Henshall talks of love for prince Aug 18, 2008
Bird flu hopes from 1918 victims. US rivals shine at church forum. (BBC News)
Ancient tree helps birds survive Aug 18, 2008
Page last updated at 23:26 GMT, Sunday, 17 August 2008 00:26 UK. The Turkey oak was reintroduced to Britain three centuries ago. (BBC News)
Bird flu hopes from 1918 victims Aug 18, 2008
Scientists do not fully understand why it was so lethal - but they fear a new pandemic, once again triggered by bird flu, could be just as deadly ... Dr James Crowe, of Vanderbilt University, who helped lead the study, said similar antibodies could be developed to destroy new strains of bird flu. (BBC News)
Zimbabwe hope despite stalemate Aug 18, 2008
Page last updated at 00:32 GMT, Monday, 18 August 2008 01:32 UK. Mr Tsvangirai says he is prepared to compromise on a deal, but only so far. (BBC News)
'Bravest' students do not cheat Aug 18, 2008
Page last updated at 23:08 GMT, Sunday, 17 August 2008 00:08 UK. Bravest' students do not cheat. (BBC News)
Cameron targets 'broken society' Aug 18, 2008
Page last updated at 03:59 GMT, Monday, 18 August 2008 04:59 UK. Cameron targets 'broken society. (BBC News)
Iran rocket launch 'troubles' US Aug 18, 2008
Page last updated at 20:49 GMT, Sunday, 17 August 2008 21:49 UK. Iran launches satellite carrier. (BBC News -- Americas)
Call for Welsh laws cut rejected Aug 18, 2008
Page last updated at 06:03 GMT, Monday, 18 August 2008 07:03 UK. Both AMs and the assembly government can bid for new laws. (BBC News -- UK)
Recession in UK 'is months away' Aug 18, 2008
" BCC director general David Frost told the BBC that the "full impact of going into a major recession as we did in the early 1990s could be avoided now". Mr Frost said the UK needed "to get back to a a path of steady growth" as nobody wanted to experience the "major dislocation and major problems emerging from a deep recession". Confidence falling Whatever happens to interest rates, the BCC says, "a marked slowdown in UK activity is highly likely over the next 18 months". This would be mainly... (BBC News -- UK)
Man critical after murder attempt Aug 18, 2008
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Body recovered in aircraft crash Aug 18, 2008
Page last updated at 07:25 GMT, Monday, 18 August 2008 08:25 UK. Police have appealed for witnesses to the crash to contact them. (BBC News -- UK)
Heroic journey Aug 18, 2008
Page last updated at 16:54 GMT, Sunday, 17 August 2008 17:54 UK. 7/7 survivor walks and talks for hope. (BBC News -- UK)
Coasts may be 'abandoned to sea' Aug 18, 2008
Page last updated at 07:08 GMT, Monday, 18 August 2008 08:08 UK. Coasts may be 'abandoned to sea. (BBC News -- UK)
Chemists 'under too much strain' Aug 18, 2008
Page last updated at 23:06 GMT, Sunday, 17 August 2008 00:06 UK. Chemists 'under too much strain. (BBC News -- UK)
Floods prompt emergency meeting Aug 18, 2008
Page last updated at 14:40 GMT, Sunday, 17 August 2008 15:40 UK. Please turn on JavaScript. (BBC News -- UK)
* World News Quick Take Aug 18, 2008
Country free of bird flu. The government plans to declare the country free of bird flu this week, more than three months after a series of outbreaks led authorities to slaughter nearly 8 ... Kim Chang-seob, the Agriculture Ministrys chief veterinary officer, said the declaration will be reported today to the Paris-based animal health organization known as OIE. The OIE has been at the forefront of global efforts to monitor and fight the H5N1 strain of bird flu, which scientists have tracked... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
1918 flu survivors' antibodies helpful for anti-bird flu fight Aug 18, 2008
BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Antibodies from survivors of the most devastating 1918 influenza pandemic still protect against the virus, providing a new approach to battle future epidemics that could be triggered by bird flu. American scientists studied 32 people who lived through the 1918 flu, and found all had antibodies in their blood to kill the virus with surprising efficiency, reported the journal Nature Sunday. (Xinhuanet, China)
S Korea declares itself bird flu-free zone Aug 18, 2008
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government said Sunday that the country is a bird flu "clean zone" after three months without a confirmed case of the bird flu virus ... South Korea technically became a bird flu free country as of Friday, Kim added ... This year's outbreak of bird flu was the most serious in the country's history. (Xinhuanet, China)
Flu Fight Back To Future Aug 18, 2008
SURVIVORS of the flu virus that killed 50million people in 1918 could hold the key to making drugs to combat a bird flu pandemic. Scientists found antibodies taken from people who lived through the outbreak can still protect mice against the lethal infection. (Glasgow Daily Record)
S Korea says it is free of bird flu Aug 17, 2008
