Health and Food Articles

• Senate Asbestos Bill Expands to Include Hurricane, 9/11 Victims
  The long-running effort by several U.S. Senators to create a fund for asbestos victims has been tweaked with new language, expanding the potential list of claimants to those affected by the 2005 hurricanes and the World Trade Center disaster.
  
  
• You Can't Stop the Flu Pandemic, You Can Only Hope to Contain it
  The Bush Administration is urging local governments and private businesses to plan ahead for a flu pandemic in order to prevent widespread chaos and alarming casualties.
  
  
• Majority of Polled Physicians Fear Flu Outbreak
  Avian Bird Flu could spread
  
  
• McDonalds Steps Up Bird Flu Precautions
  Amid increasing bird flu concerns abroad, the world's
  
  
• Anesthesia
  Get answers about how anesthsia works before you go under.
  
  
• There's No Joking When it Comes to Choking
  Young children can easily choke on certain foods.
  
  
• Latest Mad Cow Case Heightens Consumer Advocates’ Concerns
  After an infected dairy cow was discovered in Canada, U.S. officials are reviewing precautionary methods and considering stricter enforcement of current feed bans.
  
  
• Food Safety: Food Poisoning
  Learn how food can poison you and how you can react quickly to keep yourself healthy.