| Prison suicide program gets national award A national award has been given to program to reduce suicides at Mount Gambier prison in the south-east of South Australia. abc.net.au |
Alzheimer's brain tangles offer clue to worsening By LAURAN NEERGAARD 2010-09-20T18:27:29ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- That sticky gunk coating Alzheimer's patients' brains gets all the notoriety, but another culprit is gaining renewed attention: Protein tangles that clog brain cells and just might determine how fast patients go downhill.... hosted.ap.org |
Doctors challenge right-to-die opposition Doctors should be able to help terminally ill patients to end their own lives, a group of leading health professionals has said in a challenge to the medical establishment. telegraph.co.uk |
Obesity scanner that only measures fat Researchers believe a new body scanner which measures body volume, rather than body mass, is more effective at identifying obesity. bbc.co.uk |
Bill Gates' pledge to 'the poorest' One of the richest couples in the world, Bill and Melinda Gates, have said they are committed to helping with ''the diseases of the poorest''. bbc.co.uk |