Bird flu hot topic at disease conference - Big Pond News
Australia’s readiness to deal with an outbreak of bird flu will be one of the key areas under discussion today at a conference of infectious disease experts. As the nation’s stockpile of antiviral drugs for flu nears its use-by date, delegates at the
Del. ponders possible tie to N.Y. fowl - Baltimore Sun
Delaware went another day without a new case of avian influenza, but New Jersey health officials said yesterday that the virus has popped up in four live bird markets there. The virus, which makes regular appearances at markets with live poultry, is
Mystery illness strikes Canadian train - Daily Telegraph
Around 300 passengers and crew have not been allowed to leave the train while the station where it is being held in the town of Foleyet, 500 miles northwest of Toronto, was evacuated. Local police said that seven passengers who boarded the Toronto
Bird flu yet to hurt industry - Baltimore Sun
While the avian influenza outbreak continues to reverberate on the Delmarva Peninsula - with the latest case discovered in Maryland Saturday - it has thus far not rippled to the supermarket shelf. Despite the slaughter of more than 400,000 chickens
Bird flu yet to hurt industry - Baltimore Sun
While the avian influenza outbreak continues to reverberate on the Delmarva Peninsula - with the latest case discovered in Maryland Saturday - it has thus far not rippled to the supermarket shelf. Despite the slaughter of more than 400,000 chickens
Swan tests positive for bird flu - MSN UK News
Japanese officials are worried that the H5N1 bird flu virus may be spreading among wild birds in the north after the body of a swan tested positive for the disease, the third case in recent weeks. No poultry have been affected so far, said Shigeki
As Del. continues to test for bird flu, Md. seeks help - Baltimore Sun
Delaware officials said they found no new cases of the potentially devastating avian influenza yesterday - but that was little comfort to farmers in the poultry-intensive Delmarva peninsula, who are isolating themselves in an effort to keep their
SKorea to double Tamiflu stockpile amid spread of bird flu - MSN UK News
South Korea says it will double its stockpile of the anti-bird flu drug Tamiflu after the disease has spread among poultry across the nation. The office of President Lee Myung-bak said Saturday the government will store enough Tamiflu to treat 2.5
Birdflu in Darjeeling, culling begins - Business Standard
Culling of birds began in 42 villages in the mountain foothill areas of Darjeeling district today where avian flu has been detected. District Magistrate Rajesh Pandey said 283 birds were reported to have died in and around Sukna area between April 27
As Del. continues to test for bird flu, Md. seeks help - Baltimore Sun
Delaware officials said they found no new cases of the potentially devastating avian influenza yesterday - but that was little comfort to farmers in the poultry-intensive Delmarva peninsula, who are isolating themselves in an effort to keep their
Donors grant 11 million USD for Cambodia to counter bird flu - Xinhua News Agency
PHNOM PENH, May 8 (Xinhua) — The Cambodian government has signed an agreement with a group of donors for three grants totaling 11 million U.S. dollars for the kingdom to carry out national plan to contain bird flu, said a press release here on
New outbreak of bird flu hits India: minister - Straits Times
KOLKATA - BIRD flu has spread to the hilly Darjeeling district of eastern India which has been hit by avian influenza several times already this year, a minister said on Saturday. Blood samples from dead chickens from the Himalayan foothills of West
Oil’s superspike may make telecommuting the norm - ZDNet Blogs
Can the price of crude–currently above $125 a barrel and the high gas prices that go with it–make telecommuting the norm? These questions come up typically with crises and natural disasters. For instance, if there was an avian flu outbreak
Vietnam bird flu vaccine has ‘pleasing’ results - Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Vietnam says it has had good results with the first stage of human testing of its locally developed bird flu vaccine. The vaccine, produced by the health ministry’s vaccine and biotechnology company, Vabiotech, has been trialed on a group of 30
Do Childhood Vaccines Cause Autism? Debate Continues - KSDK
Not only is the debate surrounding autism a hot topic, it’s a very complex one. So complex, it’s impossible to cover all points in the discussion in one single story. What you’ll find here are the opinions of two people on both sides of the issue
Medics divided over planned doctors’ registry - South China Morning Post
The medical profession is divided over the government-proposed family doctors registry, with some members fearing it will be used by the administration to control doctors. During a recent meeting with doctors, Secretary for Food and Health York Chow
N.Y. Mets 4 L.A. Dodgers 5 - USA Today
NL N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers Mets OF Carlos Beltran was a late scratch from tonight’s starting lineup due to flu like symptoms. Play: Kent walks. M Kemp holds on second. 2 outs. Hit: Loney hits a single to 3B. J Kent to second. M Kemp to third. 2
FSK medals in 10 events on way to team title - Carroll County Online
Arthur Leathers, right, and Jordan White embrace at the end of the 1,600-meter run Wednesday at the Carroll County track meet. Two years ago Francis Scott Key’s boys track and field team needed a last-gasp effort in the final event of the day to
Monthly Shot Treats Schizophrenia - WebMD
The new drug is called paliperidone palmitate. It’s an injectable form of the second-generation, or “atypical,” antipsychotic medication Invega. A study pitting injectable paliperidone palmitate against placebo was halted early because of its clear
Status Kuo: Dodgers lefty beats Mets again 5-4 - Newsday
LOS ANGELES - Just 24 hours after hitting his first major league home run, Blake DeWitt got his first inside-the park homer — a two-run shot off the top of the right-field fence in the fifth inning — that gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a lead they
Happy Cinco de Mayo, America! Adios, Jose Medellin! - Canada Free Press
Specifically, despite the best efforts of George W. Bush, unquestionably the worst president in U.S. history, and meddling fools in the Mexican government, illegal alien Jose Medellin will have a taste of justice come August 5. Finally. For on that
11th Annual Tin Cup Golf Classic - Stillwater News Press
The Stillwater Medical Center Foundation is making plans for the coming flu season by raising funds for the annual drive-thru flu shots. Proceeds from the 11th Annual Tin Cup Golf Classic May 9 will benefit the drive-thru event. Local golf enthusiast
Flu Vaccine Less Effective in Winter 2007/2008 than in Previous - Forbes
A new Harris Poll confirms the findings of a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that the vaccine used to prevent the flu this last winter was less effective than the flu vaccines used in previous winters. In three
Man Crashes Car on L.A. Freeway, Gets Shot by Passersby, Arrested for - FOX News
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police say a suspected drunken driver was shot when he threw a punch at someone in another vehicle who would not help him after a freeway crash. Officer Karen Smith said the 26-year-old man was driving south in the
Vietnam Hopeful with Avian Flu Vaccine - La Prensa Latina
Hanoi, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Fluvax, a Vietnamese vaccine for avian flu, may go on the market by late 2009, announced the producers following success with humans and three-year experiment with animals. Nguyen Thu Van, director of the Company for
