China kills market birds as flu found in pigeons
China announced a sixth death from a new bird flu strain Friday, while authorities in Shanghai halted the sale of live fowl and slaughtered all ...
Bird flu 101: How bad is the new H7N9 strain?
A bird flu virus never before found in humans has grabbed world attention this week after it infected and killed people in China. Scientists have been ...
China bird flu mutates, might infect mammals
In a worrisome sign, a bird flu in China appears to have mutated so that it can spread to other animals, raising the potential for a bigger threat to ...
Questions in China on how H7N9 flu strain killed 2
Health officials say they still don't understand how a lesser-known bird flu virus was able to kill two men and seriously sicken a woman in China, but ...
2 in China first known deaths from H7N9 bird flu
Two Shanghai men have died from a lesser-known type of bird flu in the first known human deaths from the strain, and Chinese authorities said it ...
Yellowstone bison hunt takes most since '89
Hunters killed more wild bison migrating from Yellowstone National Park this season than they have in decades, with the numbers driven by strong ...
Correction: Transplant-Rabies Death story
In a story March 16 about the death of a transplant recipient from a rabies-infected liver, The Associated Press, relying on information from a ...
Op should reduce Texas tiger's arthritic pain
A vet hopes groundbreaking surgery has relieved the arthritic hip pain of a 13-year-old Siberian tiger at a Texas sanctuary. Tacoma is one of the 66 ...
NC airman at center of rabies case was outdoorsman
When William Edward Small told his father that he'd signed an organ donor card, it came as no surprise. "Little Ed" had been that way his whole life, ...
Shark wrestler's heroics land him in hot water
A 62-year-old British man who became an Internet sensation after wrestling with a shark on an Australian beach says he was fired after his employer ...
Tough winter forces owls south in hunt for food
It's been a tough winter for owls in parts of North America, and the evidence is turning up on roadsides, at bird feeders and at a wildlife ...
People, pooches team up to fight flab at Ill. gym
Can't get rid of that paunch? A Chicago-area gym suggests working out with your pooch. K9 Fit Club offers bow wow boot camps and other classes for ...
FDA panel sees risk in long-used osteoporosis drug
A panel of federal health experts says a long-established bone strengthening drug should no longer be used by women because there is little evidence ...
Owner: Dog may have been poisoned at Westminster
A dog owner says she thinks there's a chance her prized pet was deliberately poisoned while competing at the Westminster Kennel Club show, causing it ...
Crosby scores twice as Penguins beat Lightning 5-3
Evgeni Malkin stepped up when Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby battled concussion problems for the better part of two seasons. Now, it's ...
Royal penguin stranded on New Zealand beach dies
A royal penguin that became stranded on a beach more than 1,000 miles from its sub-Antarctic home has died at a New Zealand zoo. The penguin was ...
New digs: Federal research chimps savor retirement
For the first time in their lives, four aging chimpanzees once used in federal research can go outside whenever they like. They can lie on the grass, ...
Fewer bees in US a threat to world's almond supply
In an almond orchard in California's Central Valley, bee inspector Neil Trent pried open a buzzing hive and pulled out a frame to see if it was at ...
Bird flu found at German farm; ducks slaughtered
About 14,000 ducks at a German farm are being slaughtered following a bird flu outbreak. A federal laboratory confirmed Friday the H5N1 virus was ...
21-year-old woman dies of bird flu in China
A 21-year-old woman who contracted the H5N1 strain of bird flu has died in southwest China. The health department of the city of Guiyang says the ...
Girl is Cambodia's 5th bird flu fatality this year
A 5-year-old Cambodian girl has become the country's fifth bird flu fatality this year. Cambodia's Health Ministry and the World Health Organization ...
News Summary: Pfizer animal health unit IPO soars
GOOD START: Drugmaker Pfizer's initial public stock offering of its animal health business, Zoetis, raised $2.2 billion, the largest IPO by a U.S.
Hedgehog Alert! Prickly pets can carry salmonella
Add those cute little hedgehogs to the list of pets that can make you sick. In the last year, 20 people were infected by a rare but dangerous form of ...
More Borneo elephants found dead, toll rises to 13
Malaysian authorities found remains of another three endangered Borneo pygmy elephants, deepening a mystery surrounding at least 13 such deaths this ...
APNewsBreak: EPA moves to ban some rodent poisons
The Environmental Protection Agency is moving to ban the sale of a dozen rat and mouse poisons sold under the popular D-Con brand in an effort to ...
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