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...officials like Fontaine hope that zinc becomes so standard that it will be "like having Band-Aids at home." A second medical breakthrough should also help. At least one-third of all diarrhea deaths among young children are caused by the rotavirus, which infects the cells lining the small intestine and causes gastroenteritis. In June the WHO approved the first rotavirus vaccine for global use. The vaccine, which in trials in Latin America, Europe and the U.S. cut rotavirus infections 85%, could someday be part of routine vaccination programs for children, along with those for polio, measles and other diseases...
...infections, some of the dogs arrive with broken ribs and internal injuries - from being kicked. After the physical exams comes a psychological evaluation. Experienced animal handlers gauge the dog's mental condition: How aggressive is it? How traumatized? How far gone? This screening is a final life-or-death ordeal for a dog, because a fighter that cannot be tamed must be euthanized. (See pictures of a dog breed that is dying...
...When they took me before the judge and they said, 'You are a suspect in Meredith's death,' I was completely shocked and surprised. My jaw dropped." - Speaking in Italian in court, explaining her surprise at being questioned after Kercher's murder (TIME, June...
...found Amanda's behavior very strange. She had no emotion while everyone else was upset. I remember one thing that really upset me. [Meredith's friend] Natalie said, 'I hope she wasn't in too much pain.' Amanda said, 'What do you think? She f___ing bled to death.' At that point no one had told us how Meredith died." - Robyn Butterworth, a friend of Kercher's, testifying in court (London Evening Standard...
...things stand, opinion surveys (a far from infallible guide) put senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III in the lead. A low-profile figure during nine years in Congress, the bookish-looking lawmaker was pushed to the limelight just a few months ago after the death of his admired mother Corazon, a former president and symbol of democacy during the anti-Marcos struggle. Some pundits predicted his star would quickly fade, but that hasn't happened. Manuel Villar, a rags-to-riches real estate developer born in Manila's Tondo port area, is placing second. Behind him is ousted former president Joseph...