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Total number of deaths associated with the listeria outbreak in cantaloupe from Jensen Farms in southern Colorado, which recalled the contaminated melons on Sept. 14. In addition, one woman who was pregnant at the time of her illness from listeria had a miscarriage. Overall, 146 people were sickened in 28 states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that the outbreak is over. [via AP]
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.
