International Food Standards Meet Set For Chiang Mai Bangkok
Thailand will host a week-long meeting on the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Food for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) // , becoming the first Asian host for the meeting focusing on international food standards to benefit consumers, a senior Thai official said. Dr. Charal Trinvuthipong, advis...Czech Republic to Host Historic First Global Conference on Methamphetamine
...rsity), Lin Lu, (China National Institute on Drug Dependence), Andreas Pluddemann (South African Medical Research Council), Apinun Aramrattana (Chiang mai University), and Danica Klempova (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction). Pavel Bem, Lord Mayor of Prague, will host an Opening Ga...First Human Case of Bird Flu Confirmed in Vietnam Since 2005
...apital Hanoi, began suffering from high fever and breathing difficulties on May 10. He is in a critical condition and is being treated in Hanoi's Bach mai Hospital. He cannot breathe without the aid of a respirator. Five days before he fell ill, the man slaughtered chickens for a wedding party in...Man Contracts Deadly Bird Flu Virus in Vietnam
...fever and severe respiratory problems. The director of Hanoi's Bach mai hospital told the paper two other suspected bird flu victims had been admit...rst human case since November 2005. The victim was admitted to Bach mai hospital in a critical condition but is now improving. Bird flu has...Hong Kong Choked by Growing Pollution Problem
...ill certainly be wary of buying oysters in Hong Kong. But it is the rubbish you can't see that's causing the real problems." Young manages the mai Po marshes, a haven for migratory birds in northwest Hong Kong and designated a site of special scientific interest in 1976. Since then Shenzhen, just...Dr Ozone's Past Catches up with Him
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...indings suggest that, in this sample of office based workers, physical attributes of buildings have a small influence on symptoms." Co-author Dr mai Stafford of the Epidemiology and Public Health department of University College London, said: "We are not making claims that buildings don't matter fo...