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Since problems have hit the nation's seasonal flu vaccine program in four of the last six years, Rodewald said CDC is watching Sanofi "very closely," not just because the firm is America's largest producer, but because it also produces vaccine for children under age 4, one of the groups at highest risk for seasonal influenza. Among them were findings that 11 lots of Fluzone concentrate used to make the seasonal flu doses were contaminated with an unnamed microbe, out of 250 to 300 lots...

Live chicks, ducklings and bunnies have become traditional Easter gifts for some families despite widespread condemnation of the practice by animal experts. The organization recommends a cage at least four times the size of the rabbit with a food area, litterbox, a soft space and toys like cardboard tubes and tossable cat toys. Salmonella bacteria can be carried in the intestinal tracts of baby poultry without causing them to be ill, both departments said in a release. The law states that...

Regional governments in India's northeastern region have sounded an alert by restricting the entry of poultry from Bangladesh and Myanmar after the two countries reported an outbreak of bird flu, officials said on Monday. A general alert has been sounded and steps taken to prevent outbreak of bird flu here," said Narayan Das, director of the animal resource department, Tripura. Bangladesh has culled about 60,000 birds since the outbreak of the H5N1 flu virus was confirmed last week with 16...

But these young ones, together with the present borderline population who are about to become eligible for the job market very soon, could mean that at least 50 million young Bangladeshis could be looking for employment by the year 2015. Spending on training of youth to enable them to take up self employment or jobs in different sectors should be considered as a very useful form of investment by the government because such training would lead to creation of human resources or trained...