U.S. Sees West Nile Cases Peaking in Next Few Weeks - Thu Aug 29, 7:42 PM ET By Paul Simao

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Federal health officials on Thursday reported a 62 percent rise in human cases of West Nile virus recorded in the past week but said the number was expected to peak by mid-September.

Why is this big news? Every week more people die from smoking related issues than were killed in the World Trade Center Attacks! Shhhhhh don't tell anyone. Those poor tobacco farmers need work too...