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Today, we look at eggs and the rise of avian flu that began in 2023. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, in March, the consumer price index for eggs increased 5.9%, up 60.4% from a year ago ...

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As spring weather sets in, fears of a bird flu pandemic have not materialized, and there is less cause for worry than there was in the winter. Experts say the short-term risk of a pandemic is low ...

News outlets reported on a mystery illness in cows. Then, in March, H5N1 avian flu was diagnosed as the cause of the illness. It was unheard of for cows to get bird flu, so the diagnosis was not ...

Colds and flu are no fun, and they can be even worse if you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Infections, dehydration, and sugar in some medicines can make it harder to manage your blood sugar.

Neck pain, or a sore neck, can be a normal symptom of the common cold or flu. In other instances, neck pain may be a sign of a potentially serious medical condition like meningitis. Knowing the ...

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Artists take on surgical precision, going under the knife, and more From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. From ...

Prefilled syringes (PFSs) have gained market share in the USA, growing at approximately 20% a year, but have not yet reached levels of uptake currently seen in Western Europe. In influenza ...

However, there is more than inflation driving the egg increase. The ongoing bird flu has led to the slaughter of millions of chickens to contain the spread. That has dwindled the supply and ...

That’s become a pertinent question for Georgia’s nation-leading poultry industry as trade wars escalate and highly contagious bird flu outbreaks threaten flocks. China on Friday blocked ...