Pet :: Chenango Valley Pet Foods recalls certain pet foods
Chenango Valley Pet Foods is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and voluntarily recalling pet foods manufactured with a certain shipment of rice protein concentrate.
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Drug Abuse :: Indian state J-K govt takes steps to curb drug abuse
In order to curb drug abuse in Jammu and Kashmir, the state government has warned people against cultivating hemp and other narcotic plants in their fields and strict action would be taken against anyone found involved in doing so.
NHS :: New wave of community hospitals and services in UK
Health Minister Andy Burnham unveiled nearly ?50 million wave of new NHS community hospitals and super-surgeries. Six new health centres, two new community hospitals, and eight refurbished community hospitals will open in towns and cities across the country as part of a major drive to provide NHS patients with more minor operations, medical tests and follow-up care outside of large hospitals.
Rift Valley Fever :: Tanzania Rift Valley Fever update
Reported outbreaks of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) among animals began on 18_January 2007 with the first human case reported at the beginning of February 2007 in Arusha region.
Bird Flu :: Egyptian boy tests positive for bird flu
A four-year-old boy from the Nile Delta town of Daqahliya tested positive for the H5N1 virus on 11 March. Sayyid al-Abbasi, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health, said the boy had contracted the virus from domestic birds raised by his family. He added that his condition was stable.
Healthcare :: Global warming to spread disease, hunger in South Asia
According to the World Health Organisation, millions more South Asians will suffer from diseases like malaria and cholera, or go hungry due to global warming, but governments are not fully aware of the dangers.
BMI :: BMI not accurate indicator of body fat
Body mass index, or BMI, long considered the standard for measuring the amount of fat in a person?s body, may not be as accurate as originally thought, according to new research.
Sleep Apnea :: OSA increasingly associated with cardiovascular disease
A study published in the March 1 issue of the journal Sleep finds that people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at an increased risk of having cardiovascular disease.
Rift Valley Fever :: Update on Rift Valley Fever in Kenya and Somalia
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an outbreak of Rift Valley fever has occurred in several areas of Kenya, primarily the North Eastern Province, Coast Province, Eastern Province, Central Province, and Rift Valley Province.
Nursing :: $3 Million in Grants to Improve and Expand Nursing School Programs
Continuing his efforts to address California’s medical professional shortage, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today awarded $3 million in grants to 16 different California nursing schools.