Bird flu swan 'probably native' - BBC News
April 9, 2006

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Bird flu swan 'probably native' BBC News - 40 minutes ago A swan with the H5N1 bird flu strain probably came from the Bay of Montrose about 30 miles north of where it was found dead, scientists in Scotland say. Chances of bird flu pandemic 'very low' Financial Times Where did dead swan come from? The Herald Telegraph.co.uk - Scotsman - Magic City Morning Star - Times Online - all 661 related

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Earthtimes.org

WHO reports severe shortage of health workers in 57 countries Food Consumer - 9 hours ago The World Health Report 2006, published by the World Health Organization (WHO), says there is an acute shortage of qualified health workers in 57 countries, adversely ... UN: Shortage of health workers puts world at risk CNN Senegal: 1.3 billion lack access to basic healthcare - WHO African News Dimension iAfrica.com - CBS News - Chicago Tribune - Xinhua - all 195 related

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Medical News Today (press release)

More children and men getting fat Daily Times - 2 hours ago Could the obesity epidemic be peaking? According to the government’s most accurate recent check of the nation’s girth, US men and children are increasingly tipping the scales. Study: Obese people lack health awareness Seattle Post Intelligencer More kids, men are reported as being overweight Asbury Park Press ABC News - WCNC (subscription) - all 74 related

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Washington Post

Niger begins bird flu cull, after delay The Age - 33 minutes ago Niger, one of the world's poorest countries, began culling poultry on Sunday, more than a month after it first discovered an outbreak of deadly avian flu near its southern border with Nigeria. Avian flu giving birds a bad name: conservationists Reuters Activists flock to Kenya for migratory bird day Reuters AlertNet Planet Ark - ABC News - all 24 related

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The Age

We still don't know species of flu swan, says Defra Telegraph.co.uk - 1 hour ago Eleven days after a swan with the bird flu virus was found in a seaside village, scientists still do not know what species it is, they said last night. 'Low' risk of human bird flu strain Daily Mail - UK Bird flu unlikely to infect people, says leading scientist Times Online Scotsman - News24 - Monsters and Critics.com - Bradford Telegraph - all 641 related

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Mumps epidemic takes Midwest by surprise USA Today - 27 minutes ago A mumps epidemic striking Iowa and spilling into neighboring states is a reminder that once-common childhood diseases may be forgotten but not gone, health officials say. Iowa mumps cases make another jump Quad City Times Mumps outbreaks spreads; member of delegation to nation's capital ... Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier WCCO - Kansas City Star - Monroe Times - WIBW - all 22 related

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Playfuls.com

Platinum in silicone implants becomes risk, study says Houston Chronicle - 17 hours ago Researchers have found a new reason for possible concern about the safety of silicone gel breast implants: high and potentially hazardous levels of the metal platinum in some women ... US reviewing study of silicone breast implants Reuters Implanted Platinum Resource Investor Earthtimes.org - Food Consumer - WFIE-TV - Playfuls.com - all 30 related

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ITV.com

Bird flu unlikely to infect people, says leading scientist Times Online - 1 hour ago THE bird flu virus is very unlikely to change into a form that will infect human beings, the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser said yesterday. Bird flu 'could kill 100,000 children' Telegraph.co.uk Bird flu could kill 100,000 British children-report Reuters.uk Daily Mail - UK - News24 - BBC News - Reuters AlertNet - all 672 related

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CNN

Update 3: Lawmakers Want Junk Food Out of Schools Forbes - Apr 6, 2006 07.2006, 12:21 AM. Trying to shrink the growing waistlines of children, lawmakers want to expel soda, candy bars, chips and other junk food from the nation's schools. Bill would cut junk food in schools San Francisco Chronicle Sugary Shortage At Schools KWWL Fort Worth Star Telegram - Anchorage Daily News - FoodNavigator-USA - WQAD - all 46 related

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NPR

A Rising Star, Out of the Blue Newsweek - 16 hours ago While rivals Frist and McCain fumed over the collapse of the immigration bill, Romney made solving thorny problems look easy. Emanuel's approach is giving Democrats the feeling they might not blow it this time. A health-care crucible Chicago Tribune Health Care: Coverage for all Seattle Post Intelligencer The Journal News.com - Battle Creek Enquirer - Newsday - Hartford Courant - all 111 related

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Reuters.uk

Avian flu giving birds a bad name: conservationists Washington Post - 4 hours ago Conservationists and artists gathered at the edge of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya on Sunday to put an end to bad publicity they say migratory birds receive ... Bird flu: Migratory birds take off, trappers grounded Newindpress (subscription) Activists flock to Kenya for migratory bird day Ely Times all 19 related

