Vietnam reports 5th bird flu death this year (AP via Yahoo! Asia News) Bird flu has killed a Vietnamese man, the Health Ministry reported Tuesday, following warnings from the World Health Organization about a potential combination of the bird flu and swine flu viruses. [News Source]

Vietnam reports 5th bird flu death this year (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News) Bird flu has killed a Vietnamese man, the Health Ministry reported Tuesday, following warnings from the World Health Organization about a potential combination of the bird flu and swine flu viruses. [News Source]

Vietnam to produce Russian-developed swine flu antiviral drug (Thanh Nien Daily) A research group from the Hanoi University of Pharmacy has said that they would produce an antiviral drug developed by Russia specifically for swine flu and avian flu next year. [News Source]

Inn On the Green (My Village Notting Hill) Prices: 0 Free. Probably the best new venue in Notting Hill for years. Something different from the now normal over designed style bar fodder, that is spreading over the country quicker than bird flu. [News Source]

Russian doctors fear swine flu might mix with bird flu (Russian Information Agency Novosti) Russian doctors fear that a new flu virus might appear as a result of reassortment between the swine flu and bird flu viruses, Russia's chief sanitary official said on Monday. [News Source]

As bees continue to die off, suspicion turns to chemically coated seeds and other factors. Colony collapse disorder has a variety of suspected causes, but some researchers and environmentalists are focusing again on pesticides as the key culprit. [News Source]

Second wave of H1N1 pandemic may have peaked in Canada. The second wave of the first influenza pandemic of the 21st century may have peaked in Canada, according to a new analysis of flu activity nationwide by the Public Health Agency of Canada. [News Source]

Employers play Dr. Mom to limit swine flu impact. Big businesses are spending serious time and money trying to limit the swine flu pandemic's impact on operations. [News Source]