at saving millions of lives in the poorest countries and supporting...

Italy's Divorce Rate Jumps 74 Percent in 10 Years

The divorce rate in predominantly Roman Catholic Italy catapaulted 74 percent between 1995 and 2005, a new study by the national statistics institute said Tuesday. ......The study said separations has also increased 57 percent during the same decade. ......There were 82,291 separations in 2005 and 47,036 divorces, the study said. ......Marital break-ups and separations were commoner in the mo...