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Number of women raped each hour in Congo, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health — amounting to more than 400,000 women raped each year, 26 times higher than a previous United Nations estimate. The African nation of 70 million has been plagued by decades of civil war and has been called "the worst place on earth to be a woman." [via AP]
Long-acting contraceptives like IUDs and implants, which eliminate the potential for human error, are far more effective than more commonly used methods like the Pill, patch and vaginal ring.
Most people don’t need science to appreciate the importance of a mother’s love. But to understand how early maltreatment can derail a child’s development requires careful study — and is fraught with ethical peril.
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.
