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Reported measles cases in the first half of 2011, as reported by Ethiopian health officials to the United Nations. Public health experts blame much of the spread on conditions at refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya, where poor sanitation, frequent movement and close quarters create an environment where infectious diseases — including cholera and typhoid fever in addition to measles — flourish [via AP]
Karen Capato used her deceased husband’s frozen sperm to conceive twins. The Supreme Court has ruled the kids aren’t eligible for federal benefits because of their posthumous conception. Will the decision cause people to think twice about when they conceive their kids?
Subconscious serving-size markers may help people break the fattening pattern of mindless munching.
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.
