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Bird Flu: A Global Outbreak, A Global ConcernIt is important for people to realize that the bird flu virus is not merely one country's problem. It is a serious global problem that affects all countries and all peoples.

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Bird Flu: A Historical PerspectiveRecent outbreaks have put bird flu disease at the center stage of the global health community. The possibility of a global pandemic is serious enough that deaths caused by bird flu warrant a closer examination.

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Bird Flu: An Introduction To The Latest Global Health ThreatThe World Health Organization recently sounded a global health alarm in response to bird flu, which is an infectious diseases that affects only birds...until recently. What exactly is bird flu?

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Bird Flu: Fundamental Questions and Answers You Need To KnowAs reports of bird flu across the world increase, there are a number of answers that are important to know.

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Bird Flu: H5N1 Influenza Status Briefing Natural ProtectionThe Bird Flu has a defined area of infection and has found a host that has kept it alive for millenniums. Pigs are in the mutation chain as the virus transitions to people. The next bird flu step could be an overnite pandemic or a wimpering gasp of disappearance.

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Bird Flu: Killer Epidemic Prevention HelpWith so much concern being shown regarding the Bird Flu situation we are all asking if modern medicine can save us from what could become a human pandemic. Unfortunately it would appear that this is most unlikely, as the World Health Organization has explained that although modern day medicine has improved tremendously over the last decades a pandemic, such as bird flu or avian flu, presently could result in 2 million to 7.4 million deaths globally.

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Bird Flu: The Next Plague?Are you really ready for bird flu?

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Bird Flu: The Threat of Animal to Human TransmissionPeople who have close or direct contact to infected poultry can contract the disease after coming in contact with bird secretions or feces.

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Bird Flu: The World BewareAvian influenza virus or which is more commonly known as bird flu is a virus that stems from an infection from wild birds. These particular birds generally carry the virus but are somehow immune to the effects of it. Domesticated birds like ducks, chickens and turkeys however are not and herein lies the problem for humans.

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Bird Flu: What are the Real Chances of a PandemicThere are four reasons that scientists believe that bird flu could become a pandemic.

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Bird Flu: Why You Need to Worry and What You Can DoCan Bird Flu feasibly become a pandemic? According to the Centers for Disease Control, there are three conditions necessary for something to be labeled as a pandemic. There must be a new influenza strain that has little or no human immunity. This new strain must be able to infect humans and cause sickness and the new strain must spread easily and without interruption among humans. As it is, bird flu currently meets the first two criteria, but doesn't spread from human to human on a continuing basis. Because the current strains of bird flu that can infect humans (also referred to as H5N1)

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Birth Control -- It is Your ResponsibilityLot of people know how to get pregnant but how many of you know how to prevent it?

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Black Fungus Under FingernailsBlack fungus under fingernails is about the last thing that anyone would want, yet fungal nail infection is not at all uncommon. Fungal fingernail infection happens when fungal spores get in under the fingernails and start to grow there. Before long fungal hyphae (slender branching stalks of fungal growth) are wending their way back from the tip of the nail toward the cuticle, flourishing in the warm moist environment of the nail bed and deriving nourishment from the finger nail itself. Not all fungi produce a black color however: a yellow or brown color is even more typical.

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Bladder Infection SymptomsBladder infections can be debilitating and painful. You will know it if you have one. The best thing to do is to catch it early on, by recognizing the symptoms. There are many of symptoms of bladder infections. The most common symptom is a frequent desire to empty the bladder, along with a burning sensation or even pain during urination. In some cases, the urine could be cloudy or foul-smelling, accompanied by a mild fever and shivering.

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Blade Versus Bladeless LASIK Eye Surgery: What Is The Difference?As a patient you must know the difference between the two surgery types.

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Bleach for Toenail FungusPerhaps you have heard of people using bleach for toenail fungus (onychomycosis). This is a home remedy that used to be more popular but it has been largely replaced by prescription medications and commercial home remedies. The downside of home bleach treatment is that it requires twenty to thirty minutes every day, a time commitment that many people find difficult.

