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Foot-and-mouth disease breaks out on two Taiwan hog farms

Foot-and-mouth disease breaks out on two Taiwan hog farmsTaipei - Foot-and-mouth disease has broken out on two Taiwan hog farms, 12 years after the epidemic hit the island and shattered Taiwan's pork export markets, press reports said Thursday.

All major newspapers quoted the Council of Agriculture as saying that foot-and-mouth disease broke out earlier this month on hog farms in Changhwa County and in adjacent Yunlin County.

People in UK still using tan jabs despite several warnings

People in UK still using tan jabs despite several warningsHealth authorities in UK have been regularly issuing warning against use of tan jab. Melanotan I and II used in these jabs can damage the immune and cardiovascular systems along with other problems. But it seems that people are not paying much heed to it as the number of reports of people using these tan jab is continuously increasing.

Poor non-smokers live longer than rich smokers

Poor non-smokers live longer than rich smokersRecent study revealed that smoking is adversely affects smokers irrespective of financial status and sex. Recent findings were the result of study conducted over 28 years involving more than 15,000 men and women in Paisley and Renfrew.

The study subjects were divided into groups - male or female, smokers, ex-smokers or never-smokers - all in one of four social class headings.

Sabarkantha district in north Gujarat comes in grip of Hepatitits B

Hepatitits BHepatitits B virus is deadly and communicable like HIV virus but it is 100 times more infectious than HIV and spreads much faster. It spreads through blood and unsafe sex.

Recently several cases of Hepatitits B have been reported in Sabarkantha district in north Gujarat, 2 hours away from Ahmedabad. According to reports, 70 cases of Hepatitits B have been reported all over Sabarkantha district. Some of these patients have slipped into coma whereas 19 others have died. FIR has been filed against seven doctors for using infected syringes.

Number of teenage girls admitted in hospitals due to anorexia rising sharply

Number of teenage girls admitted in hospitals due to anorexia rising sharply Recent survey by NHS revealed there has been a sharp increase in the number of young girls admitted to hospital due to anorexia. Figures revealed that the number of admissions among girls aged 16 and under jumped to 80%, from 256 in 1996/97 to 462 in 2006/07 in last ten years.

Health minister Anne Milton said: "We are failing to get across to young people today the dangers they face when they abuse food."

Smoking kills regardless of social class and gender

SmokingLondon, Feb 18 : Neither affluence nor being female offers a defence agains

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