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Number of lives saved from cancer since 1990 in the U.S. Overall death rates from cancers including lung, colon, breast and prostate have dropped by 1.8% among men and 1.6% among women per year between 2004 and 2008, thanks to stronger prevention programs, better treatments and early detection of tumors. The declines were greatest among African American and Hispanic men. [via American Cancer Society]
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.
