Year: 2014

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch health authorities on Saturday were destroying 8,000 ducks to prevent the possible spread of bird flu, which has infected three farms in a week in the Netherlands, a leading poultry and egg exporter. A government statement said ducks were being culled in the central town of Barneveld as a precaution because authorities want to eliminate all risks after the H5N8 virus spread to three out of 12 provinces since last Sunday. …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International efforts to fight Ebola are helping to slow the rate of new infections in some areas but increased infections in others and fears of further contagion in Mali indicate much work is still to be done, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday. Ban said more trained medical teams are needed, especially in remote districts of countries in West Africa where more than 5,400 people have been killed by the virus. Ban said the coordinated efforts of country leaders and safer burial practices, combined with international support, are helping. …

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To conduct the study, which appeared in the journal PROS ONE, scientists put 16 participants on a strict dietary regime that lasted four and a half …
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Advocates for enjoyable (and lasting) weight loss have long opposed any … and Strong and Sexy: Exercise, Food, and Motivation for a Healthy, …
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Losing Weight, Gaining Readers: Diet & Fitness 2014 … don't discuss their body-image issues as openly, singling out Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's …
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The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet Cookbook: More than 150 Recipes to Help You Lose Weight and Stay Healthy for Life by Mark Hyman …
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From genetics and hormones to gut health and inflammation—to say … 2015); and Secrets from the Eating Lab: The Science of Weight Loss, the Myth …
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