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Mutated strain of H1N1 virus detected in US and Norway
Friday, November 20, 2009
Health officials in both the United States and Norway have confirmed the presence of a mutated strain of the H1N1, swine flu virus in several patients in the countries. The mutation is resistant to current treatments for H1N1 such as tamiflu, oseltamivir and zanamivir.
At least three patients in Norway were confirmed to have the mutated strain of H1N1, with two of the cases being fatal. Health officials say the three cases are not related and isolated from one another.
At least four new cases of the mutation were detected in patients at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina. Three of the four cases were fatal, but the same patients also had severe underlying illnesses before they caught influenza. Two prior cases of the mutation in the same state, were reported in the Summer of 2008. Health officials say none of the cases are related.
Director of the Center for Disease Control‘s Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Anne Schuchat says the cases are appearing in the U.S. “sporadically.”
“It’s just too soon for us to say what this is going to mean long term. It’s an important finding for the influenza virologists, and they’re looking into it. [The mutation] has no implications for how good the match of the vaccine is and no implications for treatment with antiviral medicine,” said Schuchat during a press conference.
Health officials in other countries such as Mexico, China, Japan, Ukraine and Brazil, also report cases of the mutation.
Dr Shivani Sachdev Gour, Dr Shivani Sachdev Gour Reviews,
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In the entire world, there are a number of couples who have been deprived of the blessing of a child. However, when it comes to such cases the role of the doctors do play a great role. You may visit to any doctor around you, but only the right doctor may treat you in a way that your problem resolves. When it comes to looking for such a doctor in India the name of Dr Shivani Sachdev Gour takes the lead. She has been practicing as a gynecologist, obstetrician and an IVF doctor from the past ten years and has created her position among the top notch doctors in Asia.
The population of India trusts this doctor with all their belief and at anytime when a couple finds it difficult to have a baby they visit Dr Shivani Sachdev Gour to have the best treatments. She has been dealing with a number of cases regularly and her results have been positive in several aspects. A number of couples are now happy parents who took treatment from her with a blessing they have been waiting for long.
Dr. Shivani’s Road to Success
The efforts of Dr Shivani have been endless and she has been working hard from her early life when she was in her school and college. From a very young age, it was her dream to be a doctor as a profession and later on in her mature years of college she decided to go for this specializing as a gynecologist. However, apart from studying in Delhi, she also moved to U.K for a few years and studied there for a better career and professional growth.
Dr. Shivani took her qualification as a gynecologist and obstetrician in Mumbai in the year 2000 and right after completing it she left for U.K where she spent four years. While she was in U.K, she was busy in fellowship as a clinical IVF researcher and learned a lot about IVF there. Other than this she also worked in many famous hospitals in U.K and earned a lot of experience and skills there.
When she came back from U.K, she started practicing her medical career in Delhi and now runs Isis Hospital and Multispecialty Centre and SCI Healthcare. She has been working hard day and night for the sake of betterment of all the deprived couples who wish to see a child of their own. The problem of infertility has been increasing a lot day by day and if treated by the right way it may be resolved.
Dr. Shivani has been an expert in this field her name is counted among the reliable IVF doctors; therefore her presence is very precious for the people of India. Other than this her patients even always end up leaving positive reviews about her. It is always observed that her patients like her soft spoken nature and with that she has always been considered about all the queries her patients usually have as per Dr Shivani Sachdev Gour Reviews. People like Dr. Shivani are very rare to find and India is blessed to have her as an IVF specialist
Looted, possibly contaminated body parts transplanted into USA, Canadian patients
Monday, March 20, 2006
Fears of contaminated bone and skin grafts are being felt by unsuspecting patients following the revelation that funeral homes may have been looting corpses.
Janet Evans of Marion Ohio was told by her surgeon, “The bone grafts you got might have been contaminated”. She reacted with shock, “I was flabbergasted because I didn’t even know what he was talking about. I didn’t know I got a bone graft until I got this call. I just thought they put in screws and rods.”
