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  • Mobile phones distract drivers more than passengers  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mobile phone calls distract drivers far more than even the chattiest passenger, causing drivers to drift out of their lane and miss exits, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
  • China's rural migrants are new front in AIDS fight  BEIJING (Reuters) - The new face of AIDS in China is a shy man with a heavy provincial accent, a weathered face and the rough hands of a manual worker.
  • Obesity fuels fears of faster diabetes rise  CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - The prevalence of diabetes worldwide will far outstrip even the sharp increase currently projected unless rising trends of obesity are controlled, health experts said on Saturday.
  • Swiss back heroin prescription for addicts  ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss voters on Sunday backed a scheme allowing heroin addicts to obtain the drug under prescription, angering conservatives who believe crime will rise as result.
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