MEXICO CITY – The swine flu epidemic crossed new borders Tuesday with the first cases confirmed in the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region, as the number of deaths in Mexico blamed on the virus surpassed 150. With the swine flu having already spread to at least six other countries besides Mexico, authorities around the globe are like firefighters battling a blaze without knowing how far it extends. "At this time, containment is not a feasible option," said Keiji Fukuda, assistant director-general of the World Health Organization, which raised its alert level on Monday. New Zealand reported Tuesday that 11 people who recently...
MoreGoing out to eat? The authors of Eat This, Not That! have some recommendations on places to avoid. Your favorite fast food restaurant is often like your favorite city: Visit some neighborhoods and you live the high life. Visit others and you're just plain asking for trouble. And that's where Eat This, Not That! comes in: We've analyzed and graded 66 different chain restaurants—fast food and sit-down—to determine which ones have healthy options, and which could turn out to be diet disasters. What we found will surprise you. Specifically, some of the fast food joints you've come to think of as...
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