Authorities are calling for more horses to be vaccinated against the deadly Hendra virus, with the first dog in NSW to be infected put down.
The incident follows the Hendra death of a horse from the same property on the mid-north coast near Macksville on July 4.
NSW Chief Veterinary Officer Ian Roth said there have never been other species aside from humans and horses that had been affected by Hendra in the state.
''It's the first dog in NSW,'' Dr Roth said.
Health & Wellness
A simple daily dose of the "sunshine vitamin" could be the key to keeping fit and active in old age.
A simple pill could be the key
Scientists have found that older people who are deficient in the vital vitamin D are more likely to struggle with everyday tasks.
And the study found that as many as 90 per cent of older people are vitamin D deficient.
Now experts say that taking a simple pill could boost levels and help people keep mobile, active and independent.
Vitamin D is a hormone produced in the skin using energy from sunlight and is essential for good bone health.
Deficiency is a significant public health problem with diagnosed cases on the rise.
Alongside poor bone health, muscle fatigue is a common symptom in vitamin D deficient patients.
Scientists recommend getting out in the sun regularly as about 90 per cent of our vitamin D intake comes from sunlight.
A simple pill could be the key
Scientists have found that older people who are deficient in the vital vitamin D are more likely to struggle with everyday tasks.
And the study found that as many as 90 per cent of older people are vitamin D deficient.
Now experts say that taking a simple pill could boost levels and help people keep mobile, active and independent.
Vitamin D is a hormone produced in the skin using energy from sunlight and is essential for good bone health.
Deficiency is a significant public health problem with diagnosed cases on the rise.
Alongside poor bone health, muscle fatigue is a common symptom in vitamin D deficient patients.
Scientists recommend getting out in the sun regularly as about 90 per cent of our vitamin D intake comes from sunlight.
While it is established that both arsenic and estrogen can cause cancer, the research raises concerns about the dangers of chemicals in combination, and the efficacy of regulations that are established by testing one chemical at a time. Kamaleshwar Singh, PhD, is an assistant professor at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health at Texas Tech. "The majority of cancers are caused by environmental influences," Dr. Singh remarked to Texas Tech Today,
"Only about 5 to 10 percent of cancers are due to genetic predisposition. Science has looked at these chemicals, such as arsenic, and tested them in a lab to find the amounts that may cause cancer. But that's just a single chemical in a single test. In the real world, we are getting exposed to many chemicals at once."
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The first adult Culex tarsalis mosquitoes carrying the potentially deadly West Nile virus have been identified in Manitoba.
The first adult Culex tarsalis mosquitoes carrying the potentially deadly West Nile virus have been identified in Manitoba.
The infected Culex tarsalis mosquitoes, the type most common for transmitting WNV, were collected during the week of July 7 from trap in Morris, Man., according to Manitoba Health.
No human cases of the virus have been identified, the province said.
"Although the numbers of Culex tarsalis mosquitoes trapped during the week of July 7 were relatively low, they are increasing in some localities in southern Manitoba," the province stated in a news release.
"Most of the mosquitoes in the traps continue to be nuisance mosquitoes, which do not transmit West Nile virus. Culex tarsalis mosquito numbers are highest in southcentral Manitoba, but the potential for human exposure to infected mosquitoes is present throughout southern Manitoba.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Tarrant County had seen the most cases with 10 people sick. There were nine cases in Dallas County. Six people had been infected in Collin County and Denton County reported five cases.
The infection leaves victims with serious gastrointestinal discomfort, which can last for weeks.
The parasite cyclospora leaves its waste on the leaves and skin of vegetables and fruit.
Health authorities are urging citizens to thoroughly wash and clean their produce. Local organic grower Tom Spicer suggests soaking fruits and veggies in warm water and scrubbing them with a firm brush.
"So when you go to scrub it, whatever is on it is loosened up, and rinse it again. Dry it off," said Spicer.
The newest research comes from Italy's University of Pisa. The researchers tested garlic against the infective bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli. The research found that all three bacteria species were inhibited by the Garlic extract, which was taken from fresh Garlic bulbs.
This research confirmed another recent study published in the Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, and conducted by researchers from King Saud University and India's Rangasamy College.
This study focused on seven of the most dangerous superbugs - called MDRs or multidrug resistant bacteria. These included E. coli, S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, Enterococcus faecalis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Enterococcus cloacae and Bacillus subtilis.
The medical establishment's claims of vaccinations vanquishing infectious disease is bogus. Instead, vaccines have contributed heavily to the modern day threat of autoimmune diseases and diseases from chronic inflammation.
Rather than microbial pathogens, it's the industrial toxins, toxic fake foods, and "better living through chemistry" gone crazy that are the sources of chronic inflammation leading to most disease now.
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Leprosy. Bubonic Plague. Consumption. Dying from childbirth. These are periods in history that summon shudders of horror and gratitude to move beyond - but we seem to be coming around full circle.
