| Swiss gov't rejects call to ban assisted suicide By 2010-09-17T12:22:05ZGENEVA (AP) -- The Swiss government has rejected calls to ban assisted suicide groups such as Dignitas but will propose new rules to restrict their work.... hosted.ap.org |
Number of fat people in US to grow, report says By GREG KELLER 2010-09-23T20:49:04ZPARIS (AP) -- Citizens of the world's richest countries are getting fatter and fatter and the United States is leading the charge, an organization of leading economies said Thursday in its first ever obesity forecast.... hosted.ap.org |
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in medicine By The Associated Press2010-10-04T15:54:16ZRecent winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:... hosted.ap.org |
Longer-lasting options to treat drug addiction By LAURAN NEERGAARD 2010-10-19T07:03:15ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- New treatments for addiction to heroin or narcotic painkillers promise longer-lasting relief that may remove some day-to-day uncertainty of care: A once-a-month shot is now approved and a six-month implant is in the final testing phase.... hosted.ap.org |
Austrian with high-tech robot arm dies after crash By VERONIKA OLEKSYN 2010-10-22T21:02:13ZVIENNA (AP) -- In the five years since losing both arms in an accident, Christian Kandlbauer had regained much of his cherished independence thanks to a high-tech, mind-controlled robotic limb. He even got a driver's license.... hosted.ap.org |