Bird Flu update

Friday Bird Flu update

China reports new Bird Flu outbreak
Deadly Bird Flu virus detected in Kuwait. (First time.)

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Bird Flu link here

Bird Flu Pandemic was subject of three day International Meeting. Progress was made in each country taking this threat seriously and promising to be ' transparent ' about any signs of trouble. I commend them all for acting before any pandemic virus appears. Prevention is better than cure.

Its essential all countries do their part. Something this serious does not respect " borders." Its a global problem that, if worse comes to worse, millions of people will die.


Read one small part of this VOA report:

"What happens in China and Vietnam is not only going to affect China and Vietnam, but it will affect neighboring countries," Mr. Adams says. "And, I think as has been demonstrated by the movement of the virus that in fact Europe, Eastern Europe has been infected. We are quite concerned…given the migratory paths of birds, we are quite concerned about Africa, although Africa has not been hit yet."
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Second Update today

New Bird Flu outbreak in China. And first in Kuwait. Click here.

Smoking. Quit or Just Cut Back..?

You want to quit smoking because you know its a health hazard for you and (second hand smoke) for your family. Then you start wondering if it would be OK to just cut back. What if I only smoke 4 or 5 times a day ? Wouldn't that be easier and healthier ?

Easier ? Yes, probably would be. Healthier ? Not really.

Read what these Two New Studies reveal. Then decide for yourself.

Dr Weil: "Aging Gracefully"

Are you one of the 79 Million Baby Boomers ? And you've noticed signs of aging ? Me too. Here is a book written just for you. Well, not the actual book but an interesting USA TODAY interview of the books author.

Dr. Andrew Weil, very popular alternative healing voice in the wilderness. I especially like the way he accepts ' aging ' and speaks more of aging gracefully and successfully than ' Anti-Aging.'

Dr Weil interview here

Doctors taking Doctors to court !!

Two anti-aging doctors taking two Aging Doctors to court. Seems the Aging doctors ridiculed some of the anti-aging doctors and now we witness a legal fight. May the best side win.

Personally, I have appreciated learning from both sides of this issue and regret some doctors will now fear to share their professional opinions, afraid of lawsuits.

Click here for The Scientist report on these fighting doctors.

Baby Boomers Exercise Mistakes

Read this CNN report of 40 year old attorney trying to exercise the same as when he was 20. He gained lots of pain and injury and now knows what some of us also learned the hard way: we are not as young as we used to be and have got to slow down. And, the "No Pain--No Gain" teaching taught us years ago is a myth.

Aging can't be avoided but injuries can. Us older folk just need to exercise smarter, not harder. More than 1 MILLION injuries were reported by baby boomers in 1998.

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