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   Smokers, Schizophrenics and those with chick flu must feel concerned. According to reuters health news young smokers show poorer quality of life as compared to non smokers. According to a survey carried out in two brazilian universities it was shown that those who smoked scored lower on a survey of health-related quality of life as compared to there non smoking peers.
   According to another study a history of coelic disease is a risk factor for schizophrenia. The study was published din British Medical Journal. Schizophrenia is a devastating disease. As one of my doctors used to say that if you want to wish real bad luck for someone pray that he gets schizophrenia. Its a brain disorder in which the patient gets asocial, withdrawn, affectless and hallucinated and delusional. It is bad not only for the patient who suffers from it but also for the whole family supporting the patient. Schizophrenics can become very difficult to handle and not very many people can stand schizophrenics living around them 24 hours. But the picture is not so bleak. If the diagnosis is made early and the disease treated and managed early in its course then many schizophrenics can achieve normal life functions.
   Bird flu seems to be topping the health news all around the world at the moment. Karachi was affected by it and I still don't know if we are clear of the danger or not. All I know is that our cook has since been cooking chicken 7 days a week 2 times a day and everyone is happy to munch on to the piece he gets to chew. Whats more our cafeteia has been offering chicken more often than they would in a million years. It is served with a 2 Cm thick layer of oil on top of it and a notice on the grill saying the chicken served in this place is free of bird flu. Anyhow, the bird flu after playing havoc in asian poultry market has turned to other species. The reports from bankok say that it was found in dead cats. It was also reported to be the cause of death for a rare Thai leopard. This means that it is becoming even greater risk for the human population living in these areas.

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