A former police dog trainer claims he has a pack of hounds with noses so sensitive they can sniff out lung cancer in patients.Wolfgang Gleichweit from Zeltweg, Styria, said his animals could detect minute traces of gasses given off by tumours in their earliest stages and particles of cancer-inducing compounds like Benzene breathed out from […]
Tag: Injuries
A 23-year-old skier from the Netherlands was hospitalised with head injuries after crashing on a piste at a Tyrolean resort yesterday (Weds).Police in Sölden said the man fell over on the difficult “black slope” after losing control of his skis and landed on his head and shoulders on the icy piste. He was knocked out […]
A skier buried by an avalanche yesterday (Sun) near Klösterle am Arlberg, Vorarlberg, was able to free himself, police said.The man and a male companion triggered a 40-metre wide avalanche about 11:30am. The other man was also caught in the avalanche but was not buried.A skier who witnessed the avalanche called rescuers.In a more serious […]
Americans remain sceptical about Austrian Topfen despite US skiing superstar Lindsey Vonn revealing she treated her injured leg with the cheese curd delicacy before winning gold in the Olympic downhill.The 25-year-old overall World Cup leader, who has been living in Austria for some years, told journalists after her triumph on Wednesday that she wrapped her […]