03.31.08

Germany moves to vaccinate farm animals against bluetongue

Posted in Health at 4:24 pm by heaven

Berlin - German officials said Monday they were bulldozing through plans to inoculate farm animals against bluetongue disease, which is common in Mediterranean countries and has been spreading north. The central state of Hesse has placed a binding or...

Bird flu kills two more in Indonesia, death toll now 107

Posted in Health at 8:49 am by heaven

Jakarta - Two more Indonesians, a boy and a girl, have died from bird flu, bringing the country's human death toll from the H5N1 strain of the deadly virus to 107, the highest in the world, the Health Ministry announced on Monday. The 15-year-old boy...

Hong Kong health officials monitor outbreak of contagious disease

Posted in Health at 8:42 am by heaven

Hong Kong - An outbreak of a highly contagious disease known as RSV is being monitored among children after the number of cases doubled in four days earlier in March, health officials said Monday. Officials said the number of cases of respiratory syn...

Prevent bladder infection with cranberry juice

Posted in Health at 3:10 am by heaven

Munich - When women suffer frequently from bladder infections, cranberry juice may help them, according to a medical magazine published in Munich. Cranberry juice disinfects the urine and can possibly prevent anther illness, the magazine reported. ...

Pregnant women should not refuse to take antibiotics

Posted in Health at 3:10 am by heaven

Stuttgart - Pregnant women should not refuse to take antibiotics for fear they could damage their child, a German medical journal said. The danger for the unborn child is clearly greater if the mother suffers an infection and fails to fight it with a...

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