SOUTH korea has declared itself free of bird flu after the country suffered its worst outbreak of the disease earlier this year, officials said today. The agriculture ministry last week confirmed no bird flu outbreaks had been reported in South Korea for the past three months, which allows the country to declare itself free of the disease, they said ... South Korea has been hit by bird flu outbreaks three times, including the two previous cases reported in 2003-2004 and 2006-2007. (The Australian)
Uganda: New Strain of Bird Flu Poses a Major Threat Aug 17, 2008
com: Uganda: New Strain of Bird Flu Poses a Major Threat (Page 1 of 1) ... Uganda: New Strain of Bird Flu Poses a Major Threat ... Scientists in Uganda and their colleagues elsewhere are worried that human beings could contract a new strain of bird flu. (allAfrica.com)
Avian Flu Breakthrough: Virus Detection 'in Two Hours' Aug 17, 2008
Scientists at Nottingham Trent University in Britain said they are developing a machine that can rapidly diagnose different types of bird flu, including the extremely infectious H5N1 bird flu virus, also known as Avian influenza. A consortium of researchers from the British university's School of Science and Technology and European scientists are on track to develop a mobile machine that they claim would identify not only bird flu, but a wide range of influenza A and influenza B viruses, as well... (TheMedGuru)
New virus test can identify strain of flu within hours Aug 16, 2008
Currently it takes two to three days to 00004000 identify the strain responsible for suspected cases of bird flu, or up to a week in countries such as Indonesia and Vietnam, which are most affected by the virus. The latest technology could reduce this to a matter of hours, making it possible to set up exclusion zones or cull infected birds before the virus has a chance to spread. (Times Online)
More Than 80 Percent of Indonesia Bird Flu Cases Die Aug 16, 2008
MedlinePlus: More than 80 pct of Indonesia bird flu cases die ... More than 80 pct of Indonesia bird flu cases die ... An analysis of outbreaks in Indonesia, the country hardest hit by bird flu, affirms that quick treatment with antiviral drugs can save lives. (MEDLINEplus)
Midge-hunting Scientists Tackle Spread Of Devastating Bluetongue Virus Aug 15, 2008
14, 2008) Scientists at the BBSRC-funded Institute for Animal Health (IAH) are stepping up the battle against the devastating and economically damaging bluetongue virus. By combining ingenious ways to trap and monitor midges with cutting edge computer modelling and weather predictions the IAH team are gaining an understanding of how the insects spread the disease so that they can improve surveillance methods and advise farmers how and when to protect their animals. (Science Daily)
Randolph County included in flu readiness study Aug 15, 2008
"Avery said counties that border other states may experience nonresidents seeking treatment in their area. Other counties may be home to the only isolated hospital system in the region and can expect the population from other states to travel there for care. Health care, especially in a crisis, he said is not defined by county or state lines."Instead of each Indiana county health department making plans for its individual county, plans should be developed, or at least coordinated regionally," he... (Winchester News-Gazette, IN)
Portable machine to detect bird flu Aug 15, 2008
London: Scientists are on track to create a mobile machine that would identify strain of bird flu within hours, a development that would make it possible to set up exclusion zones before the deadly virus could spread. It now takes up to a week to identify different types of bird flu, including the potentially fatal H5N1 strain ... However, scientists fear that a strain of bird flu, possibly H5N1, could eventually mutate and cross the species barrier. (Hindu)
Hope over 'quick' bird flu test Aug 14, 2008
Bird flu cannot easily infect humans at present. UK scientists say they are developing a portable testing machine that will detect cases of bird flu in two hours ... So far, tens of millions of birds have died or been slaughtered as a result of bird flu in Asia and beyond. (BBC News)
Researchers fear other bird flu virus may cause pandemic... Aug 14, 2008
Researchers fear other bird flu virus may cause pandemic ... Researchers fear other bird flu virus may cause pandemic ... US scientists Wednesday raised fears that a different strain of the bird flu virus could mutate to become more easily transmissible among humans and trigger a pandemic. (The Drudge Report)
* BUSINESS BRIEFS Aug 14, 2008
An outbreak of bird flu prompted Singapore to close its doors in 2004 to Malaysian poultry. At the time, every roast duck sold in the city-state was from Malaysia. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'Relentless' Offensive Line Boasts Depth, Attitude Aug 14, 2008
