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Use of antibiotics in farms may increase ‘super bugs

A new research has pointed out the increasing problem of super bugs to the extensive// use of antibiotics in the agricultural farmlands. Super bugs are a new kind of microorganisms, mainly bacteria by nature, which may not be affected by a wide range of antibiotics. The researchers of Fogarty International Center and others who together had published the research report blam...

A man who lost both of his arms in an accident

A man who lost both of his arms in an accident is getting some high-tech help with an innovative artificial limb that controls movements by thought. Two years ago, a healthy Jesse Sullivan, 56, was at his job repairing utility lines when he accidentally touched a live wire,// costing him both his arms up to his shoulders. Like most amputees, Sullivan was fitted with a traditi...

Experts Recommend Preventive Measures For Avian Flu To Begin From Farms

Scientists and experts on wildlife health from the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said that prevention of avian flu is only possible by concentrating on better management practices in farms and markets // . WCS is currently working with Mongolian agencies on the ground in Mongolia’s Kovsgol province, collecting samples from wild birds that have recently contracted...

Injury Rates High For Workers In Poultry Farms

In a research report made by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine said that rate of injuries sustained by workers of the poultry farm are quite high and it is also linked to the emphasis the company places on safety. // Researchers had found high rates of musculoskeletal injuries. Almost half of workers reported pain in their hands or arms during the previous month...

BC farms declared free of bird flu

The quarantine on dozens of poultry farms in British Columbia's Fraser Valley has been lifted after they were found to be free of avian influenza following 21 days of negative test results.// According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), 80 poultry farms within two surveillance zones have been declared disease-free following 21 days of negative test results. However,...

The HIV Bug infects and alarms Beijing

In a statement of concern issued by a senior health official of china it is supposed that China is lacking the financial and human resources // needed to combat a new wave of HIV/Aids infections. The problem is more severe in southern and western regions. "We have not been able to control it," Mr Wu a top Aids official at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said. "...

Unregulated Fish Industry Harms Health Of Women

Several thousand women in India work under unsanitary and freezing conditions in the country’s fishing industry towards preserving the slice and shell marine products.// The National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH) based in Ahemedabad conducted a study which reveals that many among these women age prematurely. "Women working in fish processing units are predominantly from oth...

Poultry Farms face Ruin in Greece

The bird flu fears in Greece may lead to collapse of the whole industry in that country The poultry industry employs over 15,000 people and produces almost 1.5 billion eggs a year.// Although so far no bird flu strain has been reported in chickens; there have been 19 confirmed cases that were reported in wild swans. The phobia of the avian influenza or bird flu among consu...

Culling Complete at Norfolk farms

Norfolk, known to house some of Europe’s biggest Poultry farms, has been in the news, following reports of the detection of the H7N3 Strain of bird flu on three of its farms. // Three farms which have reported the infection, have witnessed culling of birds, and have ensured its safe disposal, cleansing and disinfection procedures. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have is...

Octarms for robots for better grasping of objects

In the field of robotics the latest is that of the development of an analog to our hand which resembles and works in a similar way as that of tentacles or an elephant trunk. // It is said that these tentacles can grasp and grapple a wide variety of objects. Initially the robots could not do this and rely on mechanical gripping jaws. They were not good at grabbing or holding large or irreg...

Burma Restocks Poultry Farms Again

Burma's livestock officials have said that they planned to begin restocking poultry farms that had been struck by bird flu//. Livestock Breeding and Veterinary department in Burma have reported that farms affected by bird flu as also the subsequent culling program would be supplied stocks of birds and poultry feed, while keeping such areas under close surveillance. Burma has...

Farms in Quarantine after Anthrax Outbreak in Saskatchewan

The death of 113 animals associated with the anthrax outbreak has led to the quarantine of about 28 herds in Saskatchewan. Spore-forming bacteria that can spread// among animals through contaminated feed, pasture or soil during grazing cause anthrax. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has given the green signal for vaccination of all animals on farms tested positive for anthra...

