• Measles Outbreak Spreading Across Europe
    Dan Evon, December 3, 2011, Inquisitr
    http://www.inquisitr.com/164771/measles-outbreak-spreading-across-europe/
  • Citizen Scientists
    Amy Dockser Marcus, December 3, 2011, Wall Street Journal
    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204621904577014330551132036.html
    "Ordinary people are taking control of their health data, making their DNA public and running their own experiments. Their big question: Why should science be limited to professionals?"
  • Diabetes epidemic foreseen
    by Gary Scharrer, SA Express News, December 1, 2010
    http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/diabetes_epidemic_could_impact_8_million_texans_111083144.html
  • United States of Diabetes
    Working Paper No 5. UnitedHealth Center for Health Reform and Modernization November 2010
    http://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/hrm/UNH_WorkingPaper5.pdf
  • Half of Americans Could Be Diabetic by 2020
    by Deborah Huso, AOL Health, Nov. 24, 2010
    http://www.aolhealth.com/2010/11/24/half-of-americans-could-be-diabetic-2020/
  • Study: U.S. diabetes cases could triple by 2050
    by Trisha Henry, CNN, Oct 22, 2010
    http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/10/22/diabetes.report/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn
  • S.A. diabetics 'getting sicker'
    by Don Finley SA Express News Oct 4, 2010
    http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/more_sa_diabetics_have_poor_blood_sugar_control_104313514.html
  • Sleep deprivation linked to depression in teens
    by Anne Harding, Health.com, June 9, 2010
    http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/06/09/sleep.deprivation.depression/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn
  • Trouble sleeping? Maybe it's your iPad
    by John D. Sutter, CNN, May 13, 2010
    http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/05/13/sleep.gadgets.ipad/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn
  • Report: 25% of children in Bexar live in poverty
    by Victor Landa, San Antonio Express News, February 18, 2010
    http://www.mysanantonio.com/sacultura/Report_25_of_children_in_Bexar_live_in_poverty.html
  • Study: Cost of treating diabetes to triple by 2034
    by Caleb Hellerman, CNN Medical News senior producer, November 27, 2009
    http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/26/diabetes.projections/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn
    A new (very conservative study) predicts that the cost of treating diabetes will triple by 2034.
  • Rainfall spreads dangerous flow in river
    By Colin McDonald, Express-News, September 23, 2009
    http://www.mysanantonio.com/livinggreensa/Rainfall_spreads_dangerous_flow_.html
    A front page article appeared in the San Antonio Express News on September 23, 2009 discussing the dangerous e. Coli levels in the San Antonio River due to run-off from heavy rainfall.
  • Report: Swine flu could cause up to 90,000 U.S. deaths
    CNN, August 24, 2009
    http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/24/us.swine.flu.projections/index.html?iref=newssearch
    A presidential advisory panel released a report indicating that H1N1 could cause up to 90,000 deaths mainly among children and young adults.
  • Kids roll up sleeves for H1N1 clinical trial
    by Val Willingham, CNN, August 20, 2009
    http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/20/h1n1.flu.kids.trial/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn
    The H1N1 or swine flu virus has spread rapidly throughout the world and the World Health Organization has declared a pandemic. Vaccine makers are rushing to test and deliver a flu vaccine, which is likely to be delivered in a two shot sequence.
  • For today's graduate, just one word: Statistics
    by Steve Lohr, NY Times, August 5, 2009
    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/technology/06stats.html
    Data analysis and statistics are required for a surprising number of jobs. For example, Google is hiring anthropologists and archaeologists to dig through data on the Internet.
  • Units blunder sent craft into Martian atmosphere
    by Daniel Sorid, September 30, 1999
    http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/orbiter_errorupd_093099.htm
    Lockheed Martin sent thruster data in English units to NASA who thought they were getting metric. As a result, the $125M Mars Climate Orbiter was sent on a suicide path and crashed on Mars on Sept. 23, 1999.