Worst case scenario: Bird flu. What else could could chip away at this depth. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Ghana calls for cross-border meeting on Avian Influenza Aug 13, 2008
Kumasi, Aug 12, GNA - The Veterinary Services Directorate, has invited its partners from neighbouring Togo and Benin to a cross border meeting at Aflao to discuss common measures to prevent the incursions of the Avian Influenza (bird flu) following its outbreak in Nigeria last month. Dr Enoch Koney, Acting Director of the Directorate said a similar cross border meeting had been planned between Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso within a couple of weeks on the issue. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Cambodia, FAO start series of market forums on bird flu Aug 13, 2008
Prime Minister Hun Sen has asked MAFF to focus on bird flu control and prevention in poultry in order to reduce the risk of human infection, he added ... At the forum, speakers from MAFF, the Ministry of Health and FAO will explain how bird flu can be transmitted through the live bird markets and what can poultry traders do to prevent and control its spread, said the press release ... To prevent bird flu transmission in the market, poultry traders will be encouraged to adopt measures including... (Xinhuanet, China)
Flu season not far away Aug 13, 2008
nigelthomas wrote on Aug 13, 2008 1:31 AM:" Good article. We need to keep Bird Flu preparedness at the forefront of every business manager's mind. It won't go away so better start preparing.Nigel ThomasFor free references and tools go to Bird Flu Manual Online or, if you need more comprehensive tutorials and templates, consider Bird Flu D-I-Y eManual for business preparedness and survival. ". nigelthomas wrote on Aug 13, 2008 1:32 AM:" Good article. We need to keep Bird Flu preparedness at the... (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
N. Sumatra remains alert against bird flu outbreak Aug 12, 2008
The North Sumatra Health Office remains on "extraordinary occurrence" (KLB) alert status following the deaths of three people and the hospitalization of 13 others believed to have contracted bird flu ... Chandra said he personally learned that the patients' blood tests were negative for bird flu from the ministry's website, but remained wary due to the lack of an official report from the ministry ... "So far there has yet to be any report specifying whether the three victims in Asahan were... (Jakarta Post)
Canopus Biopharma and Leading Chinese Researcher Team Up to Treat Avian Influenza, to Prevent Possible Pandemic Aug 12, 2008
"Furthermore, the development of resistance to two approved anti-influenza drugs, oseltamivir (Tamiflu(R)) and zanamivir (Relenza(R)), as well as the lack of adequate vaccines has increased the need of developing new antiviral drugs." "Consequently, I am delighted to be involved in the preclinical research stage of this innovative antiviral candidate, and look forward to continuing our successful collaboration with Canopus Biopharma in this area." Dr. Lu and his colleagues have conducted... (PR Newswire)
Nigeria:New Bird Flu Strain Detected Aug 12, 2008
com: Nigeria: New Bird Flu Strain Detected, Says UN Agriculture Agency (Page 1 of 1) ... Nigeria: New Bird Flu Strain Detected, Says UN Agriculture Agency ... In Nigeria, bird flu was contained after being found in 25 states. (allAfrica.com)
Farm isolated as H5N1 confirmed Aug 12, 2008
The confirmation H5N1, the highly contagious strain of bird flu, has been found in Suffolk follows incidences of bluetongue disease and foot-and-mouth. A culling operation under way at Redgrave Farm, where the disease was found, has left other farmers wondering whether their operation is next. (Yahoo News -- Bird Flu)
New strain of bird flu virus reported in Africa Aug 12, 2008
Tests conducted by Nigeria and by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) show the new bird flu virus strain -- which is similar to strains identified in Italy, Afghanistan and Iran - is genetically distinct from other forms detected in Nigerian o utbreaks in 2006 and 2007. It seems unlikely that wild birds have carried the strain to Africa, since the last migration of wild birds from Europe and Central Asia to Africa occurred in September 2007 and this year's southerly migration into... (Hindu Business Line)
Owner says deal reached to continue bridge work Aug 12, 2008
Barker said the POD is a nationwide program designed to react to a bio-terrorism attack or an outbreak of disease, such as bird flu. Pills and vaccines would be distributed from the sites and would be coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control. (Boerne Star, TX)
Thirteen Indonesian villagers clear of bird flu Aug 11, 2008
