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New York Times Health News: 02-20-2006

Health Experts Surprised at Rapid Spread of Bird Flu
The recent acceleration of bird flu's spread has perplexed experts who had watched the virus stick to its native ground in Asia for nearly five years.

Pataki Plan to Use Insurer's Funds for Research Is Criticized
Gov. George E. Pataki is proposing that more than half of the endowment of the New York Charitable Asset Foundation be redirected into biomedical research.

Drug Plan's Start May Imperil G.O.P.'s Grip on Older Voters
Older voters could end up being a major vulnerability for the Republican Party in midterm elections, according to strategists.

News Analysis: Women's Health Studies Leave Questions in Place of Certainty
Two studies over the past two weeks have questioned the value of calcium pills and low-fat diets. So what do women do now?

India Declares Arrival of Avian Flu Where 50,000 Birds Died
Eight people were being checked for the disease after tests on poultry in a western state showed they were infected with the deadly A(H5N1) strain.

Diabetes Is Seen as a Rising Risk in Mothers-to-Be
In New York, so-called gestational diabetes has risen by nearly 50 percent in about 10 years, worrying health care officials.

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