November 23, 2016 Rare thunderstorm asthma kills 4 people in Australian city A rare condition known as thunderstorm asthma sent hundreds of people to hospitals in Australia's second-largest city, and four deaths had been confirmed by Wednesday.
November 22, 2016 Iran reports outbreaks of H5N8 bird flu in Tehran area: OIE Iran reported two outbreaks of the highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus at farms located in the Tehran region, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday, citing a report from the Iranian agriculture ministry.
November 21, 2016 Germany to cull geese after low-risk bird flu found on firm German authorities are preparing to cull 8,800 geese on a farm in the north of the country where a low risk strain of bird flu has been found, authorities said on Monday.
November 21, 2016 After train crash, transit regulators targeting sleep apnea Federal regulators are urging railroads across the country to test train operators for obstructive sleep apnea after the engineer in September's deadly New Jersey commuter train crash was found to have the fatigue-inducing disorder.
November 21, 2016 Ukraine limits some poultry imports due to avian flu Ukraine has restricted imports of poultry and poultry products from certain regions of Germany, Bulgaria and Hungary due to concerns about avian flu, the state consumer protection agency said on Monday.
November 21, 2016 Denmark detects first H5N8 bird flu at poultry farm The first case of H5N8 bird flu has been detected at a poultry farm in Denmark, the country's environment and food ministry said on Monday.
November 21, 2016 Sweden raises alert level as bird flu spreads to neighboring Denmark Sweden has raised the alert level for poultry to the second highest following an outbreak of bird flu in neighboring Denmark, the Swedish board of Agriculture said on Monday.
November 21, 2016 GlaxoSmithKline seeks US approval for triple lung drug GlaxoSmithKline said on Monday it had filed its new three-in-one inhaled lung drug for U.S. approval, putting it on track to reach the market ahead of rivals in 2017, assuming it wins a green light.
November 18, 2016 Med student dies trying to get lips enlarged A 23-year-old dentist and medical student died after experiencing an allergic reaction on the operating table, where she was supposed to undergo cosmetic surgery.
November 18, 2016 Smog may be easing, but in parts of China water quality worsens China is making progress in battling the damaging smog that can shroud its big cities, but in many areas - from parts of the giant Yangtze river to the coalfields of Inner Mongolia - its water pollution is getting worse.