Gene wrote:

Did anyone else see this article?

"From bombs to landmines to cancer to international bird flu scares, animals come to the rescue. Dogs, cats, and rodents have been known to be able to detect cancer and other illnesses, bombs, and land mines, but today researchers at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society announced plans to use dogs and mice to prevent epidemics, such as the avian flu epidemic. Discovery News ..."

I saw this posted Tuesday.

"The Saratoga Sister City organization celebrated the 25th anniversary of its student exchange program with Muko, Japan, with an Aug. 13 reception at Saratoga City Hall."

Joan told me about this and I found this story about it at WWW.MARKETWIRE.COM on Tuesday.

"Potential to Support Human Clinical Trial of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) in Influenza; Dr. Charles A. Dinarello Co-Awarded Novartis Prize at XIV International Congress of Immunology"