October 25, 2010

Haiti has yet to recover from a massive earthquake nine months ago that killed 300,000 people, but is the Caribbean island nation on the brink of yet another deadly quake? Scientists say they’ve identified a new fault line where pressure is building. Little rebuilding has taken place since the January earthquake in Haiti, and a cholera outbreak is the latest scourge for survivors. Source Link
 

A new study suggests that by the year 2050, one in three Americans could be suffering from diabetes. That would be triple the rate of diabetes today. The study says growing rates of obesity will add to the number of Type 2 diabetes cases. People will also be living longer with diabetes and spending twice the average amount on health care to control the disease. Source Link
 

Baseball’s World Series match-up is set. The San Francisco Giants will take their National League pennant into the Fall Classic against the American League champion Texas Rangers. Game One is Wednesday night in Texas. It’s the first time the Rangers have reached the World Series The last time the Giants played in the Major League Baseball championship was in 1989. Source Link