3 square meals a day with lean protein help curb hunger for weight loss
April 1st, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 01 (ANI): A new research has suggested that eating fewer, regular-sized meals with higher amounts of lean protein can make one feel more full than eating smaller, more frequent meals."We ... Read more...
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Vinegar-natural source of nitrate to safeguard organic pork
November 14th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 14 (ANI): Scientists have suggested that vegetable juice powder could provide a natural source of nitrate to serve as a curing agent for pork and still be classified as a ... Read more...
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Extremists in UK urge racist thugs to hurl pork at Muslims
August 22nd, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 22(ANI): Right-wing websites and blogs in Britain have urged racist thugs to attack Muslims with pork in an attempt to force them out of the country.The detailed guide ... Read more...
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WHO declares swine flu pandemic over
August 11th, 2010 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, Aug 10 (DPA) The World Health Organisation Tuesday officially declared the swine flu pandemic over, 14 months after it issued the highest influenza alert level for the disease.
"The new H1N1 virus ... Read more...
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Scientists finally demystify humour’s secrets
August 10th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 10 (ANI): For the first time ever, scientists have been able to demystify the essential ingredients of what makes some things humorous.Two psychologists have found that people tend to laugh ... Read more...
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KFC scraps controversial halal only menu after mass Brit boycott
June 26th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 26 (ANI): A mass boycott by angry customers has forced KFC to scrap its halal only menu.Five branches have stopped serving the controversial menu following a mass boycott.The ... Read more...
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US finds first case of swine flu in pigs
October 20th, 2009 - 3:11 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 20 (DPA) The US has detected the first case of swine flu in pigs, the Department of Agriculture said Monday.
The virus was found in a sample taken from a state ... Read more...
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Manipur reports northeast’s first swine flu case
August 2nd, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Aug 2 (IANS) In the first case of swine flu reported from the northeastern states, a 19-year-old Manipuri woman fencer who returned from a competition in Singapore has tested positive for ... Read more...
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Northeast on swine flu radar, pig import banned
June 16th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 16 (IANS) Authorities in the northeastern region have stepped up precautionary measures against the spread of swine flu, besides banning import of pigs and pork products from adjoining countries, officials ... Read more...
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Brit Muslim catering manager claims discrimination in pork handling row
May 12th, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 12 (ANI): A Muslim catering manager, Hasanali Khoja, who refused to cook sausages and bacon because it was against his religion, has claimed that he was religiously discriminated against.Khoja, 60, ... Read more...
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30 countries report 4,694 cases of swine flu: WHO
May 12th, 2009 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, May 11 (DPA) The World Health Organisation (WHO) Monday said that 4,694 cases of the new influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 53 deaths, were confirmed in 30 countries.
Mexico had 48 deaths from ... Read more...
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Swine flu cases rise to 2,371 in 24 countries: WHO
May 8th, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, May 8 (DPA) The World Health Organisation has increased the number of laboratory-confirmed infections of influenza (H1N1) in humans to 2,371 cases in 24 countries.
In a posting to its website late ... Read more...
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US, Mexico, Canada calls for lifting pork bans
May 8th, 2009 - 3:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 8 (DPA) The US, Mexico and Canada Thursday urged trading partners around the world to lift all restrictions on pork products that were adopted because of the swine flu outbreak, ... Read more...
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Canadian officials complete the first genetic sequencing of swine flu
May 7th, 2009 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Ottawa (Canada), May 7 (ANI): Canadian government officials have announced that they have completed the first genetic sequencing of the H1N1 virus (swine flu).The Globe and Mail quoted Dr. Frank Plummer, the ... Read more...
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WHO reports 1,516 confirmed cases of swine flu
May 6th, 2009 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, May 6 (DPA) The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday confirmed 1,516 cases of the influenza A(H1N1) virus, which is better known as swine flu, in 22 countries.
Mexico reported 822 laboratory-confirmed cases, ... Read more...
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Countries barring Mexican pork to face WTO scrutiny
May 6th, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 6 (EFE) Mexico has submitted a request to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) asking eight countries to explain why they were restricting access of Mexican pork products to ... Read more...
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Canada reports first case of pigs catching swine flu from humans
May 3rd, 2009 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
Ottawa (Canada), May 3 (ANI): The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has come out with an outstanding revelation that a farm hand has infected pigs at an Alberta farm with the swine flu ... Read more...
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WHO rejects criticism it acted slowly on swine flu
May 1st, 2009 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, May 1 (DPA) The World Health Organisation (WHO) Friday rejected criticism that it was too slow in reacting to the outbreak of the swine flu A(H1N1) virus.
Mexican officials as well ... Read more...
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Swine flu alert in northeast India
April 30th, 2009 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Guwahati, April 30 (IANS) The government has sounded an alert in the country's northeastern states over swine flu and asked officials to make people aware about the contiguous disease, officials said Thursday.
The ... Read more...
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Canada helps Mexico in swine flu testing
April 30th, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, April 30 (IANS) Canada Wednesday began assisting Mexico in swine flu testing as six more cases of the flu were reported in this country.
This takes the total number of ... Read more...
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Debate rages on name change for swine flu, WHO says no
April 29th, 2009 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 29 (DPA) The international health community and pork producers are debating a change in name for the swine flu virus that has left people sick in several countries and could ... Read more...
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What you need to know about swine flu
April 28th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): While there have been a number of outbreaks of the new strain of swine flu, there also have emerged a whole gamut of misinformation. Now, scientists have elaborated ... Read more...
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Indonesian Muslims outraged as companies sell pork under beef’s label
April 17th, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Jakarta, Apr. 17 (ANI): Muslims in Indonesia have been left outraged, following the discovery that Indonesia's popular dry-meat-product-selling companies were substituting beef with pork.After conducting DNA tests on jerky samples from traditional ... Read more...
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Jamie Oliver becomes animal rights protestors target in pork campaign
March 19th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 19 (ANI): Brit chef Jamie Oliver, 33, has become animals rights group Petas target after his flagship restaurant Fifteen promoted British pork.In his television show investigating pig welfare standards, ... Read more...
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