Pain relievers during flu may up heart attack risk

Taipei: People who use pain killers for treating respiratory infections like common cold or flu may be at an increased risk of heart attack, researchers have warned. The findings showed that using the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs during an acute respiratory infection could raise the risk for a heart attack by 3.4-fold.

China confirms second human bird flu infection this week

Workers wearing protective suits cull ducks after some tested positive for H5 bird flu at a poultry farm in Aomori, northern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on Nov 29, 2016. – Reuters BEIJING: Chinese authorities have confirmed a second case of human bird flu infection this week, state media reported late on Wednesday, as South Korea and Japan battle to control outbreaks of the deadly virus.

China confirms second human bird flu infection this week

Workers wearing protective suits cull ducks after some tested positive for H5 bird flu at a poultry farm in Aomori, northern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on Nov 29, 2016. – Reuters BEIJING: Chinese authorities have confirmed a second case of human bird flu infection this week, state media reported late on Wednesday, as South Korea and Japan battle to control outbreaks of the deadly virus.