Archive for May, 2007

CDC Seeks Those Who Sat Near TB Patient

ATLANTA (AP) -- Health officials in North America and Europe sought passenger lists Wednesday for two trans-Atlantic airline flights in their effort to find about 80 people who sat near a man infected with a dangerous drug-resistant form of tuberculosis....

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Cancer Expected to Skyrocket in Asia

SINGAPORE (AP) -- Asia is bracing for a dramatic surge in cancer rates over the next decade as people in the developing world live longer and adopt bad Western habits that greatly increase the risk of the disease....

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More Than Half of EU Adults Overweight

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- More than half of adults in European Union nations are obese or overweight and the young are increasingly making Europe a fat continent, the EU's top public health official said Wednesday....

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Bush Seeks $30 Billion for AIDS Program

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush urged Congress on Wednesday to authorize an additional $30 billion to fight AIDS in Africa over five years, doubling the current U.S. commitment....

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Problem Pet Food Ingredient in US Feed

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The same industrial chemical that led to a massive pet food recall was used in animal feed ingredients made by a U.S. company, health officials said Wednesday....

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