MedImmune, maker of the nasal flu vaccine FluMist, says more of the vaccine will be available next year.

MedImmune says it can boost production in 2006 because its newly built plant in England has Food and Drug Administration approval

Recent scientific studies by the University of California have shown that educational level, housing status and other socioeconomic factors are the only affects on the health of people with asthma.

The studies uncover that one's neighborhood and surrounding area may also play a significant role, even after taking into account personal economic well-being

Danielle George - All Headline News Staff Reporter

Lead author Dr. Lyn M. Steffen, from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and colleagues note that as plant food intake rose, the risk of elevated blood pressure fell. The opposite trend was observed with red meat intake

An investigative report from the House Committee on Homeland Security finds that the American National Red Cross (Red Cross) emergency disaster relief efforts over the past several years have not provided effective and necessary critical emergency relief services after large-scale natural disasters and other emergencies.

Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) says, "The Red Cross has pulled the wool over our eyes. Despite its reputation for being a reliable and trusted organization, a closer look at its performance in disaster relief reveals an inefficient group hampered by mismanagement and bureaucracy

For the second time since a Nov. 13 chemical spill, a city in China has had to shut down a water plant, citing fears of contamination from the approaching chemicals.

The plant in Jiamusi, which is the second largest city in China affected by the spill, was shut down Friday as the chemicals made their way throughout the poisoned river. The spill unleashed toxins into the Songhua River, disrupting water supplies to millions living on water from the river, including Russian cities