Reuters - A proposal to turn the lagoon city of Venice into a Disney-style theme park has won a prize from a famed Venetian academy, even though it rejected the idea. The venerable Istituto Veneto described the scheme by British economist John Kay as a thought-provoking critique of the Italian city's unwieldy tourist economy. -- read full article
AP - No more wondering where your hamburger came from, or where your lettuce and tomatoes were grown: Starting this week, shoppers will see lots more foods labeled with the country of origin. -- read full article
Reuters - If it sounds far-fetched for a man without lower legs to become one of the fastest runners on the planet, how about typing by just thinking the words or staying sporty well into old age?
AFP - A group of 80 women from 15 countries scaled a 4,000-metre Alpine mountain Saturday to highlight the need for better breast cancer treatment across Europe.
AP - Premier Wen Jiabao promised Saturday to improve Chinese food safety, seeking to tamp down public anxiety in the widening scandal over tainted milk that has sickened more than 50,000 children.
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- In 2009, 97 percent of Medicare
beneficiaries will have access to a drug plan with premiums that are the
same as this year's or even lower, Medicare officials announced
Thursday. -- read full article
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Many young children stutter, but they often
outgrow it by about age 5, the Nemours Foundation says. -- read full article
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The more overweight
children and teens are, the more numerous and severe their headaches,
according to a U.S. study. -- read full article
AP - Outside the Zekai Tahir Burak maternity hospital stands a bronze statue of a mother nursing a baby with an inscription from the Prophet Mohammed: "Paradise lies at the feet of the mother." -- read full article
AP - The nation's fresh produce would be safer if U.S. farmers were required to adopt strict standards for growing leafy greens similar to industry-written ones devised for California growers, a Food and Drug Administration official said Friday. -- read full article
AP - The West Nile virus season is on track to be the mildest in seven years, with less than a third the number of serious cases as last year's total, U.S. health officials said. -- read full article
