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 Global Information - November 21, 2008
| Two more people have died from bird flu in Indonesia, bringing the death toll in the area to six. The deadly disease has already killed dozens of people across Asia, and resulted in the culling of millions of birds | | The American Heart Association says that the size of your pants is a good example of how much risk one is for heart disease in the present and future. According the the association, if you're a man with more than a 40-inch waist, you're in risky territory. If you're a woman, your risk rises if your waist is more than 35 inches | | The American Heart Association says that the size of your pants is a good example of how much risk one is for heart disease in the present and future. According the the association, if you're a man with more than a 40-inch waist, you're in risky territory. If you're a woman, your risk rises if your waist is more than 35 inches | | South Korean pharmaceutical company LG Life Sciences Ltd., announces on Friday it has successfully finished the second phase of clinical trials for a hormone drug for children with growth problems LG Life Sciences also says six key medical schools in Europe have completed the two-year-long tests of the slow-release human growth hormone (SR-hGH) on approximately 50 children, who either lack growth hormones or are suffering from dwarfism | | The World Health Organization continues its warnings on the possibility of a major pandemic following the uncontrolled spread of the bird flu. "While we still have a window of opportunity, we must do everything we can to avert an influenza pandemic, as we simultaneously prepare for a worse-case scenario," says Shigeru Omi, the WHO`s regional director for the Western Pacific | |
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