Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) — Human bird-flu infections may rise in
Asia as people handle more poultry for next week’s Lunar New Year
celebrations, according to a United Nations veterinarian who
tracks the virus in birds.
Health authorities in China, South Korea and Vietnam have
stepped up surveillance of H5N1 avian influenza among poultry
ahead of the festival, which starts Jan. 26. Production of
chickens and ducks swells as much as three times in the Read the rest of this entry »
Friday, January 23, 2009 11:04 AM EST
CASSOPOLIS – Isolated Cass County Medical Care Facility “experienced one of its most difficult years” in 2007-2008, Administrator Merri Terborgh and Dowagiac certified public accountant Rebecca L. Moore acknowledged to the Board of Commissioners Thursday night.
A Sept. 30, 2008, audit conducted by Plante Moran chronicles alarming financial swings.
Cash decreased $451,000, from $1,971,866 on Sept. 30, 2007, Read the rest of this entry »
Generic prescription drugs continue to be filled at pharmacies throughout the state, leaving more brand name drugs on the shelves, saving consumers millions of dollars each year.
For the north country, those savings reached $14.55 million for 2008, according to a report released late last month by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.
The estimated savings for Lewis County in 2007-08 are $2.04 million, while the estimated generic savings for St. Lawrence Read the rest of this entry »
MILAN, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Napoli winger Daniele Mannini and
striker Davide Possanzini have been banned for a year after
arriving late for a drugs test when playing for Serie B side
Brescia, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on
Thursday.
The pair, who were late for a doping test at a match against
Chievo in Dec. 2007, were banned for 15 days in March by an
Italian Olympic Committee judge but the World Anti-Doping Agency
(WADA) appealed Read the rest of this entry »
Studies emphasize the important role played by physical activity in public health efforts to combat obesity and diseases. Frequent and regular physical activity boosts the immune system, helps prevent diseases, improves mental health and helps prevent depression. It may help decrease the effects of childhood obesity. Childhood obesity has become a major reason of concern, as most of the obese children are more likely to develop obesity-related diseases. Read the rest of this entry »
Updated at 5 p.m.:
The girl has been identified as Kayley Ishii.
A 4-year-old girl was killed when she became trapped inside a washing machine, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said today.
The child apparently climbed into a front-loading washing machine Monday afternoon at her home in Mission Viejo, said sheriff’s spokesman Jim Amormino.
Her mother told investigators that the girl’s 15-month-old brother managed to start the machine, Read the rest of this entry »
Monday, February 16, 2009
The Prescott Area Women’s Shelter (PAWS) has announced that as of Feb. 2, the shelter has opened its doors to provide year-round emergency shelter services.
Guests must arrive between 5 and 6 p.m. for check-in procedures. Hours will be overnight, from 5 p.m. until 8 a.m. Women and their children (male children must be younger than 12) will be admitted if they agree to abide by the rules and regulations of the shelter, Read the rest of this entry »
Monday, January 5, 2009
CONOR LALLY, Crime Correspondent
THE VALUE of illicit drugs seized by garda last year exceeded €200 million. The total value of main drug types seized last year was €212.3 million, compared with €167.5 million in 2007.
The seizures in both years are well ahead of trends in the previous five years, when drugs valued at between €80 million and just over €100 million were seized annually. Read the rest of this entry »
Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Offers New Tools for the New Year to Help Women
Identify and Discuss Symptoms of Low Testosterone in their Husbands and Male
Partners
MARIETTA, Ga., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Nine out of 10 women in
the United States are unaware that if their husband or male partner
experiences symptoms like fatigue, depressed mood and increased waistline it
could be related to a condition known as low testosterone, or Low T, according
to Read the rest of this entry »
January 20, 2009 1:45 a.m. EST
Beijing, China (AHN) – Health officials of Hunan Province in central China on Monday said a 16-year-old local boy is critically ill from bird flu infection.
The Hunan provincial health bureau identified the victim only by his family name Wu from the southwestern Guizhou Province. The boy was infected on Jan. 8 and his condition worsened eight days later, bureau officials said.
The Chinese Center for Disease Control Read the rest of this entry »