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DOCTORS have been issued with strict new guidelines on how to confirm death amid growing public concern that some medics are too quick to switch off life support.

HER wholesome girl-next-door image has helped to create one of Britain's most successful TV personalities.

IT's a claim that many will find hard to swallow.

A recent report commissioned by the Maryland General Assembly has concluded that state services for drug addicts and alcoholics falls far short of the need, a problem it says is most profound in Prince George's County.

The elegant dining room fell silent as the toastmaster called for a salute. young men and women paused at their tables, some missing limbs and eyes, some in wheelchairs, some with canes and scars. A pair of crutches leaned against the wall beside a portrait of Abraham Lincoln.

A robust Italian sauce that is known as spaghetti alla puttanesca.

Canada declared a chemical widely used in food packaging a toxic substance on Saturday and will now move to ban plastic baby bottles containing bisphenol A.

(University of Melbourne) More than four in 10 parents with underweight and overweight children mistakenly believe their children are in the average weight range, according to University of Melbourne research.

New VA pilot program encourages disabled army veterans to surf and cycle.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The routine was the same as always - the exact way I have grown accustomed to dealing with the hours before a big race. But on that November morning last year, everything else was different....