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• Washington Post Back to Pushing Avian Flu Panic

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 570
  Remember avian flu? Until swine flu came along, that’s what was going to wipe out mankind. My last unprinted letter to the Washington Post scored the paper’s opinions page for declaring “panic is good . . . panic is what we want,” for claiming swine flu could kill 207,000 Americans and nine to 10 million ...
  8 hours ago

• Cultural Background?

  
  A1A South — Authority: 130
  Daughter was asked to provide, for the Christmas party at the grandson’s kindergarten, food appropriate to her “cultural background”. WTF? So, she called me to ask me what food would be appropriate to our cultural background. Raccoon, squirrel, or other critters? Latkes? Yellow jacket* soup? Haggis? ...
  1 day ago

• WHO - Avian influenza – situation in Viet Nam - update 7

  
  A TIME'S MEMORY — Authority: 454
  Avian influenza – situation in Viet Nam - update 7 11 December 2009 The Ministry of Health has reported a new confirmed case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case has been confirmed at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE). The case is a man from Dien Bien Phu ...
  3 days ago

• 8 Signs That You Have a Sick Bird

  
  http://www.birdtricks.com/blog — Authority: 128
  This is a topic I have covered in past posts, but an email I received today convinced me that this is a subject that can’t be discussed enough. In this email, a young woman that I knew in Austin, told me that her much loved sun conure , Mango, had died unexpectedly.  She included her phone number, so I called her ...
  5 days ago

• Outbreaks associated with recreational water in the United State...

  
  Science nature & education - science-nature.marc8.com — Authority: 155
  In this article, we review the causes of 212 recreational waterborne outbreaks and 17975 cases of illness reported during 1995-2004. Gastroenteritis was the most frequently (91%) reported illness. Conditions or symptoms related to the skin, ear, or eye occurred less frequently (6%). Also reported were cases ...
  6 days ago

• Justice for Climategate, Vaccinegate and Tiger’s Affairs

  
  Ahrcanum "ahR-Kah-noom" > secret secrets — Authority: 126
  With so many scandals and questions lingering about climategate- http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1946082,00.html   and vaccinegate, it is disgusting Tiger Woods affairs are the lead story in the news. We thought a diversion might be in order and found this off Broadway play-  The Affair, faithfully ...
  6 days ago

• Penguin exhibit wins Seattle design award

  
  Woodland Park Zoo Blog | Naturally Inspiring — Authority: 106
  Posted by: Rebecca Whitham, Communications Last Thursday, Woodland Park Zoo was recognized by the Seattle Design Commission with a design excellence award for our new Humboldt penguin exhibit! The award is in recognition of Seattle’s best capital improvement projects. Other honorees were Fremont Peak Park, ...
  1 week ago

• Birds of Prey from the American Wildlife Refuge.

  
  The Photography of Rob Miracle — Authority: 103
  Its a Bird! Its a Plane! No. Its a Bird! Actually six birds. The American Wildlife Refuge , a non-profit wild bird-of-prey rescue organization in Raleigh, North Carolina had a variety of their Educational Birds on display at Wild Birds Unlimited in Cary on Saturday, December 5th. Volunteer handlers ...
  1 week ago

• Concerns Grow Over Possible H1N1-H5N1 Reassortment, Other Mutations

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  The obvious risk is of H5N1 combining with the pandemic [H1N1] virus Virologists and influenza authorities are becoming increasingly concerned that the 2009 A-H1N1 flu virus could “reassort” with the highly virulent H5N1 avian flu that’s still prevalent in parts of the world like China, and that a mutation could ...
  1 week ago

• Rational drug design identifies fragments of FDA-approved drug...

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 158
  (American Society for Cell Biology) A massive, data-crunching computer search program that matches fragments of potential drug molecules to the known shapes of viral surface proteins has identified several FDA-approved drugs that could be the basis for new medicines -- if emerging viruses such as the H5N1 (avian flu) ...
  1 week ago

• Rational drug design identifies fragments of FDA-approved drug...

