B.C. farm: 60,000 turkeys to be killed

B.C. farm: 60,000 turkeys to be killed
VANCOUVER – Nearly 60,000 turkeys from a B.C. farm will be killed after Saturday’s positive test result for avian flu. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the presence of H5 avian flu virus after initial tests showed the turkeys from E&H Farms, in Abbotsford, B.C., were infected. [...]

First-hand accounts of Spanish flu survivors

This is a great read. Thanks to Carol for passing this along.
Provided by: Canadian Press
Written by: Helen Branswell, Medical Reporter, THE CANADIAN PRESS
Sep. 15, 2008
VANCOUVER – Louise Brooks has only fleeting, fever-clouded memories of her encounter with the Spanish Lady.
She recalls the pattern on the wallpaper on her bedroom walls wafting gently, a trick the [...]