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Weaning before six months 'may help breastfed babies'
Relying purely on breastfeeding for the first six months might not be best for babies, experts in the UK have warned. In the British Medical Journal, the team said breastfed babies may benefit from being given solid food earlier.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12180052
GM chickens created that could prevent the spread of bird flu
Scientists have produced genetically modified chickens that appear to prevent the spread of avian influenza. Though the chickens can themselves become infected with flu viruses such as H5N1, say the researchers, they cannot pass on the virus to any other birds with which they come into contact.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/jan/13/gm-chickens-bird-flu-influenza
Flu death toll rises as millions at risk remain unvaccinated
An estimated 4 million people in England who are at risk of severe complications or death if they contract seasonal flu remain unvaccinated this year, government health officials said yesterday.
The officials said there was "extreme difficulty" in getting the importance of immunisation across to those most at risk, with the news coming as the Department of Health revealed that 112 people across the UK had died from flu-related illness since September, with the highest number in the 45 to 64 age range.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jan/13/flu-death-toll-millions-unvaccinated
Relying purely on breastfeeding for the first six months might not be best for babies, experts in the UK have warned. In the British Medical Journal, the team said breastfed babies may benefit from being given solid food earlier.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12180052
GM chickens created that could prevent the spread of bird flu
Scientists have produced genetically modified chickens that appear to prevent the spread of avian influenza. Though the chickens can themselves become infected with flu viruses such as H5N1, say the researchers, they cannot pass on the virus to any other birds with which they come into contact.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/jan/13/gm-chickens-bird-flu-influenza
Flu death toll rises as millions at risk remain unvaccinated
An estimated 4 million people in England who are at risk of severe complications or death if they contract seasonal flu remain unvaccinated this year, government health officials said yesterday.
The officials said there was "extreme difficulty" in getting the importance of immunisation across to those most at risk, with the news coming as the Department of Health revealed that 112 people across the UK had died from flu-related illness since September, with the highest number in the 45 to 64 age range.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jan/13/flu-death-toll-millions-unvaccinated
