Drought returns to Sahel, bringing hunger (AP)
AP - For the third time in the past decade, drought has returned to the arid, western shoulder of Africa, bringing hunger to millions. Aid agencies are warning that if action is not taken now, the region known as the Sahel could slip into crisis.
New Genetic Clues to Breast Cancer? (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified
three new genomic regions they believe are linked with breast cancer that
may help explain why some women develop the disease.
Joe Paterno, revered coach tainted by scandal, dies (Reuters)
Reuters - Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in major college football history who was fired in November over a child sexual abuse scandal involving an assistant that rocked America, died on Sunday of lung cancer. He was 85.
Overweight linked to acne in teen girls (Reuters)
Reuters - Overweight girls in their late teens were twice as likely as their normal-weight peers to report having a lot of acne in a large new survey of Norwegian teenagers that did not find the same link in boys.
More Americans Practicing Safe Sex, CDC Reports (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans who
practice behaviors that put them at risk for HIV infection has declined
significantly, federal health officials reported Thursday.
Paula Deen Abdicated Personal Responsibility (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | When Paula Deen, self-proclaimed queen of all food Southern-style, announced Jan. 18 that not only does she have Type 2 diabetes but she is going to be a spokeswoman for the pharmaceutical company that produces the diabetes medication she takes, the public was only partially surprised. After all, the recipes she cheerfully shared with her audience never lacked in calories or cholesterol.
Parents Reveal 5-Year-Old’s Gender: Good Excuse or a Form of Abuse? (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | A U.K. couple recently revealed their child's gender after keeping it a secret for five years, but it has some people questioning their parenting methods.
India marks a year since last polio case (AP)
AP - The top U.S. health official administered polio vaccination drops to children in New Delhi on Friday as India marked one year since its last case of the crippling disease.
India marks milestone in fight against polio (AP)
AP - India will celebrate a full year since its last reported case of polio on Friday, a major victory in a global eradication effort that seemed stalled just a few years ago.
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