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Percent of American adults surveyed in a recent Gallup poll who said they have less respect for people who smoke. That's up from 14% who said the same 20 years ago. Smokers aren't the only ones getting the stink eye. The same survey found that 12% of Americans said they respect people less if they're overweight — but that proportion has shrunk slightly from 16% in 2003. [via USA Today]
The same anesthetic that caused the overdose death of pop star Michael Jackson is now the drug of choice for executions in Missouri, causing a stir among critics who question how the state can guarantee a drug untested for lethal injection won’t cause pain and suffering for the condemned.
A new study finds that babies born by c-section are twice as likely to be obese by age 3 as those delivered vaginally.
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.
