Governement officials confirm a 48-year-old man died of bird flu in Thailand after eating a neighbor's infected chickens smuggled in from China.

More than 60 people have died of Avian flu since late 2003, all of them in Asia. This fatality is the first in Thailand in about a year. Most human cases have been linked to contact with sick birds, but health officials warn the virus could mutate into a form that can be easily passed between humans, possibly triggering a global pandemic

UNICEF warns Wednesday that tens of thousands of children are in danger in remote earthquake-affected parts of Pakistan, because of deteriorating weather, injury, and illness.

The agency says immediate action must be taken to increase the number of children being reached, in order for another wave of deaths to be avoided during the harsh winter months just around the corner. As many as 10,0000 could die of hunger, hypothermia and disease within coming weeks

In discussions regarding the bird flu pandemic, officials conclude the EU is well-equipped to protect its citizens. The EU is set to issue a statement calling the spread of bird flu a "global threat" that requires a co-ordinated international response.

The World Health Organization has warned against panic-buying stocks of a drug thought to work against the virus

The number of younger Americans using prescription drugs to sleep and the money being spent on those drugs is at an all time high, according to figures from a study conducted by a prescription management company.

According to a Medco Health Solutions study, among adults aged 20 to 44, use of sleep medications doubled between 2000 and 2004. The money spent among the age group also jumped 190 percent over that period

The number of younger Americans using prescription drugs to sleep and the money being spent on those drugs is at an all time high, according to figures from a study conducted by a prescription management company.

According to a Medco Health Solutions study, among adults aged 20 to 44, use of sleep medications doubled between 2000 and 2004. The money spent among the age group also jumped 190 percent over that period