Senate approves $4 bln to fight bird flu (Reuters)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050929/hl_nm/birdflu_congress_funding_dc"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20050930/capt.jak12109301346.indonesia_bird_flu_jak121.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=nNcsRjLL8PvDu2ZkeGyY2w--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="An Indonesian man shows off his doves at a bird market Friday, Sept. 30, 2005 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia has called for international support in fighting bird flu which the World Health Organization has warned could mutate into a form that spreads easily among humans, possibly triggering a global pandemic that could kill millions.(AP Photo/Ed Wray)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Senate passed legislation on
Thursday to add $4 billion to the U.S. fight against deadly
avian flu by stocking up on anti-viral drugs and increasing
global surveillance of the disease.</p><br clear=all>