Douglas Maher - All Headline News Staff Reporter

Jakarta,Indonesia (AHN)-The health minister for Indonesia said the country will take "firm action" in the fight against the "bird flu" which has recently claimed the lives of humans for the first time in the region

A physician is found negligent in a medical malpractice lawsuit claiming the doctor lost a surgical needle in a patient's abdomen and then closed the opening after he couldn't find it.

Dr. Douglas M. Heymann is found liable for the incident during a hernia surgery in 2001. The patient, 55-year-old Christopher Faas, now has the needle lodged in his liver, where it will remain

A report by WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh reveals several hidden costs in inaccurate hospital bills.

According to the report, one bill from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2003, charged a patient $1,028 for a contrast solution for MRIs that retails for $2.80

The H5N1 strain of the avian flu has killed more than 50 people in Asia, since 2003.

More than 140 million chickens have been slaughtered in the region in a bid to halt the disease

After a two night stint in the hospital, Chief Justice William Rehnquist is discharged Thursday after undergoing treatment for a fever.

Rehnquist, 80, was taken to the Virginia Hospital Center on Tuesday for tests and observation