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		<title>Mental Health with Traumatic Reports</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traumatic Incident Reduction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mental Health The most terrible thing happens when we face something that is detrimental for our minds in the most traumatic ways. Our minds really are the sole workers of our body and lives and it is terrible for us to face something if we go into any kind of forgetful seizures. There have been [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Mental Health</h2>
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<p>The most terrible thing happens when we face something that is detrimental for our minds in the most traumatic ways. Our minds really are the sole workers of our body and lives and it is terrible for us to face something if we go into any kind of forgetful seizures. There have been recent developments that create some of the most interesting ways to bring about changes in the mind. The latest things being developed by Dr. Frank Gerbode has been working since the 1980s. The <strong><a title="Traumatic Incident Reduction" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.tir.org/" target="_blank">Traumatic Incident Reduction</a></strong> or TIR is a great way keep an individual occupied and to keep one happy. This is a great thing about controlling the emotional and mental bubble up coming to your life.</p>
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<p>TIR has been designed to bring some of the most interesting desensitizing methods of traumatic as well as healing system that can erase your painful experiences. This is indeed necessary to bring out some of the most interesting joining of childhood and emotional trauma related incidents.</p>
<p><strong>TIR</strong> is all about bringing some of the most deepening triggers in your experiences along with the pain and letting it come out to release. The ticking time bomb of emotions that are lurched inside of you would totally make you heavy with some emotional reaction. There are certainly ways to release the trauma as well as bring about psychiatric evaluations.</p>
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		<title>Safety Call for Certain Types of Prunes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dried plums]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumers have been warned against the intake of certain types of dried plums. The FDA of USA has released this safety warning. The recent press release has made it clear that certain contents in most dried prune companies have caused more health hazard that any benefit. The Texas Department of State Health Services has listed [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="Dried Plums" href="http://blogs.iguides.org/news/files/2009/10/Dried-Plums.gif"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-811" style="border: 1px solid #e9e8be;margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px" src="http://blogs.iguides.org/news/files/2009/10/Dried-Plums.gif" alt="Dried Plums" width="300" height="250" /></a>Consumers have been warned against the intake of certain types of dried plums. The <strong><a title="Consumers Warned Not to Eat Certain Imported Dried Plums" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm184811.htm" target="_blank">FDA of USA has released this safety warning</a></strong>. The recent press release has made it clear that certain contents in most dried prune companies have caused more health hazard that any benefit. The Texas Department of State Health Services has listed that some of the types of dried plums and especially the imported plums have high levels of lead.</p>
<p>This is certainly something that should not be consumed for any call for health. The candied and salted treats of prunes that are sold in many Asian as well as Hispanic markets are really the ones to avoid. These are also available in several retail outlets across US. DSHS officials have found that Asian dried plums are particularly high in lead and the tests have revealed that these lead contents have been ranging from 0.11 parts every million to 30.3 parts even!</p>
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<p>Health officials have been led to believe that these are parts of US Food and Drug administration high warning lists right now. The laboratory tests have even been made available with all the related content details. Some of the local distributors of California and NY prunes are now working to expand their production to eliminate these other dangerous ones.</p>
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		<title>Swine Flu Vaccine Delayed Due to Logjam</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[factory logjam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the world is finally getting all ready and geared up against the latest menace in the form of swine flu, it seems that a shipment of bad news is waiting to be unleashed. According to sources in Washington, health service authorities are now on the verge of having sleepless nights due to a factory [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_789" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090818/capt.photo_1250620486237-1-0.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-789" src="http://blogs.iguides.org/news/files/2009/08/Swine-Flu-Vaccine.jpg" alt="Swine Flu Vaccine" width="150" height="183" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Swine Flu Vaccine</p></div>
