Study: U.S. suicides rising; risk high in middle age

Another sad statistic of the Bush administration will be the rise in suicides due to unemployment and foreclosures. During the depression of 1929 the suicide rate spiked and many Wall Street investors and brokers jumped from high rise buildings after the stock market crash....

VP tells ministers and officials not to abuse power

""We know that in the past if someone wanted to work in the seaport tax and custom office, he had to go through a long bureaucracy, get 21 signatures, and probably paid a certain amount of money so that the requests could be fulfilled," he said. However, at present the...

More Mexican Troops in Tijuana to Fight Drug-Violence

Mexico's Special Support Force Commander has sent a further 500 troops to Tijuana in the north of the country in an effort to stem the drug-related violence there."Mexicans Move on Drug-Violent Tijuana Mexico, Sep 27 (Prensa Latina) Special Support Force Commander Rodolfo...

Manhood myths may keep boys from seeing doctor

Teenage boys who believe men should be strong and silent may be less likely to see the doctor for needed preventive care, a study has found. Findings suggest that most boys think that seeing a doctor is a sign of weakness