37 days ago by naman

Why are disease burden estimates important? There are two sets of reasons: 1) technical, e.g. national priority setting etc and 2) political economy of health, e.g. advocacy and visibility, donor influence, etc. Thus, estimates are often quite contentious apart from the methodology used. The practic ...

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38 days ago by Warm Southern Breeze

We in the USA – and other developed nations – think nothing of malaria, because we are not directly affected by that dreaded disease. It is a disease that is entirely preventable and treatable. However, we are indirectly affected by it. How, and why? Malaria remains the single greatest worldwide kil ...

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38 days ago by Kate Jongbloed

What is “Food security? It is a situation “ when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.” For food security to be possible, the World Health Organization says that food has to be: Available: Food availability means that there is ...

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39 days ago by Swine Flu Information

Seoul Steps Up Quarantine Efforts Following Avian Influenza Outbreak In China Bernama SEOUL, Jan 3 (Bernama) -- The South Korean government is stepping up its quarantine efforts to prevent an outbreak of avian influenza here following the death of a man in neighbouring China from a lethal strain of ...

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42 days ago by The Zombie Hunter

I hate to be a holiday buzzkill, but I've been tracking a few problematic bugs that have been making their rounds around the world. H5N1 Bird Flu has killed one man in China and authorities over there have made it difficult to assess the true extent of this outbreak. You know how it is with STATE CO ...

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42 days ago by Swine Flu Information

AFP WHO "deeply concerned" by mutant bird flu AFP Two separate research teams -- one in the Netherlands and the other in the United States -- have found ways to alter the H5N1 avian influenza so it could pass easily between mammals. Two top scientific journals said on Tuesday they were mulling wheth ...

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43 days ago by LRS

“It’s NOT that simplistic and easy” many may proclaim. Perhaps it may not be, but seriously and honestly question who is going to rise and create change in today’s world? Will The Elite and powers-that-be rise to create change? Will Corporations or Governments (In essence the same thing) lead the wa ...

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44 days ago by pricetags

An occasional update on items from the Velo-city. ___________________________________________________________________ . BEST ITEMS OF THE YEAR In the opinion of Sustainable Cities Collective, five of the Best Bicycle Blog Posts of 2011: - Making Cycling Safer – What Does the Research Tell us? - Radi ...

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44 days ago by efjcollective

By Gina-Marie Cheeseman A lawsuit was filed against Frito-Lay a few weeks ago in federal court for marketing snacks as natural that contain genetically modified, or GMO ingredients. The lawsuit, filed by the law firm Milberg LLP, has one plaintiff, Julie Gengo of Richmond, California. The New York C ...

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44 days ago by Lekozza

The flu season is still young in the U.S. and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere, but Australia wrapped up its flu season months ago, and public health officials there have some disturbing news to report: The version of so-called swine flu that is resistant to the drug Tamiflu is spreading more eas ...

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