Local Hospitals preparing for winter
With winter rapidly approaching, Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) is urging local residents to take extra care of themselves, and to look out for elderly relatives or neighbours who may have existing medical conditions which are made worse by the cold weather. In the North West alone, there are an estimated 1.3million people […]
Tips on Feeling Better during Cold and Flu
by: Barbara Camie The flu, which is a nickname for the influenza virus, starts suddenly and hits hard. Your fever may go as high as 40C (105F). You’ll probably feel weak and tired, and have a dry cough, a runny nose, chills, muscle aches, severe headache and a sore throat. The fever may last for […]
Tibet reports bird flu outbreak
Shanghai Daily – Bird flu has struck a poultry market in the Tibetan capital city of Lhasa, prompting the culling of nearly 7,000 birds, the government said today. The outbreak of the deadly H5N1 virus, which began March 1 in Lhasa’s Chengguan village, killed 680 chickens and prompted the culling of 6,990 birds, The Associated […]
United States Versus Bird Flu
by: Velicu George Avian influenza, or bird flu as it is most commonly known, is a viral disease that has been ravishing Asia, as well as other countries, for more than two years now. Some choose to ignore the threat, but most health experts agree what we see now in the Eastern Hemisphere could be […]
