Bird flu has resurfaced in different parts of Asia, with human deaths reported in Indonesia, Burma, Pakistan and China and fresh outbreaks plaguing other countries during the winter months when the virus typically flares, officials and scientists say.

Pakistan confirmed the country's first death from the bird flu virus on Saturday, the health ministry says in a press statement

A Tennessee company is recalling cheese it distributed through a suburban grocery store on suspicion that it is contaminated with a bacteria that attacks people with weak immune systems.

Le Gourmet Connection has ordered the removal from store shelves of Jack Cheese, Lot No. 539, sold in 10-ounce blocks and distributed between Aug. 28 and Nov. 19

The U.S. Food Drug Administration has warned that GlaxoSmithKline Plc's asthma drugs Serevent and Advair may have fatal side effects on children.

In a report posted on the FDA's Web site Friday, the agency said at least five users of Serevent, one of Glaxo's biggest-selling medications, died while taking it in the 13 months after U.S. approved its use for children in 2006. Four others under the age of 16 were harmed

The viral hemorrhagic disease called the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) claimed 12 more lives, bringing the death toll in three eastern Sudan states to 96. At least 329 cases of RVF have been confirmed this week, up from 228 cases reported a week ago, the World Health Organization says.

The outbreak has so far been confined largely to the states of White Nile, Sinnar and Gezira

United Kingdom food retailer Sainsbury's has recalled a number of its tuna products due to fears these may make consumers ill. Recalled products include Sainsbury's and Taste the Difference fresh tuna steaks, fresh-diced tuna and fresh tuna from the fish counter.

Sainsbury's has advised the U.K. Food Standards Agency that these products may contain high levels of histamine