Health officials in Indonesia say 13 people from a village on Sumatra who were hospitalised with suspected bird flu, have all tested negative for the H5N1 virus ... Whenever a suspected cluster of bird flu cases appears there is a great deal of concern and this is because of the possibility of human-to-human transmission ... At present bird flu remains largely a disease of animals which is quite hard for humans to catch and almost all cases to date have been the result of close contact with... (News-Medical.net)
Bird Flu Patient 'Not Infected' With Deadly Strain Aug 11, 2008
A Korean soldier who was involved in the culling process of poultry infected with bird flu has been found to be carrying a less deadly variant of avian influenza. According to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the corporal, identified only by his surname Cho, is not likely to be infected with the deadly strain of H5N1. (Yahoo News -- Bird Flu)
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Bird Flu Full Coverage on Yahoo ... Bird Flu: News Stories. (Yahoo News -- Bird Flu)
Pandemic flu planning 'too slow' Aug 11, 2008
Experts fear a pandemic could result if a particularly deadly form of bird flu, H5N1, mutates so it can easily spread from person to person. KEY STORIES. (Yahoo News -- Influenza)
Bears Chill Out as Cairo Zoo Reforms Aug 11, 2008
In 2006, Egypt briefly closed the zoo after dozens of birds died, some from the bird flu virus that had just hit the most populous Arab country. The health ministry said then that the zoo had to slaughter more than 500 birds and drain its ponds. (Planet Ark, United States)
Bird flu alert Aug 11, 2008
Indonesia has been the worst hit by the bird flu epidemic, with more than 110 people dead. The virus has struck again, with at least 11 people hospitalized in North Sumatra. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
GPs might take flight in bird flu crisis Aug 9, 2008
A SIGNIFICANT minority of GPs might stay at home and decline to treat patients in the event of a bird flu pandemic, for fear that they or their families might become infected. While health experts continue to warn the world remains ill-prepared for a global outbreak, mass absenteeism of doctors has emerged as the latest threat that might exacerbate a crisis. (The Australian)
Indonesia clears from bird flu cluster in village Aug 9, 2008
The 12 people, from Air Batu village of the province, were hospitalized this week after suffering like bird flu symptoms, fever and respiratory problem, a health official said, adding that their blood samples were sent to Jakarta for testing. Indonesia has been hit by the avian influenza with 112 fatalities out of 137 contracted people, Kandun said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Novavax widens loss Aug 9, 2008
During the second quarter this year the Rockville-based vaccine maker completed enrollment in a Phase2a clinical study for its pandemic influenza, or bird flu, vaccine candidate. Revenue for the this year s second quarter totaled $342,000. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
A drill in Bali to practice how to handle bird flu Aug 8, 2008
The health ministry says the objective is to test the preparedness of it's staff to manage an outbreak of human-to-human bird flu. More than 50 foreigners including 14 diplomats are taking part in the three-day exercise. (Yahoo News -- Bird Flu)
* World News Quick Take Aug 8, 2008
Bird flu outbreak suspected. Thirteen people hospitalized with high fevers and respiratory problems are being treated as suspected bird flu patients after dozens of chickens died of the disease in their village, a health official said yesterday ... Swab and blood samples have been taken, but it could be days before results come back, said Memed Zulkarnaen, spokesman for the National Bird Flu Commission, adding, however, that their condition appears to be improving. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Gold Medal Travel Gadgets Aug 8, 2008
Whether it's catching the bird flu or eating bad food from a street vendor, catching an unexpected illness can quickly derail a trip and seeking out medical treatment can make it even more unbearable. In China, for example, hospitals are more crowded, personnel speak limited English and medication and treatment standards are less than what Americans might expect, according to the State Department. (SmartMoney)
Greatest threat to Britain is a flu pandemic that could kill ... Aug 8, 2008
Disposal of dead turkeys following an outbreak of bird flu at a farm in Suffolk: Bird flu could be the cause of a flu pandemic in this country ... Experts say a flu pandemic is now overdue, either from the mutation of the normal human flu virus, or of bird flu ... Yeah like the aids threat,bird flu and a mass of other profits of doom. (Daily Mail)
Indonesia probes bird flu 'outbreak' Aug 7, 2008
