AP - Kraft Foods Inc., the company whose testing led to the nationwide pistachio recall, said Friday it first heard there was salmonella in its trail mix in late 2007, but could not trace the possible source to tainted nuts from California until two weeks ago.

AP - State regulators on Friday temporarily suspended the medical license of a doctor who health officials suspect is linked to a hepatitis B outbreak.

AFP - Singapore Friday called for caution on carrying out mass immunisation of girls as young as nine years old against cervical cancer, saying the vaccine's effects must be studied further.