Senate approves $4 bln to fight bird flu WASHINGTON (Reuters)

Senate approves $4 bln to fight bird flu
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate passed legislation on Thursday to add $4 billion to the U.S. fight against deadly avian flu by stocking up on anti-viral drugs and increasing global surveillance of the disease.

Rothmans sinks on Canada tobacco ruling, rivals up
TORONTO (Reuters) - Rothmans Inc. stock sank as much as 11 percent on Friday after Canada's top court cleared the way for provinces to sue the tobacco industry, but shares of foreign-owned tobacco firms shrugged off the ruling.

Health Highlights: Oct. 1, 2005 (RedNova)
Drug Plans Begin Medicare Marketing Blitz Beginning Saturday, America's millions of Medicare beneficiaries can expect to be bombarded with advertising and other solicitations from health insurance companies extolling their own versions of the new Medicare drug prescription plan, set to kick in this January.