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...health officials can tell, every patient with H5N1 flu was infected directly by a chicken or some other feathered creature. As long as the virus is being passed bird to person, rather than person to person, it is not likely to spread beyond a few isolated cases...
Hong Kong Killer Chicken Flu Strikes! It's no joke: Scientists are in a flap about a deadly disease that may be passing from poultry to humans...
...Miller says that he is looking into adding a grilled chicken breast option at lunch and dinner...
Only a decade ago, the debate over global warming dealt mainly with whether it was a real problem or a Chicken Little scare story. In theory it made sense: we are burning more and more coal and oil; coal and oil generate carbon dioxide gas; carbon dioxide traps the sun's heat like the glass of a greenhouse. In theory, therefore, the earth's temperature should be on the rise--with potentially disastrous consequences that could include inundated coastlines, drastically altered weather, severe disturbances to agriculture, and tropical diseases' pushing into new territory. But the effect was still too small...
Your item on "Feud Of The Week" said that the Famous San Diego Chicken mascot was a winner for assaulting Barney and that Barney was "always a loser" [PEOPLE, Nov. 17]. I disagree. I used to make jokes about Barney, the popular purple dinosaur. But now I have a two-year-old daughter who at the very mention of the name Barney breaks into a joyful, excited dance. I think the Famous Chicken is just jealous. I bet he'd love to be recognized the world over. NANCY HOLTROP Palmdale, Calif...