Infection

Traditions in Chad harm, kill underfed children

By RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated Press MOUSSORO, Chad (AP) - On the day of their son's surgery, the family woke before dawn. They saddled their horses and set out across the 12-mile-long carpet of sand to the nearest town, where they hoped the reputed doctor would cure their frail, feverish baby

Zuma asks South Africa's ANC to keep him as leader

By By JON GAMBRELLAssociated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South African President Jacob Zuma acknowledged Sunday that corruption and violence have marred the image of the African National Congress under his watch, but called on members to again support him to be the political party's leader.

Sick girl who left Phoenix hospital appears safe

By By BRIAN SKOLOFF and BOB CHRISTIEAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The family of an 11-year-old leukemia patient whose mother unexpectedly took her from a Phoenix hospital last month has a history of removing the child from medical facilities against the advice of doctors, police said

Patrick Moore, British astronomer and TV host, dies at 89

By Liz Raftery, British astronomer Patrick Moore, who hosted the BBC program The Sky at Night, died Sunday at his home after battling an infection. He was 89. "After a short spell in hospital last week, it was determined that no further treatment would benefit him, and it was his wish to spend his