Vietnam government reported that H5N1 bird flu is spreading and spread of avian bird flu virus has reached to Vietnam’s largest urban area of Ho Chi Minh City. 20 chickens were found dead on a farm in Vinh Long province confirmed the presence of the virus.
According to the National Eye Institute, Americans are facing increasing rates of visual impairment from age-related diseases. The articles in this special issue on vision address three general areas: screening for diabetic retinopathy, basic research on treating and preventing vision loss, and management of patients with low vision.
Controversial stock options for company executives may be much less costly to shareholders than current mathematical models suggest, according to research presented January 5 by Tim Leung of Princeton’s Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering.
A survey of 104 vacationers boarding flights for Mexico revealed that their general level of knowledge about the prevention of this condition was generally adequate; however, there were still some things they needed to know more about how to avoid a nasty case of travellers’ diarrhea, but they don’t know everything they should, according to a University of Alberta study.
An inexpensive blood test may identify which heart disease patients are at the highest risk of a stroke or heart attack, allowing doctors to move more aggressively to help them. “We are very good in this country at diagnosing heart disease,” said Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, of the University of California-San Francisco, lead author of the study.
Canadian scientists have found astonishing evidence that the lifelong use of two languages can help delay the onset of dementia symptoms by four years compared to people who are monolingual.
People have been paying more attention to the effects certain liquids like coffee, citrus-containing drinks and even toothbrushes have on teeth. Mouthrinses are no exception. Mouthrinses contain essential oils, which include eucalyptol, menthol, thymol, alcohol, sorbitol and others. People use mouthrinses for many reasons, ranging from whiter teeth, better breath or cavity protection. But are there any risks to using mouthrinses that contain essential oils?
Health risks are everywhere and as many as people know about, there are still many of which people are unaware. Parents face even more concerns when it comes to protecting children. Some diseases and problems are more prevalent in children — like cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS).
It may get a lot safer to leak sensitive documents about unethical behavior by governments or organizations if a new online service goes ahead. WikiLeaks, which hopes to launch in February, is designed to allow anyone to post documents on the Web site without the fear of being traced and thrown into jail. The Web site will exploit an anonymizing protocol which routes data through servers that use cryptography to safeguard the user’s identity.
A survey of hospital death rates for almost 47,000 people with heart attacks, stroke, pneumonia and blood poisoning has revealed that 30-day death rates varied from 10 percent to 28 percent across 75 hospitals. The researchers also surveyed some 4,000 nurses and came up with a list of key factors which accounted for the variance.