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Have you heard of it. You have probably been hearing more about it in the news lately. What is it and why should you be worried about it. Avian influenza is a contagious and deadly virus that affects poultry and humans who have close contact with infected birds. It has been mainly in Southeast Asia but is spreading to other countries. At this time it is not transmitted by human-to-human contact. But scientists fear, and health experts agree, that it is only a matter of time that the virus will change into a form that can be easily passed from person to person. When that happens there will be an increased risk of a worldwide pandemic. We will not have immunity to this form of influenza and it can be deadly. It may be similar to the 1918 flu that killed 40-50 million people around the world. If it starts to spread, life as we know it will change. This flu could last for months at a time and up to three years. More than likely schools and businesses would be closed, public...

Smile , it is the key that fits the lock of everybody s heart. D Angelo Back from Florida ahead of Hurricane Wilma, I asked my teenage son what he thought I should write about this time and he said doughnuts . I explained that although I found the topic an intriguing one my mind immediately leaping to how I could link this into an interesting piece , it really needed to be more relevant to what I do, not what he would like to be doing. So his next suggestion was Smiling . I nearly dismissed this until I remembered that while I had been working on the fourth module of my e-course today the topic of smiling had come up. It was in the context of self-confidence and how to develop it, in this case by meeting people with a smile and a friendly manner so as to engage and interest them. By asking people about themselves and really listening to their answers with a smile, not only will they feel comfortable and pleased to be around you, but your confidence will grow with each...

Orange in all forms has been used to make great skin care products nay make that a wonderful concoction for your skin. From the peel, juice to the oil you can use every by-product of orange to make a great skin-care recipe. It is being greatly used to fight diseases like Alzheimer s disease, Parkinson s disease, macular degeneration, diabetes, gallstones, multiple sclerosis and Crohn s disease. It is also useful for clearing many of your skin problems like acne, wrinkles and aging. Following a healthy diet is very important for your skin. Our skin reacts to whatever we eat, so we should be careful what we dump in our body. If we keep feeding our body with junk it is bound to create problems. Many a times we tend to forget that we need not impose too many things on our body. Having fruits and vegetables creates a new path for better. Many may not able to have fun in life by just having fruits and vegetables. A well-balanced diet is what you always need. Maintaining a proper...

Diagnosis is a fancy name given to the process of identifying diseases. Break it down; dia means by and gnosis means knowledge . How do I diagnose my illness. Diagnosis is for doctors and physicians only. They determine your disease by the signs and symptoms that it gives you. If it is unclear by symptoms as to what you are sick with, you will consult a physician. A physician will take their best guesses as to your problems name, and medically test you for it. After your diagnosis is complete through blood test, medical imaging, saliva samples, biopsy, electrocardiogram, stool samples, or urine tests, the physician will decide which is the best way to treat you. Diagnosis is sometimes made by process of elimination. This is called a differential diagnosis . Through investigation of symptoms and consultations with other doctors or physicians, they are able to tell what you DO NOT have, thus leaving them with your most likely disease. In the 1900 s, a man named William Osler...

The highlight of South African living is the breakfast, desserts, snacks and drinks. Easy to please anyone. Breakfast varies between mieliepap and beskuit . Mieliepap is the same consistency as polenta and served with a teaspoon of sugar, butter and milk. A great creamy and healthy breakfast to see you through the morning hours. Beskuit is rusks, dough baked in the oven, broken apart and then places back in the oven to dry out. The perfect breakfast, specially for those living on farms, is home made rusks, dunked into your morning coffee. If you are more of a tea lover, try the great local herbal tea called rooibos During the morning you can chew on some biltong which is salty dried meat or dro wors , which is dried sausage. You can not watch any rugby or cricket match without this salty snack. By now it is time for more coffee served with banana, ginger of mealie bread, smeared with butter. Mealie bread is a sweet bread, baked with sweet corn. You will probably wonder why...