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OCRegister

Federal Investigators Examine Failed Liver-Transplant Program abc7.com - 6 hours ago IRVINE - Federal officials have opened a criminal investigation into the failed liver transplant program at UC-Irvine. FBI agents and Health and Human Services officials are seeking financial and medical records related to the liver-transplant program. UC transplant center under investigation Ventura County Star (subscription) UCI liver transplants under fire Los Angeles Daily News KESQ - OCRegister - all 17 related

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Earthtimes.org

Ovary Removal Before Menopause Increases Dementia Risk Playfuls.com - 2 hours ago Ovary removal before menopause may put women at an increased risk of dementia, according to a new study. Dementia is a disorder of the brain that can cause emotional disturbances and personality changes. Removing ovaries increases dementia risk in women NewKerala.com Ovary removal could disturb your brain Times of India ktla 5 - Trade Arabia - MedIndia - all 12 related

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Playfuls.com

Sanctions 'enforce co-operation' BBC News - 21 hours ago Having a system of sanctions is an effective way of enforcing co-operation, a German study says. A University of Erfurt team found people worked better in groups if they could punish people who did not pull their weight, the Science journal said. People want freeloaders punished, study finds Standard-Speaker Punishment linked to profits, says study DailyIndia.com all 14 related

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Zee News

Vitamins plus ibuprofen may ward off Alzheimer's Reuters - Apr 7, 2006 For patients at high risk of Alzheimer's disease, taking a combination of vitamins E and C plus ibuprofen significantly reduces their risk, results of a longitudinal study suggest. Midlife obesity raises risk of Alzheimer's disease Reuters Vitamins plus ibuprofen may ward off Alzheimer‘s Herald News Daily all 29 related

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CNN

Human bird-flu risk 'low' News24 - 34 minutes ago LOndon - The likelihood of the lethal H5N1 strain of the bird-flu virus mutating into a form that can be transmitted between humans is "very low", the British government's chief scientific adviser said on Sunday. Scotland well prepared for bird flu - McConnell Reuters.uk 'Low' risk of human bird flu strain Daily Mail - UK Xinhua - BBC News - Monsters and Critics.com - Reuters AlertNet - all 691 related

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TVNZ

Study: Obese people lack health awareness Seattle Post Intelligencer - 2 hours ago Obese people have a blind spot when it comes to their own weight problem, according to a study that showed only 15 percent of people in that category view themselves as obese. Many obese unaware of size TVNZ Study: Obese people less likely to define themselves as such WWAY NewsChannel 3 Salon - all 68 related

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Playfuls.com

Why her? Study explores breast cancer, sisters Boston Herald - 12 hours ago Soon after Dolores Dill joined the Sister Study, a nurse came to her home in Lee, Maine, and took her toenail clippings, blood and urine samples, and specks of dust, also asking her about ... Sisters Study Seeks Breast Cancer Answers Forbes Sister Study evaluates breast cancer risk factors Food Consumer The Casper Star Tribune - PakTribune.com - Times & Transcript (subscription) - Baltimore Sun - all 26 related

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What is the Word

Diet drug may hit the OTC market soon Food Consumer - 20 hours ago GlaxoSmithKline said yesterday the company received a letter from the Food and Drug Administration saying that its plan to market an over-the-counter (OTC) version ... US to use outside experts on heart device safety Reuters Diet Drug Moves Closer to Being Sold Over Counter New York Times Forbes - Washington Post - San Jose Mercury News - Wall Street Journal (subscription) - all 528 related

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KOIN.com

Number sick with norovirus mounts The Columbian - 46 minutes ago New cases of norovirus are sickening residents and staff of one Vancouver retirement center, and another retirement center is struggling with an apparently similar outbreak. Norovirus Outbreak Kills 2 in Washington Washington Post Norovirus Outbreak Kills 3 in Washington Houston Chronicle Seattle Post Intelligencer - HealthCentral.com - Katu.com - OregonLive.com - all 208 related

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BBC News

Threat of Punishment Is Key to Cooperation Scientific American - Apr 6, 2006 Humans cooperate on all sorts of issues and tasks, but every so often a member of the group fails to pull his weight. If such free riding is allowed to proliferate, cooperation itself can break down. Scientists confirm: no pain, no gain Sydney Morning Herald People want freeloaders punished, study finds Standard-Speaker PhysOrg.com - eMaxHealth.com - all 13 related

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Mental health experts' tactics for rain blues Go outside anyway ... San Francisco Chronicle - Apr 7, 2006 Seattle may be used to the kind of unrelenting rain that's been pelting Northern California in recent weeks, but the Bay Area most definitely is not, and mental health experts say the prolonged wet weather is leaving folks feeling just as gray and gloomy ... Rain insane: jobs, they are a pain San Jose Mercury News Rainy days increase classroom fidget factor Contra Costa Times San Jose Mercury News - all 4 related

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Washington Post

Avian flu giving birds a bad name: conservationists Reuters - 2 hours ago Conservationists and artists gathered at the edge of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya on Sunday to put an end to bad publicity they say migratory birds receive ... Migratory kolea face avian flu challenge Honolulu Advertiser Activists flock to Kenya for migratory bird day ABC News Jackson News-Tribune - all 18 related

