Karl Merk, a 54-year-old farmer, reacts as he talks, during a news conference in Munich, southern Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. A German farmer who received the world’s first complete double arm transplant is recovering well and able to perform some basic tasks, though doctors said Wednesday it still could take up to two years [...]

This handout picture from the Technical University in Munich released in August 2008 shows a male amputee after his double arm transplant in Munich, southern Germany. The world's only transplant recipient of two full arms has appeared in public to talk about the success of the procedure, calling the feeling of being whole again “indescribable”.(AFP/HO/File)

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A DNA fingerprint in an undated image. (File/Reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) -
Police could one day predict the surname of male suspects or victims of crime from DNA alone, British researchers said on Wednesday.

Scientists at Leicester University, where DNA fingerprinting was invented in 1984, said they had demonstrated that men with the same surname were highly likely to [...]

- (HealthDay News) — Weight lifting is a great way to work and
strengthen your muscles.

To lessen your risk of injury, heed these weight-lifting safety
suggestions provided by the American Academy of Family Physicians:

Find a trainer or coach to teach you the proper techniques for
lifting.
Set goals for yourself based on your age, physical strength and
maturity.
If you're [...]

- WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) — Oregon's physician-assisted
suicide law may not adequately protect the one in four terminally ill
patients with clinical depression, a new study says.

The Death with Dignity Act was passed by the state in 1997, and there's
been intense debate about the extent to which potentially treatable
psychiatric disorders may influence a patient's [...]

- WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) — For American children, the
state they live in and their family's income and education may help
determine how healthy they are, a new survey shows.

Among children aged 17 and younger, 16 percent are in less than optimal
health, according to the state-by-state survey from the nonprofit Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation.

But that [...]

This handout picture from the Technical University in Munich released in August 2008 shows a male amputee after his double arm transplant in Munich, southern Germany. The world's only transplant recipient of two full arms has appeared in public to talk about the success of the procedure, calling the feeling of being whole again “indescribable”.(AFP/HO/File)

BERLIN [...]

Customers wait in line at a Wal-Mart pharmacy in Clearwater, Florida in 2006. Manufacturers of non-prescription pediatric cough and cold medicines are advising parents not to give them to children under age four, a consumer group announced.(AFP/File/Robert Sullivan)

WASHINGTON (AFP) -
Manufacturers of non-prescription pediatric cough and cold medicines are advising parents not to give them to [...]

This handout picture from the Technical University in Munich released in August 2008 shows a male amputee after his double arm transplant in Munich, southern Germany. The world's only transplant recipient of two full arms has appeared in public to talk about the success of the procedure, calling the feeling of being whole again “indescribable”.(AFP/HO/File)

BERLIN [...]

This handout picture from the Technical University in Munich released in August 2008 shows a male amputee after his double arm transplant in Munich, southern Germany. The world's only transplant recipient of two full arms has appeared in public to talk about the success of the procedure, calling the feeling of being whole again “indescribable”.(AFP/HO/File)

BERLIN [...]