The White House pushes the "hurry up" button on what is becoming an alarming situation in the nation's capitol.

The Bush Administration presses domestic vaccine manufacturers to increase the nation's ability to fend off an avian influenza pandemic, a vaccine to prevent humans from being infected with a strain of bird flu now circulating in Asia

The White House pushes the "hurry up" button on what is becoming an alarming situation in the nation's capitol.

The Bush Administration presses domestic vaccine manufacturers to increase the nation's ability to fend off an avian influenza pandemic, a vaccine to prevent humans from being infected with a strain of bird flu now circulating in Asia

New evidence suggests eating a diet rich in plant foods, such as beans and Soya, cuts the risk of lung cancer

A study of obesity and urban sprawl found that it's not the neighborhoods that are responsible for weight gain, but sedentary people who tend to gravitate toward places with fewer opportunities for walking.

"We found very little evidence that it was the physical environment causing obesity," says Professor Andrew Plantinga, one of the Oregon State University researchers who conducted the study. "Rather, it seemed to be more about how people choose the types of neighborhoods to live in

The damage of Hurricane Katrina is not left to homes and buildings but in greater toll to human and animal life across the region. The city of New Orleans has become a petri-dish of bacteria and disease that is rapidly spreading throughout the flood ravaged area.

CDC tests of the water that has flooded the streets of New Orleans are showing traces of everything imaginable