The body of Alistair Cooke, the former host of “Masterpiece Theatre,” was supposedly looted along with more than 1,000 others, according to two law enforcement officials close to the case. The tissue taken was typically skin, bone and tendon, which was then sold for use in procedures such as dental implants and hip replacements. According to authorities, millions of dollars were made by selling the body parts to companies for use in operations done at hospitals and clinics in the United States and Canada.
A New Jersey company, Biomedical Tissue Services, has reportedly been taking body parts from funeral homes across Brooklyn, New York. According to ABC News, they set up rooms like a “surgical suite.” After they took the bones, they replaced them with PVC pipe. This was purportedly done by stealth, without approval of the deceased person or the next of kin. 1,077 bodies were involved, say prosecuters.
Investagators say a former dentist, Michael Mastromarino, is behind the operation. Biomedical was considered one of the “hottest procurement companies in the country,” raking in close to $5 million. Eventually, people became worried: “Can the donors be trusted?” A tissue processing company called LifeCell answered no, and issued a recall on all their tissue.
Cooke’s daughter, Susan Cooke Kittredge, said, “To know his bones were sold was one thing, but to see him standing truncated before me is another entirely.” Now thousands of people around the country are receiving letters warning that they should be tested for infectious diseases like HIV or hepatitis. On February 23, the Brooklyn District Attorney indicted Mastromarino and three others. They are charged with 122 felony counts, including forgery and bodysnatching.
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Baseball teams from Taiwan and China were eliminated at 2007 Konami Cup Asia Series
Sunday, November 11, 2007
It just wasn’t their day for the two baseball teams on either side of the Straight, as China Stars and Uni-President Lions were both eliminated in a route at the Konami Cup 2007. The final of Konami Cup will take place between SK Wyverns and Chunichi Dragons.
Ricky Hatton regains IBF light welterweight title
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton regained the IBF light welterweight title belt he relinquished less than 12 months ago when he defeated Juan Urango in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight.
“The Hitman” won by unanimous decision, as the fight went to 12 rounds. Despite early match odds suggesting Hatton would dominate the fight, this was not the case. Each round was close, but most pundits and judges alike agreed that Urango only won 1 of the 12 rounds, with Hatton taking the other 11.
Despite the unfamiliar confines of Las Vegas, Hatton looked touched by the ringing of football fan-like chants, familiar in British boxing, that rang around the arena, as more than half of it was filled by traveling support from across the atlantic.
Many in the UK will hope Hatton has ended the “curse” that has seen names such as Frank Bruno, Naseem Hamed, Barry McGuigan and others fall short while headlining fights on “The Strip”.
From here, it is widely believed “The Hitman” will move on to fight Jose Luis Castillo in June, again likely in Vegas.
Wikinews interviews Craig Farquharson, Liberal Democrat candidate for 2020 Groom by-election
Friday, November 27, 2020
Tomorrow, voters in the Australian electoral district of Groom are scheduled to go to the polls in a by-election following the resignation of Liberal National MP John McVeigh for family reasons. Groom is located in the state of Queensland, and is centred around the city of Toowoomba. At the last federal election, the Liberal National Party, Queensland’s dominant conservative party, won this seat by over 70% of the two-party-preferred vote, and since the seat’s creation in 1984, it has been held by conservative political parties.
Some political analysts considered this a foregone conclusion, with analyst Kevin Bonham having declared it on his blog as “Australia’s most boring by-election”, however Bonham noted the size of the swing may have been indicative of the dominant centre left Labor Party’s general performance in Queensland. There was a 4.2% swing against the Labor Party in the state of Queensland at the previous federal election.
Wikinews spoke to one of the four candidates running in the by-election, Craig Farquharson, who is running for the Liberal Democrats. Liberal Democrats describes itself as standing for “individual liberty, free markets and small government”. The party has two elected officials, who sit in the Victorian Legislative Council. Farquharson is a former military contractor and owns the King Vapealot vape store in Toowoomba.
