Bush to tour bird flu, AIDS lab in Vietnam (CNN.com) HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Vietnam, hailed for beating back bird flu and rallying against AIDS, is getting a chance to impress U.S. President George W. Bush by showing just how much it has done. [News Source]

Clues to pandemic bird flu found (BBC News) Scientists believe they have found some of the steps needed for avian flu to turn into the deadly H5N1 strain. [News Source]

OSHA updates guidance on avian flu (CIDRAP) Nov 15, 2006 (CIDRAP News) – The US Department of Labor yesterday released revised Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidance to help employers protect their workers from job-related exposure to H5N1 avian influenza. [News Source]

Scientists find mutations that let bird flu adapt to humans (EurekAlert!) MADISON -- By comparing influenza viruses found in birds with those of the avian virus that have also infected human hosts, researchers have identified key genetic changes required for pandemic strains of bird flu. [News Source]

Parents warned to watch children taking Tamiflu. Doctors and parents should watch for signs of bizarre behaviour in children treated with the flu drug Tamiflu, health officials suggested Monday in citing an increasing number of such cases from overseas. [News Source]

OSHA Unveils New Guidance for Protecting Employees Against Avian Flu (Kansas City InfoZine) The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) unveiled new safety and health guidance that alerts employees and employers about the hazards of occupational exposure to avian influenza from infected birds, or "avian flu," and provides practical recommendations on ways to avoid infection. [News Source]

Agency: Keep bird flu at bay via good hygiene (The Olympian) WASHINGTON - The Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is recommending that workers practice good hygiene, including wearing gloves and washing hands, and, in some cases, donning respiratory protection, to avoid catching the bird flu. [News Source]