http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- Approximately 1.6 million people die worldwide every year as a result of pneumococcal infection, which causes grave illnesses, including pneumonia, meningitis, and middle-ear infections. Children and the elderly are especially at risk. Vaccines are only effective against a few of the pneumococcal types and increasing resistance to antibiotics is making treatment more difficult. http://www.physorg.com/news152360463.html Chemistry Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:22:38 EST news152360463 A stunning discovery based on epigenetics (the inheritance of propensities acquired in the womb) reveals that consuming choline -a nutrient found in eggs and other foods -during pregnancy may significantly affect breast cancer outcomes for a mother's offspring. This finding by a team of biologists at Boston University is the first to link choline consumption during pregnancy to breast cancer. It also is the first to identify possible choline-related genetic changes that affect breast cancer survival rates. http://www.physorg.com/news147357177.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:32:57 EST news147357177