Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann, Guide of the Gates Foundation and other top stories.

• Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann, Guide of the Gates Foundation

  How will you use the information?Most importantly, we can start to see here’s what we believe about epidemiology of H.I.V., TB, malaria, all of the things that we think are going on, and here’s actually truth. I want the Minister of Health to say here’s why babies die in this community, in my country. What do I have in my tool kit? What are the kinds of medicines I want my government to buy?Bill Gates and the foundation have joined the fight against polio. Do you think this is going to be the y..

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• Scientists: Michelle Obama's nutrition facts label not based on science

  

  A controversial regulation to update the nutrition facts label that is part of the first lady’s Let’s Move push was finalized by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday, and scientists are warning the new label is not based on sound science. The changes to the nutrition facts label, which first lady Michelle Obama will announce Friday when she speaks at the Let’s Move-aligned Partnership for a Healthier America, requires food manufacturers to list added sugars, which scientists say lacks “sc..

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• Fraternity members immune to alcohol intervention: Report

  

  College students who join fraternities or sororities have statistically showed no sign of cutting down alcohol consumption despite interventions, according to a new analysis published by the American Psychological Association.Researchers at Brown University combed through data from 15 previous studies conducted between 1987 and 2015 and found that no significant difference exists between students subjected to “interventions that provided moderation strategies, skills training or goal setting” an..

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• Opioid Prescriptions Decline for First Time in 20 Years

  

  The number of opioid prescriptions in America has dropped steadily for the first time in 20 years, according to a New York Times review. The Times reports that experts believe doctors are finally ackowledging the drugs' addictive nature, and efforts at the federal and state level to help solve the epidemic are beginning to work. In recent years, the number of bottles of prescription opioids has roughly equaled the number of adults in the U.S., according to the Times.

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• Extremely premature babies may face lifelong challenges

  

  Premature babies born with extremely low birth weights are more likely to face lifelong challenges, including health problems and social and economic difficulties, new research suggests.The study, published today in JAMA Pediatrics, found that while in general, these premature babies grow up to be productive members of society, they are more likely to be unemployed, earn less money, have lower self-esteem, and report more chronic health issues.For the study, researchers from McMaster University..

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