Potential new drug candidates identified to combat “bird flu” (People’s Daily) More than two dozen promising and novel compounds have been isolated from which new "designer drugs" might be developed to combat "bird flu," according to a new study. In some cases, the compounds appeared to be equal or stronger in ... [News Source]

Homeless people die after bird flu vaccine trial in Poland (Daily Telegraph) Three Polish doctors and six nurses are facing criminal prosecution after a number of homeless people died following medical trials for a vaccine to the H5N1 bird-flu virus. [News Source]

Researchers identify potential new drug candidates to combat ‘bird flu’ (PhysOrg) As the specter of a worldwide outbreak of avian or "bird flu" lingers, health officials recognize that new drugs are desperately needed since some strains of the virus already have developed resistance to the current roster of anti-flu remedies. [News Source]

Animal Study Identifies New DNA Weapon Against Avian Flu (Medical News Today) Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a potential new way to vaccinate against avian flu. By delivering vaccine via DNA constructed to build antigens against flu, along with a minute electric pulse, researchers have immunized experimental animals against various strains of the virus. [News Source]

Penn Study Pinpoints New DNA Weapon Against Bird Flu (Environment News Service) A duck is vaccinated against H5N1 avian flu. (Photo courtesy FAO ) If proven in humans, the Penn research could lead the way to prepare against an outbreak of pandemic avian flu. [News Source]

New DNA weapon against avian flu identified (New Kerala) Washington, July 2 : Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a potential new weapon against avian flu. [News Source]

Live chicken sales resume in Hong Kong after bird flu ban (EARTHtimes.org) Hong Kong - Live chicken sales resumed in markets across Hong Kong Wednesday after a 21-day ban on poultry imports and sales following a bird flu outbreak. However, many chicken stalls remained closed because of tough new restrictions which prohibit ... [News Source]

HK live chicken industry faces cull in bird flu clampdown (Straits Times) HONG KONG - THE familiar clucking of chickens returned to Hong Kong's markets on Wednesday after a three-week ban, but bird flu fears may soon consign the local preference for freshly-killed meat to history. [News Source]