Two Factors Play Key Roles in Diabetes
Researchers studying the Pima Indians--a group with one of the highest rates of diabetes in the world--have found two factors that play a key role in the earliest stages of the blood-sugar disorder.

Drug Resistant Bacteria Continues to Spread
One in four strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae--the leading bacterial cause of pneumonia, middle ear infections and meningitis--now appear to be resistant to penicillin, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.