<p>As the world is finally getting all ready and geared up against the latest menace in the form of swine flu, it seems that a shipment of bad news is waiting to be unleashed. <a title="Yahoo News: Swine Flu Vaccine Delayed" rel="nofollow" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090818/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_swine_flu_vaccine;_ylt=Al43MQ45HWqWmFAOA1oGgOXVJRIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJsYjByc21pBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwODE4L3VzX3N3aW5lX2ZsdV92YWNjaW5lBGNwb3MDMQRwb3MDMgRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNmYWN0b3J5bG9namE-" target="_blank"><strong>According to sources in Washington, health service authorities are now on the verge of having sleepless nights due to a factory logjam.</strong></a></p>
<p>In other words, an unexpected problem in the form of a <strong>factory logjam</strong> is threatening to delay the process of putting the liquid into the syringes resulting in a sudden stasis for the entire process which has been so enthusiastically lapped up by the people. The recent estimates reveal that the country is not going to have 120 million doses ready to be distributed by the 15th of October, but instead it has to be settled for 45 million units. The authorities are however hopeful about coming up with a solution.</p>
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		<title>Weight loss and malnutrition play pivotal role in 25% cancer related deaths, stats show</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 05:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[american cancer society]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[severe malnutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[staggering stats]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are some really staggering stats which indicate that weight loss and severe malnutrition play a pivotal role in every one out of five cancer deaths, but still nutrition is reckoned something extra for those who are already found in trouble. Now changes are quite significant and many hospitals seem to hire gourmet chefs for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_646" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-full wp-image-646" src="http://www.iguides.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/malnutritiongirl1.jpg" alt=" M" width="300" height="238" />Malnutrition<p class="wp-caption-text"> </p></div>
<p>There are some really staggering stats which indicate that <a title="Weight Loss" href="http://weightloss.about.com/" target="_blank"><strong>weight loss</strong></a> and severe <a title="Malnutrition" href="http://www.answers.com/topic/malnutrition" target="_blank"><strong>malnutrition</strong></a> play a pivotal role in every one out of five cancer deaths, but still nutrition is reckoned something extra for those who are already found in trouble.</p>
<p>Now changes are quite significant and many hospitals seem to hire gourmet chefs for the dietitians-on-call phone service of <a title="American Cancer Society" href="http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp" target="_blank"><strong>American Cancer Society</strong></a>. Patients with cancer need to have each spoonful of food with lots of nutrients, says Jack Shoop a certified master Chef.</p>
<p><span id="more-641"></span>One shouldn’t undervalue the given temptation could result in something resembling Bon Appetite: “people who are going to embrace on them, must consider the actual and visual heartiness of these foods,” Shoop insists.<br />
It’s always a big hurdle to tempt the plate, as nearly more than half patients find their appetite sapped at the time of diagnosis and different treatments often seem to come up with different side effects that worsen this problem. Besides, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, dry mouth, altered taste, constipation and some other difficulties often worsen the situation in patients with these cancers.</p>
<p>Because of all that nearly 50% cancer patients have to suffer from serious weight loss and malnutrition and in a wasting syndrome known as cachexia, these patients often lose vital muscles aside from fat. Unlike a healthy person, the body of cancer patient fails to make some adjustment no matter whether metabolism speeds up or not.</p>
<p>According to the <a title="National Cancer Institute USA" href="http://www.cancer.gov/" target="_blank"><strong>National Cancer Institute</strong></a>, cachexia caused nearly 20% deaths in cancer patients and most of them seem to become the victim of advanced cancer vulnerabilities.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090518/ap_on_he_me/us_med_healthbeat_cancer_cuisine;_ylt=ApDHHMbRfl_MDbWDInhdYdjVJRIF" target="_blank">Yahoo News</a></p>
