1 US Obesity Problem Getting Worse-Experts 1
2 Colombia Shoots down Suspected Drug-Running Plane 6
2 Vast Wildfires Choke Alaska City with Smoke 11
4 UNICEF Calls for Global Action against TB Epidemic 16
5 Thin Smog Hits Southern Thailand from Indonesia 22
6 Hundreds of Children Have Lost Their Parents in the Mozambique Flooding 28
7 Investigators Silent on Concorde Landing Gear 35
8 Sharks Attack Two Young Women off Florida Beach 42
9 Xerox Cuts 5.5 Pct of Workforce in Restructuring 47
10 Clinton Takes Final Bow as White House Comic 54
11 Germany Marks 100th Birthday ofthe Zeppelin 60
12 Scientists Warn on Fountain of Youth Enzyme 66
13 China,India Lead Asia Race on GM Crops 72
14 Study Finds Green Product Labeling Misleading 78
15 Candy Cigarettes Not So Sweet for Children 84
16 Bradley Says Soda May Have Caused Heart Beat 90
17 Studies Confirm Smoking and Drinking Go Together 96
18 More Evidence That Drinking Is Good for You 102
19 Oxygenation Machine Reportedly Saves Lives 108
20 Stroke Drug Helps Most,Deadly to Some-US Studies 114
21 Rescued South African Penguins Start Long Journey Home 120
22 International Team of Astronomers Finds New Planet 126
23 Virtual Reality Helps Overcome Common Fears 132
24 Olympics-Sydney Ready to Take Swift Action on EPO Test 139
25 Earpieces Cut Mobile Phone Radiation Risk 145
26 Study Says More US Children Have Behavior Problems 152
27 Toronto to Dish Out the Dirt on Filthy Restaurants 158
28 Mir Space Station Set to Orbit as Hotel for Rich 164
29 WHO Assails New Report on Breast-Feeding 170
30 National Zoo Says Close to Getting New Pandas 177
31 Dolphin Research Makes Breakthrough in Hong Kong 184
32 Police Probe Cause of Deadly N.J.College Fire 190
33 Girl,6,Shot Dead in Mich.School Shooting 197
34 US Gays Tie Historic Marriage Knot 204
35 Few People Know Migraine Drugs Available-Experts 211
36 Korea Beefs up Disinfection against Foot and Mouth 218
37 Colorado Wildfires Could Turn Extremely Dangerous 223
38 US Around-The-World Balloonist Slows Pace 229
39 Japan s Hiroshima Remembers Nuclear Inferno 235
40 Gene Therapists Misled Him-US Victim s Father 242
41 Doctors in Canada Grow Human Eggs in Mice Muscles 249
42 Canada Team Finds Genetic Link to Suicide 255
43 Salt Really Does Boost Blood Pressure 262
44 Diet Guidelines Stress Exercise for First Time 269
45 Tuberculosis Outbreak Seen among Transsexuals 276
46 One Million Britons Unknowingly Have Diabetes 282
47 Chip That Would Restore Sight Implanted in People 288
48 NASA Finds Wateron Mars,News Site Reports 295
49 Doctor Reports New Way to Measure Blood Sugar 302
50 Nail Cosmetics Can Cause Infection,Allergic Reaction 308