Saving sight could save lives in Ethiopian villages
A JAMA study finds antibiotic Zithromax used to combat trachoma also cuts child mortality in Ethiopian villages by about half. Researchers suggest reduced deaths from pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria, while WHO aims to eliminate trachoma by 2020.
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President Barack Obama speaks to organized labor on Labor Day to rally union members and announce Ron Bloom as senior counselor for manufacturing policy. Bloom previously served as senior adviser to Treasury Secretary Geithner.
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The White House hedges on a government health insurance option while urging support for the reform as President Obama prepares a Congress address. Axelrod says Obama is not walking away from a public plan though no veto stance is given on a bill missing it.
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