Dead poultry raises bird flu alarm in Vietnam (Reuters) 
Reuters - Dead poultry have been found in rivers and streams in northern Vietnam, a sign of a possible new bird flu outbreak during a prolonged cold spell, officials said on Tuesday.
Source: news.yahoo.comTV ads in Spanish may fuel kid obesity: study (Reuters) Reuters - A siege of fast-food commercials on Spanish-language television channels in the United States may be helping drive an obesity epidemic among Latino youth, researchers reported on Tuesday.
Source: news.yahoo.comChina reports bird flu outbreak in Tibet, human death (AFP) 
AFP - Chinese authorities on Tuesday reported a fresh bird flu outbreak among poultry in Tibet, a day after confirming a 22-year-old man in central China had died of the deadly virus.
Source: news.yahoo.comHealth Tip: Zinc in Your Diet (HealthDay) HealthDay - (
HealthDay News) - Zinc is a mineral that the body needs to help the immune system, in wound healing, and in the breakdown of carbohydrates. Second only to iron in its concentration in the body, zinc is found in protein-rich foods such as meat, peanuts and peanut butter, and legumes.
Source: news.yahoo.com2 Mutations Were Critical to Spread of 1918 Flu (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 19 (
HealthDay News) -- New research on the spread of the 1918 influenza virus, which killed more than 50 million people worldwide, may aid research into today's potentially dangerous bird flu strain, scientists say.
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