"If you're healthy and don't have any particular ailments that make you susceptible, there are



"If you're healthy and don't have any particular ailments that make you susceptible, there are probably more important things you could spend your time worrying about."
Jerry Gillespie
Director of the Western Institute for Food Safety and Security at the University of California, who says the hepatitis A outbreak, traced to scallions, should not discourage most people from eating fresh fruits and vegetables.
"I'm really excited and not really scared of any sharks. ... I want to make sure that I catch the first wave on my own with no one else's help, and I want to stay out for as long as I can."
13-year-old surfer Bethany Hamilton
Who lost her left arm in a shark attack Oct. 31off the Hawaiian island of Kauai, on her plans to surf on Thanksgiving Day.