Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UN needs $20 million to battle bird flu in West Africa
The UN appealed on Monday for $20 million to stem outbreaks of bird flu in West Africa, a region still weakened by the Ebola crisis.
Jul 20, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sweden confines poultry indoors over bird flu fears
Sweden ordered farmers Tuesday to keep hens and other poultry indoors to reduce the chances of the spread of a new strain of bird flu hitting European poultry farms.
Nov 18, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO braces for bird flu spread in European poultry
The World Health Organization cautioned Tuesday that a new kind of bird flu hitting European poultry farms would spread among birds, after Britain confirmed its outbreak was of the same strain as in the Netherlands and Germany.
Nov 18, 2014
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Health
'Organic' milk is poorer in iodine than conventional milk
Milk from organic farms has a lower concentration of elements like zinc, iodine and selenium than milk produced by conventional farming methods. The discrepancy is due to the absence of mineral substances in the diets of ...
Jul 4, 2013
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Health
Birch juice season takes Latvia by storm
As spring melts away a long winter deep in Latvia's vast forests, the stillness is almost imperceptibly broken by a rhythmic drip, drip, drip.
Apr 9, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bird flu claims ninth victim this year in Indonesia
An Indonesian man has died of bird flu, the health ministry said Saturday, in the country's ninth fatal case this year.
Aug 11, 2012
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Medical research
Poultry farms that go organic have significantly fewer antibiotic-resistant bacteria
(Medical Xpress) -- Antibiotic use in conventional animal food production in the United States has created public health concern because it has been shown to contribute to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria ...
Aug 10, 2011
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