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Herbal Treatments for the Flu

There are a variety of illnesses a person can come down with throughout the year. One of the most miserable, and unfortunately most common is the flu. While the flu may keep you in

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The Worst Danger From a Bird Flu Pandemic Could Make People Sick for Many...

One extremely huge security risk that would come from a bird flu pandemic is nuclear power plants. Right now, about 17% of the world's electricity is produced by nuclear power plan

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Why Bird Flu is Seen as a Potential Health Risk to Humans

The Avian Flu, also known as the Asian Bird Flu or Influenza A (H5N1), is a zoological viral strain that has crossed the species barrier and is now threatening further mutation and

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Avian Influenza - Bird Flu FAQ

As more and more cases of bird flu are reported, the world faces an immediate threat of a deadly pandemic. Pandemics (Global Disease Outbreaks) are known to be like flash floods. T

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C is for Curing Common Cold

The very first thing that comes to mind when treating a common cold is to take Vitamin C. Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling first found the connection between Vitamin C and the comm

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How to Protect Senior Citizens From Bird Flu

Senior citizens are at high risk of catching bird flu during a pandemic because their immune systems are weaker due to their age. While it's true that not many bird flu victims of

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The Search For A Common Cold Cure Continues

Despite a large number of cold cures the American Medical Society consensus is that there is no official cure for the cold; that most colds seem to last about one week; but that so

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Can The Avian Bird Flu Affect People?

Dealing with a possible pandemic... Avian bird flu, often referred to as Avian influenza, is an infectious disease found usually in birds which is caused by A strains of the influe

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Fight Bronchitis With Vitamins And Over The Counter Products

Bronchitis is often an acute infection of the air passages starting in the nose and extending to the bronchioles. Occasionally the first symptom is hoarseness. It may be mistaken f

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Indonesia Might Solve the Puzzle of Bird Flu Transmission

Is bird flu being spread more by migrating birds or by people transporting infected poultry? That's a question being debated by experts, and although it may not seem important, the

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Natural Remedies for the Common Cold

Natural cold remedies have been around for centuries. According to the The Berkley Wellness Newsletter, plants that have not been used at some time in hope of combating the common

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Understanding The Avian Bird Flu Virus And A Look Into Its History

Avian bird flu, a viral disease, also termed as bird flu, avian influenza, type A flu or genus. This flu is a kind of influenza hosted by birds but can affect other animals and par

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Coughs and Colds in Children: What You Can Do

The common cold is a mild viral infection of the upper respiratory tract. Most children average 4 - 8 cold per year. There are over 200 viruses that are capable of causing the comm

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United States Still Not Prepared For A Pandemic Flu Outbreak: Texas May Be At...

A year after President Bush's plan to track and treat a pandemic flu outbreak was unveiled, it still has not been fully implemented. In the next few weeks, the White House will rel

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How to Get Better Faster When You Have the Flu

When you have the flu, your first priority is getting well. Here are some things that you can try in order to get better from the flu: Stay at home. There are limits to the air fil

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Bird Flu Preparation and Protection

Human Flu or Influenza sounds too common to alarm anyone, but if it is BIRD FLU, the situation becomes appalling from virtue of the fact that the virus is highly fatal for humans a

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The Common Cold

Welcome to a new year, and yet another cold season. If you're like most adults, you'll likely have a cold two to four times in the next 12 months. Children, especially preschoolers

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Colds: Getting Past the Misery

You can not predict when you will get your next cold, but one thing you can be sure of is that you will get one sometime in the next few weeks or months. Although colds get rarer a

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Can A Vaccine Help Protect From Bird Flu?

Well, yes, and No. An effective Vaccine against pandemic(world wide) Avian(bird flu)virus is not yet available. Vaccines are produced each year for seasonal influenza but will not

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Fight The Flu With A Body Detox

Influenza, also known as the flu, is a virus that causes an infection in people. For most people the infection is mild but uncomfortable and in some rare cases it can be severe and

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