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Pet Food Recall

News Guy — Tue, 08 May 2007 15:37:29 +0000

So what's the buzz about pet food recall? It all started back in March 16, 2007 when Menu Foods announced pet food recall on dog and cat food. Since then, Menu Foods announced a series of recalls on their dog and cat foods.

In March, they recalled more than 60-million cans of pouches of pet food. Those are supplied by Chem-Nutra, the importer of the melamine-tainted ingredient. Common symptoms include diarrhea, lethargy, anorexia, vomiting, and changes in water consumption and urination habits. The lethal feature of the toxin is kidney failure.

Download the compiled list of pet food recalls - Updated May 04, 2007

If you are a pet owner, check the list carefully. Pet food recall is something that you need to monitor all the time.

Welding Rod Litigation

News Guy — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 00:24:58 +0000

Are you a victim of welding rod fumes? Welding rod fumes contain high levels of Manganese, which can lead to Manganese poisoning. Studies show that inhaling welding rod fumes can substantially increase the risk of Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism caused by welding fumes. Welding rod litigation got people's attention when a $1 award was given to a welder back in 2003. The person won the case over the welding manufacturer who knew about the risks of the serious injuries and failing to warn welders.

If you think you are a victime of welding fumes, find a lawyer in your town.

Bipolar Disorder

News Guy — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 05:28:16 +0000

Bipolar disorder, also sometimes called manic-depressive disorder, is a mood disorder in which a person experiences episodes of mania without other etiologies to rule out the diagnosis of bipolar disorder.

Also, possible, and more commonly known, is to have extreme shifts in mood between depression and manic euphoria. These "cycles" which vary in speed, can sometimes affect the victim's levels of motivation, energy, and functioning, can be disabling.

The DSM lists two main types of bipolar disorder (recognized clinically as Bipolar I and Bipolar II), the former of which features more marked mania, along with possible diagnoses of a "single non-recurring manic episode" which may not be called "bipolar disorder".

Treatment of disabling bipolar disorder is with mood stabilizers, prominently lithium salts or some anticonvulsants.

Bird Flu in China

News Guy — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:54:36 +0000

According to IOL, China isn't planning on closing its border over bird flu. Liu Jianchao, the foreign ministry spokesman informed that the government is making all efforts to combat bird flu, which is a serious epidemic in China. So far, China has reported only one human fatality, but China will do whatever it takes to prevent bird flu.

Here is the full news.

China says no plan to close border over bird flu

China will step up measures to combat its “serious epidemic” of bird flu, but has no plan to shut its borders to contain the disease, a foreign ministry official today.

“The government is making all efforts to combat bird flu, which is a serious epidemic in China,” said foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao.

China yesterday reported two new poultry outbreaks – the country’s 16th and 17th in recent weeks – amid a nationwide effort to vaccinate billions of poultry against the virulent H5N1 strain of the virus.

China has reported one human fatality, plus the death of a girl who was a suspected case.

“We are still facing serious challenges in terms of prevention of bird flu,” Liu said.

“We will step up our efforts in order to resolve this bird flu issue as soon as possible.”

Experts fear that the H5N1 virus could mutate into a form that can easily be passed from human to human, sparking a pandemic.

“I have yet to hear anything about a border closing plan,” Liu said.