In only the latest round of stern warnings about the antibiotic bubble, Australia's chief scientist is warning that if something drastic is not done soon, even small issues like sore throats and minor infections could be deadly one day not so far off. "There is now a genuine threat of humanity returning to an era where mortality due to common infections is rife," a new report says.
It was only in May that the UK's chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies, sounded an alarm. "If we don't take action, in 20 years' time we could be back in the 19th century where infections kill us as a result of routine operations." She had said this at a World Health Assembly in Geneva. Beware of urgent warnings - we would do well to pay attention to the offered "solutions" below - which are more alarming than the threat.
The CDC has quickly removed a page from their website, which is now cached here, admitting that more than 98 million Americans received one or more doses of polio vaccine within an 8-year span from 1955-1963 when a proportion of the vaccine was contaminated with a cancer causing polyomavirus called SV40. It has been estimated that 10-30 million Americans could have received an SV40 contaminated dose of the vaccine.
SV40 is an abbreviation for Simian vacuolating virus 40 or Simian virus 40, a polyomavirus that is found in both monkeys and humans. Like other polyomaviruses, SV40 is a DNA virus that has been found to cause tumors and cancer.SV40 is believed to suppress the transcriptional properties of the tumor-suppressing genes in humans through the SV40 Large T-antigen and SV40 Small T-antigen. Mutated genes may contribute to uncontrolled cellular proliferation, leading to cancer.
Michele Carbone, Assistant Professor of Pathology at Loyola University in Chicago, has recently isolated fragments of the SV-40 virus in human bone cancers and in a lethal form of lung cancer called mesothelioma. He found SV-40 in 33% of the osteosarcoma bone cancers studied, in 40% of other bone cancers, and in 60% of the mesotheliomas lung cancers, writes Geraldo Fuentes.Dr. Michele Carbone openly acknowledged HIV/AIDS was spread by the hepatitis B vaccine produced by Merck & Co. during the early 1970s. It was the first time since the initial transmissions took place in 1972-74, that a leading expert in the field of vaccine manufacturing and testing has openly admitted the Merck & Co. liability for AIDS.
Putting a new spin on the concept of "stress eating," research presented at the 2013 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Expo® found that people who eat during times of stress typically seek the foods they eat out of habit - regardless of how healthy or unhealthy that food is.
Putting a new spin on the concept of "stress eating," research presented at the 2013 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Expo® found that people who eat during times of stress typically seek the foods they eat out of habit - regardless of how healthy or unhealthy that food is.
The research co-authored and presented by David Neal, Ph.D., a psychologist and founding partner at Empirica Research, contradicts the conventional wisdom that people who are stressed-out turn to high-calorie, low-nutrient comfort food.
"Habits don't change in a high-pressure situation," Neal said. "People default to what their habits are under stress, whether healthy or not."
In the study he and his co-authors conducted this year, 59 MBA students at the University of California, Los Angeles, were asked during midterm exams which snack they would like from an array that included healthy snacks (fruit, non-fat yogurt, whole wheat crackers, nuts/soy chips) and unhealthy options (various candy bars, flavored popcorn, sugar cookies). They also were asked to rate how often during the week they choose that snack. The results found that during peak stress like an exam, participants were likely to fall back on their habitual snack.
Putting a new spin on the concept of "stress eating," research presented at the 2013 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Expo® found that people who eat during times of stress typically seek the foods they eat out of habit - regardless of how healthy or unhealthy that food is.
The research co-authored and presented by David Neal, Ph.D., a psychologist and founding partner at Empirica Research, contradicts the conventional wisdom that people who are stressed-out turn to high-calorie, low-nutrient comfort food.
"Habits don't change in a high-pressure situation," Neal said. "People default to what their habits are under stress, whether healthy or not."
In the study he and his co-authors conducted this year, 59 MBA students at the University of California, Los Angeles, were asked during midterm exams which snack they would like from an array that included healthy snacks (fruit, non-fat yogurt, whole wheat crackers, nuts/soy chips) and unhealthy options (various candy bars, flavored popcorn, sugar cookies). They also were asked to rate how often during the week they choose that snack. The results found that during peak stress like an exam, participants were likely to fall back on their habitual snack.
Comment: Mechanical habits are an integral part of our existence, unless one chooses to become more aware. And even then, there is a place for beneficial habits. Stress is also an unavoidable part of our everyday life. There is a way to minimize it, for example with breathing programs like Éiriú Eolas, but if you are already stressed and need to deal with it by snacking on something, make sure that this something is as healthy and tasty as bacon.
Comment: Is Your Body Burning Up with Hidden Inflammation? Read the following articles to learn more about the connections between inflammation, stress and disease:
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The link between nightshades, chronic pain and inflammation
The Truth About Disease - What it is and What Causes it
The Hidden Time Bomb Within You: Inflammation
The inflammation and breast cancer connection
Vagus Nerve Controls Intestinal Inflammation
Study gives new insight on inflammation
A solution to reducing inflammation
The Anti-Inflammation Diet