http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2005/11/katrina_update_/ The latest Technology news and blog posts from ABC News contributors and bloggers. Fri, 24 May 2013 21:27:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2005/11/katrina_update_/#comment-14313 Susu Economics Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:43:56 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2005/11/katrina_update_/#comment-14313 How can anyone be sure that the so-called 'birdflu' is not a more potent strain of SARS. In that case, some say that the best precautions would be staying away from any chicken products or from anyone who has any type of the disease. Yet, that will not stop the problem. The solution therefore would be to get at the cause and that is the manner in which animals are kept and their proximity to people where infection is most likely. There should be more care for anything that ends up on our plates. How can anyone be sure that the so-called ‘birdflu’ is not a more potent strain of SARS. In that case, some say that the best precautions would be staying away from any chicken products or from anyone who has any type of the disease. Yet, that will not stop the problem. The solution therefore would be to get at the cause and that is the manner in which animals are kept and their proximity to people where infection is most likely. There should be more care for anything that ends up on our plates.

]]> http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2005/11/katrina_update_/#comment-14312 chris Wed, 02 Nov 2005 13:27:56 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2005/11/katrina_update_/#comment-14312 From a public health point of view, the low-tech method of malaria control using mosquito nets is what should be promoted -- just like the low tech flu control method of washing your hands. From a public health point of view, the low-tech method of malaria control using mosquito nets is what should be promoted — just like the low tech flu control method of washing your hands.

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