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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US health officials on Thursday warned of an Internet scam doing the rounds which says all adults are required to register a personal swine flu vaccination profile with the federal authorities. Full Story »
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THE HAGUE (AFP) - Dutch authorities said Thursday a patient infected by a mutant strain of the swine flu virus had died, but added that this was not the cause of death. Full Story »
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MAJURO (AFP) - The government of the Marshalls Islands is taking emergency measures to tackle an outbreak of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the western Pacific nation, officials said Thursday. Full Story »
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SYDNEY (AFP) - The rotting carcasses of thousands of wild camels who have died of thirst in Australia's desert Outback are polluting vital waterholes and sacred sites, a report said on Thursday. Full Story »
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GENEVA (AFP) - The World Health Organisation on Wednesday recommended boosted antiviral treatment for hospital patients with severely weakened immune systems who contract swine flu, following recent clusters of Tamiflu resistance. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The heads of a high-level US medical panel acknowledged Wednesday they "fumbled the message" about when women should begin having routine screening mamograms in a controversial report last month. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - A third of the most popular children's toys in the United States this year contain harmful chemicals including lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury, a US consumer group said Wednesday. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US authorities Wednesday approved 13 new lines of human embryonic stem cells for scientific research in the first such move since the Obama administration lifted a ban on their use. Full Story »
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MOGADISHU (AFP) - Too weak to hide her mutilated face with her scarf, saliva dribbling from her atrophied mouth and blood seeping through her bandage, the woman lies in the peacekeepers' hospital next to Mogadishu airport. Full Story »
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LIMA (AFP) - The Candoshi people in Peru's northern Amazon jungle are close to extinction from a hepatitis B infection that has gone unchecked since 2000, tribal leaders and health officials said Tuesday. Full Story »
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