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		<title>Scientists now Trying to Outflank HIV/AIDS Virus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 05:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been long research to find a perfect vaccine for HIV/AIDS virus that would boost the immune system of human beings to protect itself from the attack of human immunodeficiency virus. But the success rate has been disappointing and after repeated efforts, the scientists and doctors are shifting their attention to a new research [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-635" style="margin: 5px" src="http://www.iguides.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/hiv-aids.jpg" alt="HIV-AIDS" width="300" height="300" />There has been long research to find a perfect vaccine for <a title="HIV/AIDS Virus" href="http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/basic/index.htm" target="_blank"><strong>HIV/AIDS virus</strong></a> that would boost the <a title="Human Immune System" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immune_system" target="_blank"><strong>immune system</strong></a> of human beings to protect itself from the attack of <a title="HIV Virus" href="http://health.yahoo.com/hiv-overview/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-topic-overview/healthwise--hw151411.html" target="_blank"><strong>human immunodeficiency virus</strong></a>. But the success rate has been disappointing and after repeated efforts, the scientists and doctors are shifting their attention to a new research where they would insert a gene (perhaps modified) into the muscles of human that will enable the body to produce protective antibodies against the HIV viruses. Such antibodies inside the body of human beings will not allow the HIV virus to attack the immune system of our bodies thus preventing the body from getting infected by HIV.</p>
<p><span id="more-634"></span>The online edition of <a title="Nature Medcine Journal" href="http://www.nature.com/nm/index.html" target="_blank"><strong>Nature Medicine Journal</strong></a> has confirmed that a team headed by Dr. Philip R. Johnson of Children&#8217;s Hospital of Philadelphia had been successful to testify the method in monkeys and mice. However that doesn’t mean that vaccines for HIV/AIDS virus are really just few yards away! The work may take years before such a product is really available for humans.</p>
<p>Needless to say those efforts are welcomed by all AIDS researchers, and an AIDS researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dr. Beatrice Hahn welcomed it and said that there is always light at the end of the tunnel. This is something thinking out of the box which the other researchers are actually doing and thinking. Previous efforts of producing a vaccine for the deadly viruses have failed to create a positive reaction, but this try is something different and if it really works it would be a breakthrough in the world of medicine and science.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090517/ap_on_he_me/us_med_battling_aids;_ylt=Ali.GKyclz4Fu4W3PqzGWxPVJRIF" target="_blank">Yahoo News</a></p>
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		<title>WHO Eyes Swine Flu Transmission Rates, New Vaccine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 05:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[World Health Organization (WHO) is very closely monitoring the spread of swine flu so that before anything pandemic occurs they can take the right step to prevent the new A (H1N1) virus from creating havoc across the world. The Swine Flu Epidemic is the current hot topic of discussion at the World Health Organization&#8217;s Annual [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.who.int/en/" target="_blank"><strong><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-631" style="border: 1px solid black;margin: 5px" src="http://www.iguides.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/who.jpg" alt="WHO" width="186" height="278" />World Health Organization</strong></a> (WHO) is very closely monitoring the <a title="Spread of Swine Flu" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=aWcd0Nbgc_R4&amp;refer=home" target="_blank"><strong>spread of swine flu</strong></a> so that before anything pandemic occurs they can take the right step to prevent the new A (H1N1) virus from creating havoc across the world. The Swine Flu Epidemic is the current hot topic of discussion at the World Health Organization&#8217;s Annual Meeting. This five day event begins in Geneva and will involve the 193 members of the WHO.</p>
<p>There are reports that <a title="Dr. Margaret Chan" href="http://www.who.int/dg/en/index.html" target="_blank"><strong>Dr. Margaret Chan, Director WHO</strong></a>, will talk about the recommendations of experts on production of swine flu medicine and new flu vaccine. Few sources revealed that different pharmaceutical companies are really ready to begin their production of the new flu vaccine but they are waiting for a decision that has to be made first. It is also required to decide how much vaccine should they make, how to distribute the vaccines and which countries or who must get the vaccines.</p>
<p><span id="more-630"></span>Many experts feel that there is no need and no question of swine flu vaccine being produced, but WHO is required to discuss the matter with its members and keep a close track of the spread of the virus. Since its origin in Mexico, the virus spread in most parts of the globe including few European countries, Japan and America. Therefore keeping a track helps the organization to find out how fast the virus spreads and who are the most vulnerable group to it will help WHO take immediate step to prevent it.</p>
