Cybernews

	NOV 19, 2001 MON
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Living near mobile-phone base 'is safe'

KUALA LUMPUR - The Mobile Manufacturers Forum, a body representing leading mobile-phone makers, said there is no substantiated scientific evidence of health effects from living near a mobile-phone base station. Full Story

Fishy antibiotics to fight bacteria?

LONDON - Scientists in America have discovered a new family of antibiotics in fish which they say could form the basis of novel therapies to fight a range of diseases in humans. Full Story

Singapore don leads world medical body

ONE of the experts responsible for setting up Singapore's mega-IT network for researchers has been chosen to lead a prestigious worldwide medical informatics body. Full Story

His interest in IT dates back to the 1970s and Prof Lun still keeps the outdated computers he has collected. -- ALAN LIM Full story