Bird Flu :: Bio-security lapse at Suffolk bird flu outbreak
UK Environment Secretary David Miliband says that there was a lapse in bio-security at Suffolk poultry farm of Bernard Matthews company in England.
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Bird Flu :: Two birds tested for H5 virus in Hong Kong
Preliminary testing of two silver-eared mesias found dead in Mong Kok has indicated a suspected case of H5 avian flu, the Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department says.
HIV :: Abbott reduces the price of Kaletra in Thailand for HIV people
A joint statement released by the health ministry and Abbott to reduce the price of Kaletra in Thailand to increase access to the drug among HIV-positive people who have developed resistance to other antiretrovirals.
Vitamin C :: Students Get Daily Dose of Vitamin C at Rube Goldberg Contest
Purdue University students will create complex machines to put the squeeze on oranges as they seek new ways to make juice during the regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.
HIV :: Papua New Guinea rejects HIV report by CIS Australia
Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s government on thursday rejected a report which predicted that up to a quarter of the nation’s population could be infected with HIV/ AIDS by 2020 and up to a million people could die of AIDS and HIV in the Pacific country, reported by People’s Daily Online.
Vitamin B :: Folate and B12 may influence cognition in seniors
Folate may protect cognition in seniors, but only with adequate levels of vitamin B12. In an epidemiological study, low B-vitamin status was associated with anemia and cognitive impairment. Low vitamin B12 status was especially linked to these conditions if seniors also had high folate in the blood.
Autism :: US says 1 in 150 children have autism
Autism is a behavior disorder, characterized by an impairment in social communication, social interaction, and social imagination. A U.S. study of autism has found that about one in 150 American children has autism.
HIV :: Witchcraft is responsible for HIV and AIDS ?
HIV and AIDS could kill more than a third of Papua New Guinea’s adult population within 20 years according to a new study from the Centre for Independent Studies.
Restless Legs Syndrome :: Medical therapy for restless legs syndrome may trigger compulsive gambling
A new Mayo Clinic study is the first to describe this compulsive gambling in RLS patients who are being treated with medications that stimulate dopamine receptors in the brain. The Mayo Clinic report appeared in the January 23 issue of Neurology.
Osteoporosis :: Second gene discovered for recessive form of brittle bone disease
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions have found a second genetic defect that accounts for previously unexplained forms of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a disorder that weakens bones, sometimes results in frequent fractures and is sometimes fatal.