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—DOMINIC HOLDEN, blogger for the Seattle Stranger, arguing against Washington State's upcoming ban on the much maligned Four Loko, an alcoholic energy drink that has been at the center of several cases of alcohol poisoning or dangerous drunkenness across the country [via Slog]
Aimee Copeland, who has endured several amputations after developing a rare flesh-eating condition called necrotizing fasciitis, is now breathing without the aid of a ventilator.
An unusually harsh prison sentence handed down to the drug-addicted son of actor Michael Douglas has prompted addiction experts to indict the courts for ignoring the treatment needs of inmates.
Tuberculosis has been brought under control in much of the world, thanks to prevention practices and powerful antibiotics. But in poor nations like Peru, the disease still kills hundreds of babies and children — and new drug-resistant cases threaten an even bigger resurgence.
