Bird
Flu Running Afoul
Turning savory conceptions
of corporate production of poultry into bitter realities, bird flu is
wreaking panic across the globe. Pakistan, and in particular Karachi,
is currently in the grips of this dangerous spread of disease not only
within birds but also in transmission to humans. If proper and long-term
steps are not taken now, then our populations face nothing short of a
large-scale crisis both at the national and international levels.
Due to massive industrialization of poultry practices, the fatal outbreaks of the once dormant bird flu should come as no surprise. Over the past decade, the corporate livestock industry has grown tremendously at an unprecedented rate.
The destruction of wetlands all across South Asia has resulted in greater contact between wild birds and domesticated fowl. This has resulted in greater spread of the avian or bird flu disease and calls out to the preservation of these precious sanctuaries.
Grow
your own Oxygen
Just as
the entire political and moral world has gone through an unprecedented
upheaval never seen and expected by the citizens of this world, there
has also been a drastic change in the environment of the world.
Mycotoxins – toxins produced by fungi contaminate foods, especially in the post-harvest stage.
Islamabad's
unsustainable park
Dr. Daudpota discusses
the pitfalls related to the recent developments related to Fatima Jinnah
Park.
Public Health
'Dr
Kidney' arrest exposes Indian organ traffic
The arrest of "Doctor
Kidney" Amit Kumar for running a sizeable racket in live kidneys
has highlighted the role that South Asia plays as the hub of an international
trade in human organs.
On March 20th, World Water Day will be observed with the somber view that the available fresh water per capita is decreasing at an alarming rate across the planet.
Jogging is running to improve health and condition and for leisure at variable speeds suited for these purposes. If you are a beginner, you must do your first sessions in a careful way to get used to jogging and to avoid over-straining your muscles and your condition.
If you pick up a health book you will observe is they contain vegetables with a dazzling range of colors. While there is a tendency towards green, leafy vegetables but amazing foods like beetroot contain plenty of deep red, which indicate of its deep connection with healthy life.
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