KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- International SOS and its partner, Control Risks, have activated medical, logistics and security resources in Singapore, Bangkok and London to assist clients and members affected by the closure of the Bangkok International Airport.

( Karolinska Institutet ) Mice that were fed a diet rich in fat, sugar and cholesterol for nine months developed a preliminary stage of the morbid irregularities that form in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. The study results, published in a doctoral thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet, give some indications of how this difficult to treat disease might one day be ...

(The Associated Press) U.S. TROOP LEVELS: -October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup. -November 2008: 146,000. -Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of Dec. 1, 2008: At least 4,207. -Confirmed U.S. military wounded (hostile) as of Nov. 28, 2008: 30,840. -Confirmed U.S. military wounded (non-hostile, using medical air transport) as of Nov. 1, 2008: 34,618. -U.S. military deaths for November ...