No-one yet knows whether swine flu will become a global pandemic, but it is becoming clear where it came from - most likely a giant pig factory farm run by an American multinational corporation in Veracruz, Mexico.(1)

The global outbreak of swine flu is growing day by day. Media outlets have raised the question whether the epidemic may have started in pig farms in Mexico run by a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer.

Marcela Serrato is a business consultant who lives in Mexico City. She spoke to the BBC News website and described the feeling of uncertainty amongst residents.

All victims, six of them in California, have recovered. Officials say the new virus is easily passed, but does not appear to be especially virulent. Researchers plan to go to Mexico, where the viruses in 12 cases match six in the U.S.

World health authorities on Friday rushed to tackle flu outbreaks in the United States and Mexico that have killed at least 60 people and have pandemic potential.Hundreds of people in Mexico have been infected and 60 have died from suspected swine flu,

The U.S. Embassy in Mexico advises that as a precaution, Mexican authorities closed all schools in the Federal District on April 24, 2009 as the Mexican Secretariat of Health announced hundreds of cases of flu in the country, some of which may be the H1N1

The test, which is featured in the current online issue of The American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, is helping researchers further understand the role of the brain structures critical to human memory.

Salmonella in Peanut Butter?! Eight people have died, hundreds have become sick, and millions more are at risk -- from peanut butter! Coming on the heels of jalapeno, spinach and pet food recalls, we need to prevent contamination at the source.

A new FDA regulation says all at-risk cattle body parts must be excluded from all animal feeds and pet foods. The livestock industry is concerned that the new guidelines could cause rendering companies and haulers to eliminate livestock carcass pickups.

URGENT: The Obama Administration has taken an important step toward rescinding Bush's harmful "midnight regulation" to limit patient's access to vital health care services and information. The 30-day public comment period ends Thursday, April 9th!