<p>According to WHO, nearly 2 billions of new flu vaccine for the H1N1 virus can be produced annually from reliable sources but the preparation of the first batch will take nearly 3-4 months. And making flu vaccines is not a child’s play! Most pharmaceutical companies can produce one vaccine at a time and the production takes several months. It is expected that <a title="Ban Ki Moon the UN General Secretary" href="http://www.un.org/sg/" target="_blank"><strong>Ban Ki Moon the UN General Secretary</strong></a> will meet the senior representatives of the vaccine industry but the UN has declined to name the companies who would manufacture the new vaccine.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090517/ap_on_he_me/us_med_battling_aids;_ylt=Ali.GKyclz4Fu4W3PqzGWxPVJRIF" target="_blank">Yahoo News</a></p>
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		<title>MEXICO: Schools Reopened and classes Resumed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 05:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[expulsion of swine flu]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Mexico there are many primary schools which are disinfected.  There was a nationwide agreement in helping to put a stop on the spreading swine flu.  Education officials decided to send back those students who were find symptomatic of this disease. But the whole country didn’t participate in this program.  Among the thirty one states [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_587" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-full wp-image-587" src="http://www.iguides.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/swine-flu.jpg" alt=" t" width="300" height="231" />Courtsy : <em><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090511/ap_on_he_me/med_swine_flu_650" target="_blank">Associated Press</a></em><p class="wp-caption-text"> </p></div>
<p>In <a title="Mexico Schools" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090512/ap_on_he_me/med_swine_flu_660" target="_blank"><strong>Mexico</strong></a> there are many primary schools which are disinfected.  There was a nationwide agreement in helping to put a stop on the spreading <a title="Swine Flu" href="http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/" target="_blank"><strong>swine flu</strong></a>.  Education officials decided to send back those students who were find symptomatic of this disease. But the whole country didn’t participate in this program.  Among the thirty one states of Mexico, six states put off their schools for the following week because of the doubt in the rising flu cases in many regions.  One of the states of Mexico ordered a delay of one day in the reopening of schools.  Many parents had a fear in sending their children back to school so early.</p>
<p><span id="more-586"></span>Moreover the people of Mexico are feeling a little relaxed from the expulsion of swine flu from their country. But its outbreak is continued in other countries of the world. This was confirmed when different health authorities reported 4500 cases of swine flu in 29 countries across the whole globe. 53 deaths have occurred because of this flu in which 48 people belonged to Mexico, 3 people belonged to United States, one person was from Canada and another one was from Costa Rica.</p>
<p>A large number of crews worked long hours in weekends in order to clean the school buildings in Mexico.  There were many sanitary supplies because a large number of students was supposed to resume classes after a two weeks break.  Teachers were ordered to have a look at students showing any symptoms of swine flu.</p>
<p><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090511/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/med_swine_flu;_ylt=AvuGTrLGrH6ZLMirNMUHfCnVJRIF" target="_blank">Yahoo News</a></p>
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		<title>World’s First Face Transplant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 05:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Connie Culp, the 46-year-old Ohio woman, is the world’s first person who went through a face transplant. The face of the nation&#8217;s first face transplant recipient horribly disfigured in a shotgun blasted by her husband, who later turned the gun towards himself. This blast ruptured her nose, cheeks, her mouth and an eye leaving her [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-527" style="border: 1px solid black;margin: 5px" src="http://www.iguides.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/first-face-trasplant.jpg" alt="First Face Trasplant" width="301" height="140" />Connie Culp, the 46-year-old Ohio woman, is the world’s first person who went through a face transplant. The face of the nation&#8217;s <strong><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090506/ap_on_he_me/med_face_transplant;_ylt=AuhdBL6oOcv7e77ox5BCR_3VJRIF" target="_blank">first face transplant</a></strong> recipient horribly disfigured in a shotgun blasted by her husband, who later turned the gun towards himself. This blast ruptured her nose, cheeks, her mouth and an eye leaving her upper eyelids, forehead, lower lip and chin. Upon calling herself a monster by a little kid, she decided to represent herself in a complete new look.</p>
