South Korean technology giant, LG Electronics, is working on an air conditioner with a filter that uses an enzyme from kimchi, a dish made from pickled radish or cabbage, along with garlic, ginger and hot peppers, to help fight the Avian Flu. "We developed the filter with the aim of protecting people against bird flu," LG spokeswoman Park Se-won says.

Hector Duarte Jr. - All Headline News Staff ReporterIf true, the case of 25-year-old Andrew Stimpson, which has already hit two British newspapers, could reveal more clues about the virus and possibly provide a breakthrough in the search for a cure for HIV/AIDS.

Nearly half of Americans questioned in a new opinion poll mistakenly believe they can contract bird flu by eating chicken. Forty-seven percent of respondents including nearly half of college graduates agreed with the false statement that eating an infected chicken can result in bird-flu transmission. The survey sampled 1,007 Americans and was commissioned by the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) and conducted by Opinion Research Corporation.

Health authorities in northern Brazil are dealing with a wave of vampire bat attacks that are infecting humans with the deadly rabies virus. In the last two months, 23 people have contracted rabies from bat bites and have subsequently died. Brazilian authorities say this latest outbreak is unusually serious, blaming deforestation in the Amazon region for the attacks.

America Online instant messenger users are being warned about a new worm spreading through the network. The Windows worm installs spyware programs and turns over control of the machine to the creator of the virus.