Money
woes for the U.S. Postal Service could go from bad to worse soon. The
agency is meeting with members of Congress to ask for legislation to
allow it to cut its workforce, change its retirement system or eliminate
Saturday delivery. Without any changes, some estimates say the Postal
Service could run out of operating cash and shut down by early next
year. Source Link
There’s
evidence that the message is beginning to get through about not using
antibiotics to treat viral illnesses. The Centers for Disease Control
says antibiotic prescriptions for kids have dropped by 10%, as doctors
cut back on using antibiotics for sore throats and colds that don’t need
them. Faster testing is also helping doctors know when an antibiotic is
needed. Source Link
Space
junk that’s orbiting above the Earth may seem like a faraway problem,
but experts say the trash at 20,000 miles up needs to be taken out
before it takes out something important. Thousands of pieces of natural
and man-made debris threaten to collide with spacecraft and could damage
communications satellites. A clean-up won’t be easy and would require
international cooperation. Source Link
