Scientists are now saying that the U.S. government should not get to decide who controls the scientific information involving how to make the dangerous bird-flu virus.

AMSTERDAM, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - Helping Virologists Keep Up-to-Date in a Fast-moving Field Elsevier (http://www.elsevier.com) has announced the publication of the first issue of Current Opinion in Virology - a new journal in its prestigious Current Opinion series, publishing six issues a year.

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, September 11 /PRNewswire/ -- A new and promising research project of Top Institute Pharma is being conducted by a multi-member Dutch consortium with expertise in the fields of virology, immunology and vaccine development.

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:------ Texas Monitors More Chickens for Bird Flu Texas health officials are conducting bird flu tests on chickens within a 10-mile radius of the Gonzales County farm that reported an outbreak of a virulent strain late last week, the Associated Press reports.The European Union and South Korea are among nations that have since banned all U.S.