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Kids under age two have 20 percent fewer painful ear infections now that pneumococcal vaccination is routine. Slime May Cause Chronic Ear Infections The finding comes from a Vanderbilt/CDC study that looked at data from kids’ visits to doctors’ offices, emergency rooms, and outpatient clinics. Carlos G. Grijalva, MD, MPH, …

CAIRO, Egypt – Efforts to form a Palestinian government acceptable to the West have gone “back to zero,” Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday, a day after Hamas said a coalition government that recognizes Israel is unacceptable. The Islamic militant group has ruled alone since March, but this month agreed …

BANGKOK, Thailand – In the dead of night and without firing a shot, Thailand‘s military overthrew popularly elected Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday after mounting criticism that he had undermined democracy. The sudden, well-orchestrated coup — a throwback to an unsettled era in Thailand — was likely to spark …