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Obesity - a global pandemic
Obesity is becoming a global pandemic and a greater threat than bird flu or warming the Earth. It is a general warning of more than 2,500 health professionals attending…
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Blood transfusions can treat the flu?
People are afraid of blood transfusions that can spread diseases such as proteins that cause mad cow disease in Europe or the US Nil virus. However, according to a new U…
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Brother: A death from rabbit flu
Farmer John Freeman, 29, living in Aspall near Stowmarket, Suffolk, England, died of a swine flu infection, a type of bacteria commonly found in dogs and cats.
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Treating H5N1 flu: Increasing dose of Tamiflu
On July 24, Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, the Institute of National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology said that in early August, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia will begin r…
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Indonesia: Two and a half days, one person died of H5N1
In May 2006, an average of 1 person died every 2.5 days from bird flu in Indonesia. So far, at least 36 people have died from bird flu. The total number of people dying…
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Pandemic & infectious diseases in human history
In the early 20th century, there were two major epidemics, 1913 smallpox and Spanish flu in 1919. Spanish flu entered Australia after the first post-World War soldiers r…
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What is your fever?
Fever is when the body temperature is over 37.5 degrees Celsius. This is a common sign of many diseases, need to recognize immediately for timely treatment. If you have…
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Tips for 'hoarse' sound
We often get hoarse when we have the flu or talk too much and loud. Many people who encounter this phenomenon do not know what to do rather than wait for the self-healin…
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Flu B syndrome and things to note
Since the beginning of the year, viral fever syndrome has occurred in all northern provinces. According to the report of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiolo…
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Dream and disease
According to Zdorovie magazine, the common colds and flu come in dreams 1-2 days before, the more serious diseases (gastritis, hypertension, cardiovascular disease) appe…
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A vaccine against promising bird flu
The successful creation of an effective anti-H5N1 vaccine, along with the accumulation of antiviral drugs, is one of the priorities that all governments around the world…
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Key protein detection in H5N1 virus
Scientists have discovered the structure of a key protein in the H5N1 avian influenza virus that can mutate into a deadly virus easily spread from person to person. This…
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Avian flu appears in Poland
On March 5, Polish TVP3 confirmed the country's first case of bird flu after testing the H5N1 virus in a dead swan two days ago in Torun, northern Poland.
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Cure flu for children with herbal medicine
Children are often prone to flu, the term oriental medicine is called a cold. It is possible to treat this disease with easy-to-find leafy plants such as grasses, bamboo…
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The mosquito flu epidemic is raging in Reunion Island
The report of the French Ministry of Health has just announced: The flu is caused by mosquitoes spreading the disease called mosquito flu which is raging in Reunion Isla…