Indonesia probes bird flu 'outbreak' (2 hrs 1 min ago) Indonesia has rushed a team of specialists to a village in Sumatra to confirm a suspected outbreak of bird flu which has affected at least 13 people, a health official said. "We suspect an outbreak of bird flu judging by the number of people who have fallen ill with bird flu symptoms,'' said North Sumatra provincial health office chief Chandra Syafei. "We are now waiting for the results of blood samples we sent to Jakarta ... The official... (The Standard)
AGRICULTURE: UC study reports Prop. 2 would destroy state egg industry Aug 7, 2008
Bird flu spread the quickest in countries that practice bad hygiene and close animal breeding ... Nigel wrote on Aug 6, 2008 1:29 AM:Bird Flu will affect everybody. (North County Times)
ResMed results lift shares nearly 13% Aug 7, 2008
Vical is developing a flu vaccine that could combat bird flu and a drug in a Phase 3 trial to treat melanoma. Vical said it had cash and investments of $58 million on hand as of June 30. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
13 Indonesians hospitalized with bird flu symptoms Aug 7, 2008
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Health workers rushed to a village in western Indonesia to test for bird flu Thursday after 13 people were hospitalized with symptoms of the disease and dozens of chickens died, a government official said. It will take days for test results to come back, said Memed Zulkarnaen, spokesman for the National Bird Flu Commission, adding that the condition of those suffering from high fever and respiratory problems "appears to be improving." ... Indonesia has regularly... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Humans safe from Bird flu in WB , 20 lakh birds to be culled Aug 6, 2008
NEW DELHI: Fears of bird flu spreading to humans in West Bengal were laid to rest with eight persons showing clinical symptoms of the disease medically cleared while authorities on Tuesday, raised the target of culling poultry to 20 lakh in the next one week. Blood samples of the eight sick persons from the bird flu affected districts of South Binajpur and Birbhum were tested negative for the deadly disease by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases giving much wanted relief to a harried... (Yahoo News -- Bird Flu)
Listening needed to communicate bird flu risks Aug 6, 2008
Since 2006 the government, with support from national and international agencies and countries, has launched various media campaigns to raise public awareness of the threats from bird flu ... Rather than being satisfied with the various kinds of one-size-fits-all "Beat The Bird Flu" campaigns, journalists need to lend their ears more to the impact that awareness campaigns have or might have exerted on people's daily lives. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Fluidigm's Biology Chip Keys Ebola Breakthrough Aug 6, 2008
Systems from the 9-year-old Fluidigm have been used by a number of medical companies and laboratories to do research on Ebola, bird flu and other diseases. In April, the company filed an S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the first step toward an initial public stock offering. (Investors Business Daily)
ABA says community banks are safe Aug 5, 2008
Colony Bank President Chris Pettis adds, Although the media has done a fantastic job of sensationalizing everything from all tomatoes must have salmonella to every dead bird must have died from bird flu, some things just aren t equally applicable in all markets. The massive news coverage afforded to a few isolated bank failures in others states doesn t mean that every American bank dabbled into sub-prime mortgages or exercised liberal credit policies that might have put their depositor s dollars... (Thomaston Times, GA)
Niger: Border On High-Alert for Bird Flu Aug 5, 2008
com: Niger: Border On High-Alert for Bird Flu (Page 1 of 1) ... Niger: Border On High-Alert for Bird Flu ... Two years ago, a bird flu outbreak in Nigeria spread north to Niger. (allAfrica.com)
Preparing for a pandemic Aug 5, 2008
Whether or not you buy into concerns around bird flu (especially the H5N1 strain), the following common-sense suggestions won t break the bank or take too much time to put in place ... If they fall on a surface, they could be picked up by another person, who may then infect themselves by later touching their mouth (see will bird flu lead to a pandemic ... The bird flu virus will never spread from human to human. (Suite101.com)
Will bird flu lead to a pandemic? Aug 5, 2008
Will bird flu lead to a pandemic ... Will bird flu lead to a pandemic ... Will bird flu lead to a pandemic. (Suite101.com)
Australian Bird Research Could Rewrite 'Ring Theory' Of Speciation Aug 5, 2008
(June 29, 2006) Australian researchers have begun a trial to test the effectiveness of a new vaccine to protect against the potentially deadly bird flu. The Vaccine Trials Group at the Telethon Institute for Child. (Science Daily)
