Ministers are being urged to ban imports of live birds from the EU after the source of an avian disease outbreak was traced back to France, according to BBC News.

The Newcastle Disease outbreak at a pheasant farm in Surrey, England, where 9,000 birds are being culled, was traced back to a French farm where they were bred

A report released by Health Day News

Dr. Duane Alexander, director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development says, "This year, the adolescent birth rate has reached another record low, the death rate for children aged 1 to 4 is the lowest ever, young children are more likely to receive their recommended immunizations, and fourth graders are scoring better in math

Australian drug manufacturer, Amrad, wins a U.S. patent for therapeutic antibodies used to treat asthma and other respiratory diseases.

According to an Asia Pulse report, the Melbourne-based biotech company signed a joint collaboration agreement with U.S.-based pharmaceutical Merck at $112 million, excluding royalties on product sales

Clemson University and the Greenwood Genetic Center are working together to finding causes and remedies for birth disorders. Both have signed a $15 million agreement. The initiative is called Genetics Collaborative.

Analysts say the research will enhance research and doctoral education in human genetics

Indonesia confirms its first human deaths from bird flu after a man and his two daughters died, bringing the virus' Asian death toll to at least 57.

Health Minister, Siti Fadilah Supari, says Hong Kong lab tests showed the 38-year-old man and his two young girls had the H5N1 strain of bird flu