Word: winterizing
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...Winter in the northern hemisphere means one chilling thing for global health officials: it's bird-flu season. Nine countries have announced outbreaks in recent weeks, and infections are expected to accelerate as temperatures drop and migratory birds carry the virus to new areas. A replay of 2006-when H5N1 killed 80 people and spread to the Middle East and Africa-could well be on the way. Worst-case scenario: the virus might mutate and become easily transmissible among humans, potentially triggering a global pandemic. "Like last year's bird-flu season," says WHO spokesman Peter Cordingley, "this year could...
...Winter in the Northern Hemisphere means one chilling prospect for global�health officials: it's bird-flu season. Nine countries have announced outbreaks in recent weeks, and a replay of 2006--when H5N1 killed 80 people and spread to the Middle East and Africa--could well be on the way. In an effort to stay ahead of the virus, the Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday said it is giving $132.5 million to makers of bird-flu vaccines that rely on immune-system boosters called adjuvants. "In the event of an influenza pandemic," said HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt...
...perhaps my senses are more attuned to this sort of thing because I had to endure the very public crushing of my dreams during the winter of my sophomore year. The mental scarring that resulted from the Patriots' 24-21 victory over the Eagles, and the public rejoicing over that victory, has still not fully healed. Or, perhaps, I’m just over-excitable...
...preclude the toughest combat. NATO commanders also appear to be minimizing the worsening situation in Afghanistan. A briefing by a British general in the NATO chain told reporters that a recent "spike" in violence had come and gone. Other military sources attribute the slackening to the cold of Afghan winter...
...ready to pay more for oranges and other fresh produce, as California growers survey the damage caused by a cold snap that destroyed as much as three-quarters of the state's citrus and hit nearly every other winter crop, from avocados to strawberries. The total cost to farmers could surpass the $700 million lost during a three-day freeze in December 1998, state agriculture secretary A.G. Kawamura said on Monday, the day before Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger asked for federal disaster relief from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Small Business Administration...