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— AMY MARTINEZ, parent of 12-year-old Kayla, who was suspended from school for wearing a breast cancer awareness bracelet that read: 'I (heart) boobies!' The American Civil Liberties Union is helping Martinez sue the school over the suspension, the premise of which — they assert — violates free speech rights [via Associated Press]
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.
