Reuters - An experimental H5N1 bird flu vaccine for humans will be tested in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan this year and will involve more than 1,000 people, a coordinator for the project said on Friday.

AFP - Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards has borne personal tragedy before, but his latest heartache over the cancer haunting his wife has drawn a dark cloud over his White House dreams.

Reuters - Something as simple as eating a bowl of rice could bring relief to millions of Japanese hay fever sufferers each year -- if that rice is ever allowed to hit the market.

AFP - Malnutrition among Central American children is "a massive emergency" killing thousands every day and compromising the region's economic future, a United Nations World Food Program official told AFP.

Reuters - The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday defended the agency against charges that staff scientists are pressured to withhold their concerns about possible risks of prescription drugs.