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Avian influenza A(H5N1) update: Situation in Viet Nam
The Ministry of Health in Viet Nam has today officially confirmed three additional cases, including one fatality, of avian influenza H5N1 infection in humans. more
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Information for the public: Avian influenza frequently asked questions
Avian influenza, or "bird flu", is a contagious disease of animals caused by viruses that normally infect only birds and, less commonly, pigs. While all bird species are thought to be susceptible to infection, domestic poultry flocks are especially vulnerable to infections that can rapidly reach epidemic proportions.
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Shut down Asia's wild bird markets to prevent avian influenza
A group of scientists and wildlife health experts from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) say that closing Asia's wild bird markets would reduce the spread of Avian flu. The markets place tens of thousands of wild and domestic birds in close quarters, allowing diseases to make the jump between wild animals, livestock, and ultimately humans, WCS says. The group also expressed concern that policies calling for widespread killing of birds living in the wild to prevent disease would do more harm than good.
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Distance to nearest hospital is major factor in survival of heart attack victims
Heart attack victims who make it to the hospital in time to receive medical attention are four to five times more likely to survive compared with those who don't make it to a hospital promptly, according to a new Cornell University study. The research also finds that for each five-minute increase in distance from a hospital, a person's probability of getting to the hospital in time falls by 1.25 percent.
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Sleep apnea disrupts sleep throughout night
Patients who snore or have other symptoms of sleep apnea often undergo testing in a sleep laboratory to measure the number of breathing pauses and arousals that occur while they slumber. But doctors find these tests do not effectively predict daytime consequences suspected to arise from sleep apnea, such as sleepiness in adults or hyperactivity in children. more
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High levels of certain protein in blood associated with development of colon cancer
Having elevated concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP) in the blood is linked to an increased risk for developing colon cancer, according to a study in the February 4 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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Vitamins do little to prevent recurrent stroke
A major national study testing whether high-dose vitamins could prevent another stroke found that the vitamins had little effect, according to a report in today's (Feb. 4) issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. more
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