Thursday, November 18, 2010

CNN.com - Hong Kong diagnoses first human bird flu case in 7 years
CNN reports: "The first human case of bird flu in seven years has been diagnosed in Hong Kong, health officials said Thursday, urging the public to take precautions."

My Way News - UN: Drug-resistant malaria spreading in Asia
My Way News reports: "The World Health Organization says countries are not doing enough to detect drug-resistant malaria, which is spreading in Southeast Asia. The U.N. health agency says there is evidence that type of malaria has now spread from Thailand's western border with Myanmar to its southeastern Cambodian border."

My Way News - Cholera protesters attack cars in Haiti capital
My Way News reports: "Anti-U.N. violence spread to Haiti's capital Thursday as protesters blocked roads and attacked foreigners' cars over suspicions that peacekeepers introduced a cholera epidemic that has killed more than 1,100 people."

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