City war game that ended in a battle to save Northern Rock (Guardian Unlimited)
The symptoms of human influenza were clearly described by Hippocrates roughly 2400 years ago. Since then, the virus has caused numerous pandemics. Historical data on influenza are difficult to interpret, because the symptoms can be similar to those of other diseases, such as diphtheria, pneumonic plague, typhoid fever, dengue, or typhus. The first convincing record of an influenza pandemic was of an outbreak in 1580, which began in Asia and spread to Europe via Africa. In Rome over 8,000 people were killed, and several Spanish cities were almost wiped out. Pandemics continued sporadically throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, with the pandemic of 1830–1833 being particularly widespread; it infected approximately a quarter of the people exposed.
City war game that ended in a battle to save Northern Rock (Guardian Unlimited)
In the first of a two-part series on the near-collapse of Britain's fifth-biggest bank, we reveal how warnings about risky loans were ignored and how the Square Mile couldn't agree on a rescue deal
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Global weather changes may influence flu cases (Japan Update)
Summer is over, but influenza cases continue to be reported across Okinawa. It’s the third straight year flu cases haven’t dropped as summer wound down, and Okinawa Prefecture officials are theorizing the reason is “because of global warming.
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Religion briefly (Port Clinton News Herald)
Keep Your Books Alive -- Share the Word is the theme of the mission project undertaken by Church Women United of Ottawa County under the auspices of Christian Resources International, Fowlersville, Mich.
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Drug-resistant staph likely to strengthen (Baltimore Examiner)
A surprisingly common bacteria is becoming the new plague - with outbreaks among healthy teens and gym enthusiasts around the Baltimore region. The problem is only likely to get worse, doctors say, as the culprit, staphylococcus aureus, adapts to more forms of antibiotics.
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Five Things You Need to Know: Merrill Off-Balance-Sheet Shenanigans Draw Scrutiny; Avian Flu Epidemic Still Possible... (Minyanville via Yahoo! Finance)
Merrill's story is just beginning...
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Bird Flu Virus Could Mutate and Spark a Worldwide Pandemic (Bristol Herald Courier)
Noting there could easily be more circulation in Europe than assumed, international health officials warn the bird flu virus could mutate and spark a pandemic. If the virus develops a way of transmitting among humans, the results could be devastating.
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Key Growth Economies Most Worried About Security Threats, Unisys Global Survey Reveals (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BLUE BELL, Pa.----Some of the fastest-growing countries in the world are also the most anxious about threats to their borders, financial fraud and other security issues, according to the Unisys Security Index released today by Unisys Corp. .
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Bird Flu - just a matter of time (Collier Citizen)
When it comes to the Bird Flu pandemic, it’s not a question of “if” but “when,” according to Harper J. Simpson, Emergency Preparedness Planning Consultant for the Collier County Health Department.
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Fear and awe as sea eagles spread their 8ft wings and move to cities (Scotland on Sunday)
BRITAIN's largest bird of prey is putting Scots in a flap after abandoning its natural habitat for towns and cities.
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Kids overlooked in flu plans (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Washington - Children likely would be prime spreaders and targets of a flu pandemic, but they're being overlooked in...
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City war game that ended in a battle to save Northern Rock (Guardian Unlimited)
Later flu pandemics were not so devastating. They included the 1957 Asian Flu (type A, H2N2 strain) and the 1968 Hong Kong Flu (type A, H3N2 strain), but even these smaller outbreaks killed millions of people. In later pandemics antibiotics were available to control secondary infections and this may have helped reduce mortality compared to the Spanish Flu of 1918.
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