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The method used in estimating the proportion of people who will die if infected with the swine flu virus is inherently flawed, according to UK researchers. The present death rate estimate used in the UK and the US is 0.5 percent or that for every 1000 people infected, about 5 of them will die from the infection. There are reasons why this method of [...]

Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa criticized the unfounded discrimination experienced by some Mexican citizens in other countries due to the fear of infection from the Influenza A (H1N1) virus, formerly known as swine flu. At a press conference, the secretary said that she was surprised with the decision of ‘brother’ countries such as [...]

The outbreak of Influenza A (H1N1), formerly known as swine flu, that has triggered fears of a pandemic on the world stage is in decline in Mexico, said the country’s Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova. “The evolution of the epidemic is now in its declining phase. The national peak occurred in recent days, between 23 and 28 April,” Cordova [...]

If vegans are fond of proclaiming that an apple a day would keep the doctor away then it is egg’s side that the non-veg would opt to take. no clue on whether this place was designed by a staunch egg-arian but the thought behind the design appears to be the same. The Taiwan Centre for Disease Control’s BioLab may have been inspired by the Nautilus [...]

The Argentine government has issued its latest confirmation on the number of dengue victims in the country: 10,594 cases. NGOs claim, however, that the number of people affected by the disease is much higher than what the government has disclosed as the disease has spread to urban centers such as Buenos Aires. The Health Ministry in Buenos Aires reported [...]

Government authorities and residents of the city of Santa Cruz in Bolivia engaged in a massive operation to combat the dengue epidemic which has claimed 21 victims thus far. The most virulent outbreak is now being recorded in Santa Cruz where 40,000 people have contracted the disease. The order was given to all citizens of the subtropical city to destroy [...]

The World Health Organization has confirmed that more than 3,000 people have died of cholera in Zimbabwe. This clearly points to the fact that the waterborne disease is out of control by health experts. The epidemic adds misery to an already desperate country wracked by political strife and a seemingly insurmountable economic crisis. To add to a pile [...]

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s family is well known for holidaying in Hong Kong and other luxurious places around the globe. The First Lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe, apparently lost her temper and beat up photojournalists with the help of her bodyguard outside Hong Kong’s luxurious hotel. Wonder why First lady didn’t want to be in [...]