<p><span id="more-526"></span>After surgery, she smiles, talks, smells and tastes her food perfectly but she is incapable of expressing things perfectly through her facial expressions. Culp recalled that Dr. Risal Djohan, a plastic surgeon, got look to her injuries after two months. He was not sure whether he could fix up her face, but he tried and got success after almost thirty operations.  The groundbreaking operation was performed with the help of a donor family that made the operation successful.</p>
<p>On Dec. 10, Dr. Maria Siemionow, who led the doctors’ team, replaced 80 percent of Culp&#8217;s face altogether, muscles, nerves, bone, skin and blood vessels with a just died woman in 22-hour operation. In January, Culp had hamburgers, pizza and chicken for the first time in years. She left hospital on February 5. Her doctors said that she would have to survive on immune-suppressing drugs for the rest of her life but the dosage has been noticeably reduced. The total cost of her surgery was about USD 250,000 to USD 300,000 that is less than USD 1 million, as estimated by the other surgeons. Culp now praises for those who has made her new face possible.</p>
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		<title>Canadian farm pigs found infected with new swine flu virus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 09:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Canadian health officials, some pigs have been found infected with swine flu virus in some farms in Canada. These swine flu infected pigs have been isolated to prevent the spread of the disease. The officials also told that it was the first case of pig infection in the country. In pigs swine flu [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-492" style="border: 1px solid black;margin: 5px" src="http://www.iguides.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/swin-farm.jpg" alt="Pig Farm" width="300" height="234" />According to Canadian health officials, some pigs have been found infected with <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/04/swine.flu.main/index.html?section=cnn_latest">swine flu</a> virus in some farms in Canada. These swine flu infected pigs have been isolated to prevent the spread of the disease.</p>
<p>The officials also told that it was the first case of pig infection in the country. In pigs swine flu outbreaks are quite regular, but they do not have a risk for food safety, however, this time the health officials have warned against the spread of the disease.</p>
<p><span id="more-488"></span>In Alberta province some pigs are considered infected because of a farm worker that got the sickness when he was on Mexico tour and returned to Canada later. Now this traveler has recovered, and the infected pigs are also recovering now. The officials believe that the disease hasn’t yet spread beyond the farm and there is no reported death because of the flu.</p>
<p>Tom Vilsack, the US Agriculture Secretary, says in this connection: “To contain the spread of the disease, all necessary steps have been taken by the Canadian government and the sickened pigs have been isolated to prevent the spread of the disease.</p>
<p>“In United States, there is no report of this infection in pigs right now and the detection of virus in Canada wouldn’t change situation in some US states,” he added.</p>
<p>On the other hand, <a href="http://www.who.int/en/">WHO</a> (World Health Organization) says that no evidence has been found yet that the flu virus is being passed through pigs to humans.</p>
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		<title>Pizza Hut unveils new application for facebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now you can order your pizza via Facebook Now you can order your pizza directly while using FaceBook as Pizza Hut has unveiled a new application knowing people are too lazy these days. Now aside from checking out what your friends are doing and when you are in mid-way through a poking frenzy while ninja-pirate [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center"><strong>Now you can order your pizza via Facebook</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.iguides.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/pizz.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-304" style="margin: 5px" src="http://www.iguides.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/pizz.jpg" alt="" width="175" height="177" /></a>Now you can order your pizza directly while using FaceBook as Pizza Hut has unveiled a new application knowing people are too lazy these days.</p>
<p>Now aside from checking out what your friends are doing and when you are in mid-way through a poking frenzy while ninja-pirate baiting, you can order food as well.</p>
<p>Using Pizza Hut Interface (hmm clever act), you can order your pasta, pizza and chicken wings.</p>
<p>The new application can even remember what you had ordered last time and it means you need not to waste your time in disgusting deciding for yourself.<span id="more-303"></span></p>
<p>Pizza Hut has recently celebrated its millionth online pizza sale and it shows that more and more people are getting tired of using the phone. This new application will soon celebrates the new levels of laziness (it seems).</p>
<p>The app is currently available only in the US, but it will be available in the UK and other European countries very soon. So, you can enjoy your pizza using that app and all you need to do is to hop on your PC and get ordering if you can.</p>
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