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.
Reuters - There has been a substantial increase in the number of colorectal cancer screening tests conducted in older Americans, a new study shows. -- read full article
HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly Americans who live
in low-income ZIP codes are more likely to die after surgery than those
who live in higher-income ZIP codes, according to new research. -- read full article
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