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Mechinagar area hit by Bird flu in Nepal declared emergency zone

Mechinagar area hit by Bird flu in Nepal declared emergency zone Nepal government is taking all the possible steps to save other regions of Nepal from falling prey to deadly bird flu. Mechinagar has been declared emergency region where birds were found affected with deadly H5N1 virus.

Districts close to the affected areas, including Morang and Chitawan have been issued notices regarding risk of spread of bird flu.

New stem cell treatment can repair brain damage in stroke patients: Study

New stem cell treatment can repair brain damage in stroke patients: Study Scientists at Southern General Hospital, Glasgow are developing a new stem cell treatment to repair brain damage in stroke patients. More than 130,000 people suffer a stroke in Britain every year, half of whom die. Physiotherapy (physical therapy) is the only therapy available for the treatment of permanently disabled.

Sikkim in grip of bird flu

Sikkim in grip of bird fluOfficials confirmed the presence of deadly H5N1 virus in Sikkim's South district. High Security Diseases Laboratory in Bhopal confirmed the presence of the deadly virus in samples of 30 birds that were sent to it for testing.

Animal husbandry and veterinary services department joint director K C Bhutia said: "We are awaiting the arrival of a Central team following which the culling operations would start in the affected region in which between 5,000 and 8,000 birds will be culled."

Presence of some genes lead smokers and drunkards to cancer

Presence of some genes lead smokers and drunkards to cancerEarlier researches have shown that lifestyle and environment determines a person's risk of developing many types of cancer. Recent study showed that presence of a particular kind of genes increase the risk of developing five different types of cancer - skin, lung, bladder, prostate and cervical cancer.

Previous studies have shown that smoking and drinking increase risk of various cancer like lung cancer and liver cancer.

Feeling mentally exhausted? Don’t worry, soon new memory boosting pill will be there

Feeling mentally exhausted? Don’t worry, soon new memory boosting pill will be thereTwo multinational companies are developing memory-enhancing pill. AstraZeneca in collaboration with Targacept, an American company, is trying to develop milder form of a medicine which is originally used to treat Alzheimer's disease. Epix Pharmaceuticals, also from the US is also working on a memory enhancing pill.

Smoking Still a Problem in the United States

US smokingSmoking is on high on President-elect Barack Obama's list, or to be more specific quitting smoking is. Despite smoking becoming the un-hip thing to do, and no more advertisements or billboards seen on the subject, there are still 45 million smokers in the United States.

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