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Bird flu California: State agencies address risk, prevention strategies [Video]

Health officials say getting your regular flu vaccine is still a good idea to avoid getting sick and confusing it with bird flu.

There is still no evidence of the virus spreading from person-to-person in California or anywhere else. It means the current risk to humans is still low, but there are cases not linked animal contact causing concern.

The California Department of Public Health and Department of Food and Agriculture hosted a joint press conference Friday to address the topic.

Dr. Erica Pan is a California State Epidemiologist serving as the Deputy Director for the Center for Infectious Diseases, California Department of Public Health.

“Thirty-five of the 36 human cases in California are the direct result of exposure to infected cows. A child was infected in Alameda County but had no animal exposure, the case is still under investigation,” said Pan.

In California, there are 984 dairies with 1.7 …

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The healthiest drink we can choose to consume is water and sure. Swapping high calorie drinks, your beloved soda or alcohol for water may in turn help you lose weight but does drinking lots of water actually help you cut down the calories. Lets myth bust. There are many internet claims that consuming water helps burn calories and reduce appetite. So there we have myth one. Does it help burn calories? Consuming *** certain amount of water can have temporary effects on caloric burn for really only about an hour. The site confirms. Although scientifically water has potential to burn calories, the actual net increase in calories burned is tiny. Myth two can consuming water with meals, reduce your appetite. *** number of studies support the idea that if your stomach is at least partly full of water, then there's less room for food. Although it could be down to mind over matter and therefore you eat less water as *** liquid alone is rapidly emptied from your stomach. So it technically doesn't fill us up, perhaps mixed with fiber soups or vegetable sauces. It certainly could. That's *** story for next week.