Becoming A Medical Office Assistant
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Working in the medical field is truly rewarding and has a variety of benefits. There are a number of different fields in which to choose from. Medical office assisting is just one of the many opportunities available for students who wish to work in the medical field and make a difference. A medical office assistant has many different responsibilities in the medical office which means very specific training is required before you begin a career in this field.
TasksA medical office assistant is a professional who performs a wide variety of tasks that are crucial in the overall function of a medical office. You can obtain a certificate or diploma both online and off. The more education you have in the field the better chances you will have in obtaining a long-term career with good pay.
Educational RequirementsIf you want to pursue a career in medical office assisting, you will first be required to obtain a certificate, diploma, or degree in this field. Many of these programs are offered online and through community colleges and vocational schools. Most of the medical assisting programs typically take less than one year to complete and prepare you for all of the medical tasks you will be responsible when you are out in the work force. In order to better your chances for a career, you should pursue an Associate’s degree in medical assisting.
The program that you choose must be approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs as well as the Health Education Schools Accrediting Bureau.
CourseworkCoursework will vary depending on your program but many of the classes will remain consistent throughout. You will be required to take courses such as medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, accounting, insurance processing, medical ethics, and computer applications. You should be prepared to take a wide variety of classes as your responsibilities as a medical assistant will be very diverse.
After all of your coursework has been completed you will need to become certified through the American Association of Medical Assistants.
ConclusionThere is nothing quite as rewarding as a career in the medical field. If you like working with others, have a great attention to detail, and are able to perform tasks in a timely and efficient manner, then this may be the right career choice for you. It won’t always be easy but it will always be rewarding.
Australian rules football: 2010 Gippsland Football League round 1 – Wonthaggi v Leongatha
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Wonthaggi, Victoria — Wonthaggi defeated Leongatha at home in the opening game of the 2010 Gippsland Football League (officially the Gippsland League, GL) season this past Saturday. The match, unofficially dubbed “the South Gippsland derby”, was played a week prior to the other opening round matches.
The three remaining matches of round one are scheduled to be played next Saturday (April 10). Morwell will host Warragul in Morwell, Drouin will play Maffra in Drouin and Moe will host Traralgon at Yallourn North with Sale having the bye.
The Gippsland Football League is considered one of the “major leagues” controlled by the Victorian Country Football League, the governing body of Australian rules football in regional Victoria, Australia.
At the league’s annual general meeting in December, it changed it’s name from the West Gippsland Latrobe Football League. At the same meeting, Wonthaggi joined the GL after dominating the Alberton Football League during the past decade. The Power made five concecutive Alberton Grand Finals winning three, losing only to Yarram (2007) and Stony Creek (2009).
Wonthaggi Power Football Club is a result of a merger between Wonthaggi Blues, a former Gippsland FL team, and Wonthaggi Rovers, an Alberton FL team. In February, the Gippsland Football League announced that Wonthaggi would be changing their uniforms, because their original one was similar to that of Warragul.
Leongatha finished the 2009 season losing the minor semi final against enventual grand final winners Maffra. Leongatha defeated Drouin in the last Elimination Final under the West Gippsland Latrobe Football League banner.
Scores below are quoted as goals-behinds (total). Goals are worth six points, behinds one.
| Half TimeWonthaggi 6-6 (42)Leongatha 1-8 (14) |
| Full TimeWonthaggi 9-9 (63)Leongatha 8-14 (62) |
Wonthggi kicked off their first game in the major league with a opening quarter lead of four and a half goals over rivals Leongatha. The Power’s move from the Alberton League looked to be justified as they went in to cruise mode.
Leongatha slowly clawed back the deficit over the next three quarters but the first quarter result and inaccurate kicking caused them to fall short by one point.