"Polio will be history, like smallpox," said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, believing total eradication is within sight.

And Ban credits the efforts of Chicago-based Rotary International and other United Nations partners in this effort

"Polio will be history, like smallpox," said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, believing total eradication is within sight.

And Ban credits the efforts of Chicago-based Rotary International and other United Nations partners in this effort

"Polio will be history, like smallpox," said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, believing total eradication is within sight.

And Ban credits the efforts of Chicago-based Rotary International and other United Nations partners in this effort

Children sired by teenage fathers are more at risk of encountering birth problems, such as pre-term delivery, low birth weight, and even dying, according to a study from the University of Ottawa.

University experts examined about 2.6 million births from 1995 to 2000 in the U.S., studying the collected data related to the research. The conclusions were gathered after comparing births with teenage fathers, to those with fathers aged 40 and over, who posed no threat to the newborns

Blood pressure increase and reduction in size of the human heart has been observed in both genders when a person reaches 50. Researchers from St. Francis Hospital, The Heart Center in New York revealed the landmark finding, which placed a definite age marker for major changes in the human heart.

While the cardiovascular phenomenon occurs in both men and women, there are still major differences between blood pressure levels and heart sizes between males and females, said Dr. Nathaniel Reichek, director of Research and Education at St. Francis and lead researcher for the study