Patients Receiving Treatment with Radiotherapy Might trigger Security Alarms

A team of doctors, in their article in the British Medical Journal, said patients needed to be warned on the possibility of setting off// the alarms in airports even after many weeks of their treatment. Radiation treatment is frequently used to treat cancers and thyroid conditions. This warning by the doctors had come following the case where a 46-year-old man had set off alarms at Or...

Poultry farms in Thailand to be Sanitized.

The Thailand government has issued a directive to the provincial livestock authorities to ensure all poultry farms are sanitized, as a strategy //to prevent potential bird flu that had left an indelible loss to the poultry industry. Yukol Limlamthong, the person at the helm at the Department of Livestock Development confirmed that this move has been taken up following the recent de...

Tuberculosis Case Alarms Health Officials

The state Department of Health is investigating a tuberculosis case at United World College in the northeastern New Mexico town of Montezuma and working// to prevent the spread of the disease. Officials at the college near Las Vegas notified the Department of Health that a student was hospitalized with an infectious form of the disease. Tuberculosis is a form of bacterial infe...

Addictive Drugs Harms the Brain

A new landmark study on the effects of the morphine drug shows that the even after the residue had// worn off the system there is still a persistent effect of the drug on the brain. It was found that a single dose actually distorted the neural pathways that control the sensation of craving. A single dose of morphine injected into the rat was still low on inhibition even after the drug...

Norwegian Glacier Shrinks and Marine Life Poisoned as the Globe Warms

More and more literally devastating evidence of global warming keeps coming up from across the world. A glacier in Norway is shrinking fast and toxic Californian// seawaters are killing marine life in their thousands. Global warming continues to wreak havoc. A couple of days ago it was reported that a Norwegian glacier had shrunk on an island 1,000 km from the North Pole, a usually f...

Stress- Harms Now And Later

Stress not only makes your present life miserable, it drags you to worse ills in the future, such as Alzheimers, say researchers. Researchers from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago opine that those who most often are anxious or depressed are 40 times more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment, a form of memory loss that is often a transitional stage between normal aging...

Storage of Firearms Unsafe in Most Families

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Pediatric researcher Robert H. DuRant, Ph.D., and his colleagues' at Brenner Children's Hospital, part of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have carried out a research study on the safety of firearms stored in houses. Their finding is published in the June issue of Pediatrics. 'Over 70 percent of the families surveyed reported not storing their fire...

Jolies Slimmer Arms Shows Her Prominent Veins

The prominent veins on the arms of the very slimmed down actress Angelina Jolies makes her veins stand out on her very skinny arms. The skinny and veiny appearance of the arms forced an American magazine to doctor her photograph before publishing it. According to the New York Post, the latest issue of In Touch features Jolie on the red carpet at Cannes, showing her...

Fidel Castro Appeals for Investment in Health Rather Than in Arms

In a new reflection on the dangers currently gripping humanity, Cuban President Fidel Castro called for governments of the world to invest in public health and not arms. The non-profit exercise of medicine is capable of gaining any noble heart, said Castro in his recent article broadcast Tuesday by the island's mass media. In his feature, Castro condemned the construc...

UCLA Imaging Study Reveals How Pure Oxygen Harms the Brain

Recent research suggests that inhaling straight oxygen can harm the brain. A new UCLA brain-imaging study reveals how actually it affects. Published in the edition of Public Library of Science (PLoS) Medicine, the findings fly in the face of national guidelines for medical practice and recommend a new approach adding carbon dioxide to the gas mix to preserve brain function in pat...

Organic Farms Provide a Clue for India's Struggling Farms

As India struggles to deal with stagnation in its crucial agricultural sector, small-scale organic farming initiatives near the capital are providing clues on how to reap healthy profits from the land. Many farmers in India, where more than 70 percent of the people depend on the land, eke out a living -- or else fall steadily into debt -- trying to grow water, fertiliser and pestici...

Czech Authorities Kill 70,000 Birds at H5N1 Farms

Around 70,000 birds have been killed at two Czech poultry farms where the H5N1 strain of bird flu, which is potentially fatal to humans, was confirmed this week, veterinary authorities said Friday . Czech authorities have also decided to kill a further 70,000 birds, mostly chickens and turkeys, on three nearby farms even though bird flu has not been detected there, veterinary servic...