U.N. reassures meat eaters over bird flu fears (Reuters)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051205/hl_nm/birdflu_food_dc"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20051205/i/r3455533038.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=XfDXb8SOlY2yOi6abkhrcg--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Health workers catch ducks suspected of being infected with the bird flu virus, in the village of Nekrasovka some 497 miles south of Kiev, December 4, 2005. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich" border="0" /></a>Reuters - United Nations agencies told consumers
on Monday that properly cooked poultry was safe to eat, a move
likely to be welcomed by farmers worried that bird flu fears
could put turkey and goose off the Christmas menu.</p><br clear=all>