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Blindness: Inability to SeeBlindness is the condition which is generally caused due to the lack of visual perception which is either caused due to physiological or due to certain psychological factors. Sense organ eye and the spinal cord work together in the process of visualization.

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Blood - the Communicating Channel in our BodyBlood is a fluid connective tissue circulating in the body. It consists of plasma and blood corpuscles. The fluid part is called the plasma and is straw-yellow in color. The plasma content of the blood is 55% and that of the blood corpuscles is 45%. There are two types of blood vessels as arteries and the veins. . According to ABO blood group system the individuals are divided into 4 major blood group types as type A,B, AB and O on the basis of the presence of agglutinogens in the red cells.

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Blood Clots: What You Need to KnowYou are supposed to form clots only to protect you from bleeding, but any trauma or inflammation in your body can cause clots to form in blood vessels. If a clot breaks off from a blood vessel wall, it can block arteries to cause a heart attack, stroke or pulmonary embolism. Here's what you need to know.

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Blood Pressure - An OverviewBlood pressure is the measure of the force of the blood on the walls of the arteries. It is measured with an instrument called a Sphygmomanometer. Normal blood pressure is between 100/60 to 150/90. High blood pressure is a blood pressure of more than the upper limits of normal. Prolonged periods of high blood pressure can cause permanent damage to the eye, brain, kidney, heart and arteries. Factors that can influence high blood pressure include family history of high blood pressure, age, the types of activity you do, weight, diet, alcohol and cigarette smoking.

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Blood Pressure - Understanding Blood PressureBlood pressure can be defined as the force exerted during heartbeats on the arteries. Blood pressure differs from person to person. It can change with time also. Blood pressure can be one thing in the mornings and at night it can be different.

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Blood Pressure Monitors – Why You Should Consider Monitoring At HomeOne of our most valuable assets is the heart that beats away continuously within our chests bringing life-giving oxygen and nourishment to our bodies and brains and yet few of us pay it little if any attention until something goes wrong, when it is often too late. This article shows how the simple process of regular blood pressure monitoring can alert us the danger signs and avert possible problems or even sudden death.

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Blood Pressure Reading RangesHigh blood pressure can be potentially devastating to your health, so work diligently to know exactly what numbers corresponds with your blood pressure.There are new guidelines out there for assessing this reading, so that you can remain even more aware of how this number can potentially affect your life.

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Blood Pressure, High or Low - What You Really Need To KnowBlood pressure is generally categorized into optimal, normal, high normal and excessive high or hypertensive. Nowadays there are also a variety of medical accessories available for the diagnosis and monitoring of blood pressure.

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Blood Pressure: Understand It, Control It (Preferably with Diet)When your heart contracts, it pushes a huge amount of blood forward to your arteries. Your arteries are supposed to act like balloons and expand to accept the blood and prevent your blood pressure from rising too high. Having plaques in your arteries stiffens them and prevents them from expanding when your heart contracts, causing your blood pressure to rise higher than normal. Most people can control high blood pressure with diet alone.

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Blood Type: Functions Beyond Matching for Transfusions?Researchers in England dug up the bodies of people who had died from the 1665 London plague, and made the startling discovery that most of the people who died had type B blood, and that far fewer people have type B blood now than before the plague. What does this mean for you?

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Body Cleansing Is Becoming A Mainstream IdeaIn today's world, people are not satisfied with just living long lives. Everyone wants to prosper and thrive, living vibrant and healthy lives. With advances in medicine, this goal is possible. But, to reach this goal, you have to give your body a hand. One way to help your body out is by body cleansing.

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Body Detoxification Does Your WayA healthy body and a healthy mind…Imagine a world of hale and hearty people. This could be more than a paradise. It is just like a place without chaos because there is no existence of poverty and people will not be driven to commit crime just to survive.

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Body Odor - Cannot Runaway From ItBody odor can either make you run towards the person or runaway from him or her. This odor can be found anywhere you go, be it a mall, pub, theatre, bus, train it is everywhere. It can be one of the ...

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Body Odor and Constipation: What's the Big Stink About?Constipation occurs when waste material moves through the bowel too slowly. It is characterized as infrequent bowel movements and the passage of hard and painful stools.

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