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Earthtimes.org

Ovary Removal May Boost Long-Term Dementia Risk HealthCentral.com - Apr 6, 2006 New research suggests that removal of the ovaries significantly increases a woman's risk for cognitive problems later in life. Ovary Removal Dementia Risk ABC 4 Ovary removal could disturb your brain Times of India ktla 5 - Trade Arabia - DailyIndia.com - all 16 related

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Rainy days increase classroom fidget factor Contra Costa Times - 8 hours ago Cooped up, desk-bound, their recesses wrecked by record days of rain, Bay Area schoolchildren threw themselves into Wednesday morning, the first decent weather break in days.

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BBC News

People agree freeloaders must be punished: study Macon Area Online - Apr 8, 2006 People's ideas of a happy, cooperative society in which no one gets punished fall apart as soon as a few freeloaders show up, researchers reported on Thursday. Punishment linked to profits, says study DailyIndia.com People Prefer Belonging to Groups in Which Members Can Punish ... eMaxHealth.com all 13 related

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Canada.com

Changing tides Calgary Sun - 10 hours ago Premier Ralph Klein's promised departure from the provincial leadership has become a debacle, just as he has increasingly become a caricature of himself. PM warns Klein he risks violating health act Vancouver Sun (subscription) Layton wants action, not just letters Canada.com Meridian Booster - Calgary Sun - all 5 related

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CBBC newsround (audio)

Bird Flu: on the front line Sunday Herald - 19 hours ago it signalled the moment we had been dreading but the Cellardyke mute swan isn't where the real drama is being played out. Torcuil Crichton reports on the battle against a potential pandemic. Scotland well prepared for bird flu - McConnell Reuters.uk Germany culls 30,000 domestic birds amid avian flu outbreak on ... Xinhua The Observer - Telegraph.co.uk - Independent - Scotland on Sunday - all 707 related

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Reuters.uk

Activists flock to Kenya for migratory bird day Reuters AlertNet - 2 hours ago Kenyan children recited poems and Peruvian artists portrayed migrating birds alongside dozens of performers and conservationists gathered in Kenya to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day. Avian flu giving birds a bad name: conservationists ABC News Avian flu giving birds a bad name: conservationists Reuters Honolulu Advertiser - ABC News - all 8 related

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OCRegister

Health Highlights: April 9, 2006 Forbes - 1 hour ago Many survivors of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center are still suffering respiratory problems and psychological symptoms, according to a new government study. FBI Investigating UCI Liver Transplant Center Los Angeles Times Federal investigators examine failed liver-transplant program San Jose Mercury News abc7.com - Los Angeles Daily News - all 16 related

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Playfuls.com

FDA OKs First Attention Deficit Patch ABC News - Apr 6, 2006 — The FDA on Thursday approved the first skin patch to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children. The patch called Daytrana, designed to be worn for 9 hours, contains ... Ped Med: The ADHD Treatment Tradeoff National Ledger Noven, Shire Win Approval for Attention-Drug Patch (Update1) Bloomberg Medical News Today - Independent - Bizjournals.com - Miami Herald - all 313 related

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China Daily

Health officials turning to Internet to fight STDs Boston Globe - 9 hours ago When it comes to sex, the Internet has a dark side: It helps people connect with strangers, fueling the spread of disease. But recently, health ... AIDS message gradually sinks in with at-risk groups China Daily San Francisco may be world's gayest city - report Reuters AlertNet Washington Blade - The Advocate - all 39 related

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ITV.com

'Low' risk of human bird flu strain Daily Mail - UK - 2 hours ago The likelihood of the bird flu virus mutating into a form that can be transferred from human to human is "very low", the Government's top scientific adviser said. Deadly route of the infected swans The Sunday Times Swan fever: A dead bird in Scotland has revived the panic over ... Independent The Observer - Sunday Herald - Xinhua - Scotland on Sunday - all 743 related

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A dose of speed is a boy thing Sydney Morning Herald - 1 hour ago SCIENTISTS may have found why men are more likely to take amphetamines and why women are more prone to depression. A US study found that, under the influence of the drug, men produced more "happy chemicals" in their brains than women did. Uppers send men higher, study finds Columbus Dispatch Amphetamine 'greater affect on men' Bradford Telegraph Arizona Daily Star - International News Service - all 29 related

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999 Today

Brits 'Europe's biggest boozers' Manchester Evening News - Apr 7, 2006 DRINKERS in Britain consume more alcohol on a night out than any of their Western European neighbours, research suggests. But the culture of binge drinking is diminishing, with British consumption dropping to similar levels to the rest of Europe. Britons are Europe's biggest binge drinkers Life Style Extra UK 'tops binge drinking league' BBC News