According to the health authorities, a fresh outbreak of bird flu was discovered in Hajo block of Kamrup district in Assam. Since last Saturday, over 200 birds have died in the area.
The state authorities have ordered culling thousands of chicken and ducks.
R. C. Jain, a senior state government official said, “We were informed that the samples sent to laboratories in Bhopal and Pune have been tested positive. So we have ordered for culling in the area, which will start today.”
"It is H5N1 stain," added the official.
Studies have shown that excessive exposure to sun can increase the risk of some cancers. The recent research has shown that lack of sunshine can increase the risk of heart disease and high blood pressure. Researchers from Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing at Loyola University in Chicago reviewed a number of earlier studies that linked chronic vitamin D deficiency to heart disease. 
A new study has suggested that Down's Syndome in a child might one day be treatable before the birth of the child, in the womb itself.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed the presence of 'trace amounts' of melamine in a US-manufactured infant formula. The toxic chemical has sickened tens of thousands of infants in China, and killed four - the faked formula having large amounts of melamine added to watered-down milk, to make it appear to have appropriate protein content.
In a landmark decision, the Union Health ministry on Tuesday released the first India-specific guidelines for prevention and management of obesity and metabolic syndrome.
