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Chinas Blue Ear Virus-no Hogwash

Chinas swine are under threat from an outbreak of the highly pathogenic blue ear... in 1987 and has since spread worldwide, posing no threat to humans. But it has mutated in China, making it hard to identify and becoming more deadly to pigs,...

Selection of Best X Chromosome in Women

...n thus has more chance of surviving any biological threat targeted at a single version of the X chromosome....

New International Health Regulations to Enter into Force Tomorrow

...n, Director-General of WHO. Today, the greatest threat to international public health security would be an influenza pandemic. The threat of a pandemic has not receded, but implementation of the IHR will help the world to be better prepar...

Australia Battles Oil Slick on Yarra River

...ntaminated Melbourne's Yarra River, posing serious threat to wildlife in the region . Recreational users have been warned against contact with the water until the slick - from the Chandler Highway to Johnston St - is cleaned up. The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) is investigating the source of the ...

Indoor Air Pollution Biggest Heath Threat

...tudy has indicated that the culprit to most health threat is the indoor air pollution caused by solid fuels// used for cooking and heating. According to the UN 5% of the preventable deaths and diseases are caused by the indoor air pollution. This study is based on a new estimate done in each country. In...

Women Deliver Babies With Eye Defects in Jharkhand Villages

...mine waste is released into water sources - a huge threat to the health of villagers living in nearby areas. According to health experts, the waste released into streams might contain toxic elements like arsenic, fluoride, mercury, cadmium and lead, which may be the cause behind the physical disabilities....

Steps To Prevent Out-Break Of Bird Flu

...evelop vulnerability mapping depicting areas under threat of AI for use as a planning tool. 17. A system has been put in place since 2004 to ban imports from countries reporting Avian Influenza. 18. In view of the outbreak in the neighboring countries, the following measures have been taken:- a. Ban o...

Food Preparation may Play a Bigger Role in Chronic Disease

...n of AGEs pose an immediate and significant health threat to the older adult population, they are also an invisible, lingering danger especially for younger people and this needs to be addressed. AGE levels should be shown on nutrition labels so everyone is aware of them when buying or preparing meals – and...

Laws on Mentally Ill Endangers Public Life

...treatment of the mentally ill before they become a threat to society. "If there's any one issue that polarizes the mental-health community, it's forced treatment," said Sally Zinman, executive director of the California Network of Mental Health Clients, an advocacy group opposed to imposing treatment on t...

Sewage Swamps River in Scotland

...een pouring into the river Forth, posing a serious threat to public health. Engineers have been working through the night in a bid to halt the discharge of raw sewage into the river. As much as a hundred million litres of partially diluted sewage, enough to fill 170 Olympic-sized swimming pools, may hav...

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Claims Another Set Of Victims

...equately. Carbon monoxide poisoning is a serious threat that people need to get informed about. By educating ourselves on the dangers of CO, experts believe that we can significantly reduce health risk as well as save lives. ANN/...

Ethanol Could Be Damaging for Human Health, New Study Says

... widespread// use of ethanol could actually pose a threat to human health. Ethanol, the wonder fuel, may not be that eco-friendly after all. The journey for ever is hitting some bumps.For a new study at the Stanford University in the US shows that it could be damaging to human health. Atmospheric scien...

Ever-Controversial Mental Health Act To Be Decided Upon

...have not committed a crime in view of them being a threat to society. Several charities have criticized th...f mental health persons if they are perceived as a threat to society- this being, even if they are not guilty of any crime. One of the pioneers of mental h...

Travelers’ Hazard- Antihistamines Make Drowsy Driver

A recent report has zeroed in on a potential threat to those on the road- drivers who handle their vehicle// under the influence of anti-allergy drugs. A survey of almost 5,000 adults by the survey takers-Privilege Insurance found that one in seven suffered from hayfever or other allergies and almo...

Johns Hopkins Begins Aggressive Screening for 'superbugs' in Children

...isk of personal infection, but also pose a serious threat of infection to other patients and hospital staff," she says. According to Perl, a professor of medicine and pathology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, patients found to be infected or to be a carrier before infection has set in...

Climate Change Threatens Sundarbans and World Heritage Sites

... UNESCOreport.// "Sea-level rise is the greatest threat and challenge for sustainable adaptation within South and Southeast Asia. A 45 cm rise in global sea levels would lead to the destruction of 75 percent of the Sundarbans mangroves," the report warned. The report, "Case Studies on Climate Change and...

India Earmarks Rs.1.34 Bn to Fight Bird Flu

..., mortality and social disruption and minimise the threat both to animals and humans. Besides, it would generate awareness and help procure emergency supplies of equipments and vaccines. The committee said the World Bank would reimburse Rs.1.26 billion of the investment to the government. The deadly H...

Parents To Blame For Soaring Counts Of Binge-Drinkers And Smokers

...rectly see cigarettes and alcohol as a far greater threat and the school curriculum must change to reflect that, Ofsted opined. Pupils also felt let down by adults who were reluctant to talk about sensitive issues such as sex and relationships and turned to magazines for advice. Ofsted also found that som...

India's Water Availability Will Decline by 2050

...nsions, migrations and would create an exacerbated threat to bio-diversity with fish expected to face a major threat. Source-IANS/L...

'Invest in Health, Build a Safer Future': World Health Day

...istorically unprecedented and are a far greater threat today than they were three decades ago. They maim the existing global economy and stretch the health system in every country, adding to their burden. Unless drastic measures are adopted, this trend is likely to continue. No country is singularly equi...

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