  
  Science nature & education - science-nature.marc8.com — Authority: 155
  (American Society for Cell Biology) A massive, data-crunching computer search program that matches fragments of potential drug molecules to the known shapes of viral surface proteins has identified several FDA-approved drugs that could be the basis for new medicines -- if emerging viruses such as the H5N1 (avian flu) ...
  1 week ago

• Know Before You Choose A Doctor for Your Pet Bird

  
  All Info About — Authority: 153
  Your pet bird should visit the vet on a regular basis. While you might think any doctor can best treat your bird, it is better to consult with someone who specializes in these creatures.This type of person is known as avian veterinarian. When you go around looking for one, it is best that this person [...]
  1 week ago

• Book review: The Fatal Strain: On the Trail of Avian Flu, by Alan Sipress

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 955
  Alan Sipresss superb and sobering "The Fatal Strain" details the shadowy progression of a virulent avian flu now moving across Asia.
  1 week ago

• Q&A: Vaccines are success, but some have reactions

  
  Holy Hormones, Honey! — Authority: 141
  Newsadvance.com BY TAMMIE SMITH Media General News Service Published: November 30, 2009 Question: There have been a lot of questions about the safety of flu vaccine and all vaccines, really. One friend told me her child’s doctor told her to “run” from the flu vaccine. She took her child elsewhere to ...
  1 week ago

• A holiday greeting to share

  
  Woodland Park Zoo Blog | Naturally Inspiring — Authority: 106
  Posted by: Rebecca Whitham, Communications Were getting into the holiday spirit here at the zoo. Join us in kicking off the holiday season by sharing our new season’s greetings video with your friends and family. You can also now send a zoo-themed holiday e-card to wish that special someone a happy holiday ...
  1 week ago

• Canadian Turkeys Catch H1N1

  
  Logistics Monster — Authority: 437
  I am still kicking myself for not imaging a page off of Wiki about wild, migratory Canadian geese that were infected with avian flu a few years back before it was scrubbed.  This story is of as great a concern as that article was.H1N1 Flu Strain Found in Canadian Turkey Flock (12.1.09)WINNIPEG, Manitoba — [...]
  1 week ago

• gulfnews : WHO warns of deadly bird flu, swine flu combo

  
  PID News — Authority: 148
  (AP) — Vietnam’s Ministry of Health says a man has died from bird flu, as the World Health Organization warns about the dangers of bird flu and swine flu combining.The ministry said on its Web site Tuesday that the 23-year-old man died last week, and test results confirmed he was infected with the H5N1 bird [...]
  1 week ago

• Indonesia. Padang, West Sumatera - Duck farmer suspected to contract bird flu

  
  A TIME'S MEMORY — Authority: 454
  Padang, West Sumatera – A resident of Tanjuang Durian, Nagari Baru Kecamatan Bayang Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan, Dasrizal (37), suspected to contract bird flu virus and admitted to M Djamil hospital. Patient is a duck farmer, and raising hundreds of ducks. He is reported to have found almost of all his ducks suddenly ...
  2 weeks ago

• FLUflux: data visualization project at Media Lab Prado

  
  codeanticode — Authority: 91
  I just returned from Madrid, where attended together with Jihyun Kim the Visualizar ‘09 workshop at the Media Lab Prado.  Jihyun and I are the authors of the FLUflux project, which was accepted for its production at the workshop, process which took place during the last two weeks, from November 14th until 26th. ...
  2 weeks ago

• As Holiday Shopping Season Begins, Building A “Culture Of Preparedness…One Gift At A Time”

  
  In Case Of Emergency, Read Blog — Authority: 122
  With today, so-called “Black Friday,” considered the kickoff of the holiday shopping season, I thought I would highlight a nice post, “The Gift of Preparedness,” by Mike Coston of Avian Flu Diary (with help from Joel from the Preparedness & Response blog) with some constructive ideas for presents as ...
  2 weeks ago

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