Dozens sick after Ukraine spill
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Up to 70 people are treated of the effects from toxic fumes released after a derailment of a train transporting chemicals.
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A new outbreak of the strain of bird flu that is deadly to humans has struck Ukraine after being kept under control for two years, veterinarians said on Friday.
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More than twice as many people have fallen ill this year with a strain of bacteria responsible for food poisoning, experts say.
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LONDON -- New tests reveal Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko's blood contains the second-highest level of dioxin poisoning ever recorded in a human -- more than 6,000 times the normal concentration, according to the specialist analyzing the samples.
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By The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Mar. 6--Seven people were taken to Valley hospitals Monday night with respiratory problems from a chemical spill at a Costco store in Scottsdale.
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PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio  -- More than 300 people appear to be linked to a mysterious illness including nausea, fever, and vomiting in recent weeks on Lake Erie&#39;s South Bass Island, health officials said Thursday.
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Dozens of hospital wards across the UK have been forced to close due to outbreaks of winter virus
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A worker at Richmond's ASB Aquatic Centre was taken to hospital on Saturday with chemical burns after spilling cleaning fluid on herself.
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THOUSANDS of gallons of heavy-duty oil were pouring from a grounded cargo ship off the Alaska coast last night in a disaster that appears to have claimed six lives and threatens an environmental catastrophe.
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Half of toxic leak victims discharged from hospital in central China    WUHAN, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Sixty-five victims from the toxic chemical leak last month in central China had recovered by Thursday, while 66 were still receiving treatment in hospital, local health authorities said.
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KYIV, Ukraine   - A Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate  is in hospital following a sudden illness.
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The illness that disfigured the face of opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko resulted from poisoning by the toxic substance dioxin, which might have been placed
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An oil spill added to the misery caused by widespread flooding Monday as thousands of evacuees in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas waited for water to recede from their homes.
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Â· Nearly 200 drowned and 650,000 homes destroyed Â· UN appeals for aid as food sent to seven countries
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Hundreds of people in Peru become sick after visiting the crash area of what is said to be a meteorite.
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Hundreds of thousands of people have been struck down by a highly infectious stomach bug that swept the United Kingdom during the holiday period, doctors said on Thursday.
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Toxic leak victims rise to 126 in central China    WUHAN, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Another 25 people have been hospitalized after toxic chemicals leaked from a tanker, bringing the total number of victims to 126, officials with the Xiaogan government said Friday.