Research offers hope for newborns in the developing world.
>In the 21st century, there will be an estimated 1 billion tobacco deaths.
>Tobacco smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals, 60 of which are known or suspected carcinogens.
>Secondhand smoke exposure is a cause of premature death and disease among women and children.
>Lethal. Wily. Relentless. The influenza virus killed millions of people last century. This century, virologist Andy Pekosz hopes to prevent such pandemics with a universal flu vaccine.
>30,000 Americans die every year from gun violence. How do we prevent this carnage? First, view illegal guns as pollution. Then, go to the source.
>As a "slow-motion genocide" envelops ethnic minorities in eastern Burma, health workers rely on innovative strategies and raw courage to save the lives of mothers and infants.
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