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Murray algae outbreak easing
The blue-green algae outbreak along the Murray River is starting to dissipate.
The New South Wales Office of Water removed the red alert for the river between the Torrumbarry Weir and Barham and the Gulpa Creek at Mathoura.
A red alert is still in place for the river, from the Hume Dam to Moama and at Swan [...]
Weed outbreak sparks call for vigilance
The state Primary Industries Minister says north Queensland landholders must be vigilant in the fight against another invasive weed.
More than 200 pond apple plants have been found at Habana, north of Mackay, and three weed sessions to educate landholders will be held in the area later in the month.
The plants are considered class two pests.
Minister [...]
Twitter could help track swine flu spread
London, September 16 (ANI): People’s updates on popular social networking websites such as Twitter about having coughs and colds could help health officials track early warning signs about flu outbreaks.
The Health Protection Agency annual conference at Warwick University, UK, heard that such websites could indicate an outbreak of flu earlier than conventional disease surveillance methods [...]
Seven of 10 Americans concerned about H1N1 outbreak
Washington, Sep. 6 (ANI): Seven out of 10 Americans consider H1N1 virus a “very” or “somewhat” serious problem, a new CBS poll has found.
In May, just 49 percent described H1N1 as “very” or “somewhat” serious. he percentage of Americans who say swine flu, is a “very serious” problem has more than doubled since May, [...]
Public health response to swine flu may be seen as alarmist, says US expert
London, September 4 (ANI): A US expert says that the public health measures taken in response to swine flu may be seen as alarmist, overly restrictive, and unjustified.
Peter Doshi, a doctoral student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, argues that any plans for pandemics need to take into account more than the worst case [...]
Phil Spector fears he will catch Valley Fever with jail move
New York, Sep 2 (ANI): American record producer Phil Spector, who is being moved out of the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran after complaining he feared for his safety, has now said that he fears he would die from Valley Fever in the new prison.
Spector, 69, who was convicted of [...]
Poland observes 70th anniversary of beginning of WWII
Warsaw (Poland), Sep.1 (ANI): Commemorations have begun in Poland to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War.
The first ceremony took place at dawn on Westerplatte peninsula near Gdansk, where a German battleship fired the first shots on a Polish fort in 1939.
Poland’s president and prime minister led a sombre [...]
New ultrasensitive electronic sensor to speed up DNA testing (corrected)
Washington, Sept 1 (ANI): Singapore scientists have developed a new ultrasensitive electronic sensor that would speed up DNA testing for disease diagnosis and biological research.
The novel electronic sensor array would be rapid, accurate and cost-efficient.
According to lead researcher Dr Zhiqiang Gao, from Singapore’s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), the Nanogap Sensor Array has [...]
Swine flu could kill as many as 30,000 to 90,000 people in US
Washington, August 25 (ANI): In a recently released report, the Obama administration’s advisory group on Science and Technology has said that the H1N1 flu virus, dubbed ‘Swine flu’, could cause as many as 30,000 and 90,000 deaths in the United States and pose a serious health threat.
According to Fox News, deaths would be concentrated among [...]
Encephalitis kills 200 children in northern India
London, August 25 (ANI): Health officials have said that at least 200 children have died in an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in northern India.
According to a report by BBC News, so far, 900 affected children have been admitted to hospitals in Uttar Pradesh state. Some patients have come from neighbouring Bihar state and Nepal.
Japanese [...]
Manmohan Singh speaks with Azad over swine flu outbreak
New Delhi, Aug 9 (ANI): Taking a serious view of the swine flu outbreak in the country, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today spoke with Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and reviewed the situation.
During the conversation, Dr. Singh asked Azad to inform him about any aggravation [...]
Diarrhoea claims four lives in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district
Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh), July 8 (ANI): Four infants aged between 18 months and five years have died of diarrhoea in Mushar village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar District.
“Four boys have died. Half a dozen children suffering from diarrhoea are admitted in the hospital,” said Mahesh, father of a diarrhoea-affected child.
The village does not have provision for [...]
Chidambaram Flags off BSF contingent to Congo
New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): The 4th BSF contingent for UN Peace Keeping in Congo was flagged off here today by Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram.
In his address, DG BSF M.L.Kumawat said that a strict criterion of selection was [...]
Why H1N1 flu spreads from person to person less effectively than other flu viruses
Washington, July 3 (ANI): Scientists in the US have come up with an genetic explanation for why the new H1N1 “swine flu” virus has spread from person to person less effectively than other flu viruses.
A collaborative team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have [...]
Solomon Islands – Swine Flu hits Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands – Swine Flu hits Solomon Islands
HONIARA – The Solomon Islands reported its first suspected case of swine flu Monday as health authorities warned against panic in the South Pacific nation.
A man who had been studying in Australia and who returned home last week for a holiday was experiencing flu-like symptoms, said James [...]
Shanghai firm rolls out antiviral drug to combat swine flu
Shanghai, June 27 (ANI): A pharmaceutical company in Shanghai has rolled out the first batch of antiviral drugs to combat Influenza A (H1N1) virus, which is responsible for the swine flu pandemic around the world.
The Shanghai Pharmaceutical (Group) Co. Ltd. has [...]
Swine flu claims third victim in Australia
Victoria, June 24 (ANI): A 50-year-old woman with life-threatening cancer has become the third person to die from Swine Flu in Australia since the outbreak of the H1N1 virus.
“The woman died early today at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, where she has been a [...]
Swine flu claims third victim in Australia
Victoria, June 24 (ANI): A 50-year-old woman with life-threatening cancer has become the third person to die from Swine Flu in Australia since the outbreak of the H1N1 virus.
“The woman died early today at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, where she has been a [...]
Franz Marc painting fetches 6.2 million dollars
London – The oil painting Springende Pferde (Leaping Horses) by German expressionist artist Franz Marc fetched 6.2 million dollars at Christie’s auction house Tuesday.
The price exceeded the lowest estimate of 4.9 million dollars and grazed just under the maximum estimate of 6.5 million dollars.
Marc is one of the most important painters of the 20th century [...]
Swine flu claims second victim in Australia
Victoria, June 23(ANI): A second person has died from Swine Flu in Australia since the outbreak of the H1N1 virus.
A 35-year-old man from Victoria was posthumously diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, and the cause of death is believed to be a respiratory failure caused by [...]
