Teen drug use may not be tied to sports participation

(Reuters Health) - Playing team sports in high school may not influence whether or not teens use heroin or abuse prescription drugs, a U.S. study suggests.

Pakistani city launches new polio campaign after rare strain found

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan began a special five-day polio immunization campaign in the southwestern city of Quetta on Monday for children under five after a rare strain of the virus was found in sewage samples, officials said.

Germany to cull more turkeys after bird flu outbreak spreads

HAMBURG (Reuters) - About 22,000 turkeys are to be culled after suspect cases of bird flu were found on two more German farms in the major German poultry production region of Lower Saxony, authorities said on Monday.