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WHO Gives Its Approval For Bird Flu Test Kit

Bird Flu is a disease of viral etiology that ranges from a mild or even asymptomatic infection to an acute, fatal disease. Many birds have been infected with the virus and even human cases have been detected. Scientists fear that the bird flu virus could mutate so that it will be able to spread from...

by User avatar Danny

Sleep can leave you as groggy as booze

Sleep inertia is defined as the groggy, disoriented feeling that comes with waking up. Sleep inertia is one of the main reasons people reach for that first cup of coffee. While some people may feel disoriented only a few minutes after waking up, others suffer for as much as two hours. Sleep inertia...

by User avatar Bobby

Bird flu info on poker cards

After a total of 30 outbreaks of bird flu in 11 provinces and autonomous regions in China in 2005, health workers have come to an idea how to educate people about the bird flue and the possible pandemic. Health info about the bird flue is available on the 54 poker cards and represented in...

by User avatar Danny

Earth Will Feel the Impact Of Global Warming

Fifty-five million years ago, when the earth was in a period of global warmth, ocean currents rapidly changed direction and this change did not reverse to original conditions for about 20,000 years. Greenhouse gasses, which result in global warming could result in biological, climatological, and...

by User avatar Miia2818

Deadly bird flu confirmed in Turkey

Three Turkish teenagers have been killed by bird flu and two of them were confirmed to have had the deadly H5N1 strain. All victims were younger that the age of 16. The three deaths represent the first human deaths from bird flu outside South-East Asia. All of them lived in Turkey's eastern Van...

by User avatar Jane232591

'True Sleep' for snoring reduction

People who snore will definitely praise “True sleep” as it will help them get rid of big masks or plaster strips from their faces. So will their partners, when the snoring becomes less severe. “True sleep” is a new device launched in Britain. It is designed to reduce snoring using small...

by User avatar Mick

Europe's Health Woes May Worsen with Global Warming

While scientists used to think that effects of climate change on health wouldn’t be evident much longer. WHO reports that some effects are already visible now. Rising rates of deadly heat strokes, salmonella infection and hay fever across Europe are all associated with global warming. Extreme...

by User avatar Miia2818

Experts warn of bird flu risk during haj pilgrimage

During Haj pilgrimage cities like Mecca, Medina and Jeddah have been worst hit by deadly diseases like plague, cholera and meningitis through out the history. The next haj is expected to start in January and around 2.5 million Muslim pilgrims are expected to visit Mecca from over 160 countries...

by User avatar Danny

China confirms bird flu in humans

New outbreaks of bird flu have been reported in China but this time they were human. The first human case who died in China was a 24-year-old woman in China's eastern province of Anhui. Another 12-year-old girl from central Hunan province who died in October is also suspected to had died from the...

by User avatar Miia2818

Sick Swedish seagull was drunk, not affected by bird flu

That the bird flu scare is present and big shows us a recent event that occurred in a Swedish town Sundsvall on the east coast. A big panic emerged across the country and among authorities when a drunken seagull was found and brought to the laboratory. Veterinarians examined the bird with extra...

by User avatar Jane232591