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Number of deaths from salmonella poisoning, which appeared to be linked to eating ground turkey, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. Seventy-six other people in 26 states have also become ill from the same strain of the disease since March. The CDC has released no other details about the death or said where that person became sick; the government has also declined to identify the manufacturer of the meat and has not initiated a recall. [via AP]
If you think the bathroom is the only germ haven in your office, think again. Would you believe the dirtiest spot is the sink faucet in the break room?
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?
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.
