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Health & Fitness > Cold & Flu How the bird flu virus is spread

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How the bird flu virus is spread Influenza viruses can originate both in humans and in birds, and both can be harbored in the trachea's of pigs. When growing together in the pig tracheas, the avian strains and human strains can and do intermix to form new strains, which then can be potentially virulent for humans. Unlike typ... More..

Health & Fitness > Health Risks Health dangers from swimming in chlorinated water

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Is swimming in chlorinated swimming pools dangerous to your health? Swimming has long been advocated as an ideal exercise for people with asthma. Breathing moist air helps keep an asthmatic's lung secretions moist, and studies in the 1970's and 80's showed that swimmers with asthma had improvements in their asthma symptoms. ... More..

Health & Fitness > Depression Lighten up: Foods that fight depression

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Food is such a basic part of our lives we often don't think of it as something that affects our moods and our day to day sense of well being. In our hectic world, we grab food on the run, skip meals when we're stressed, or binge when we're REALLY stressed. Yet our relationship to food may actually make dealing with our stres... More..

Health & Fitness > First Aid First aid for cuts

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A teenage boy was so eager to open his biggest Christmas present, he grabbed a kitchen knife and tore at the ribbon. Ouch. Got the ribbon and stabbed his hand. A worker at a sub shop was slicing up tomatoes when he got distracted. Oh man. Took off the side of his finger. A mom was hurrying to get dinner on the table. She ope... More..

Health & Fitness > Cold & Flu Causes of the 1918 flu epidemic

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Causes of the 1918 flu epidemic Many details of the 1918 influenza pandemic remain a mystery. We do know that it occurred worldwide, infected one third of the population, and resulted in the deaths of up to 50 million people. Many of the victims were between age 15 and 34 years; high death rates in this age range have not oc... More..

Health & Fitness > Cold & Flu Characteristics of seasonal influenza

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Influenza occurs mainly during the winter months in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Occasionally cases are reported during other times of year, presumably related to travel from other parts of the world. Influenza in tropical areas can occur at any time of year. Outbreaks of Influenza A in a given area can begin ... More..

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