Health

On Thursday, November 19, please join CSIS and partners in commemorating World Toilet Day. While many people who have access to a toilet might consider this a humorous concept, the global sanitation crisis necessitates that a spotlight be shined on both the severity of the problem and the promising solutions. Join us on the lawn of the United States Capitol to learn about, and give voice to, the 2.5 billion people who lack access to a toilet and the 1.8 million people who die annually as a result.

Many of us grew up watching cartoons and movies about the future that showed us a number of objects, such as flying cars, that would be fun to have but others also brought to us the idea of prosthetic limbs and other resources that helped repair or replace integral elements of our daily lives. While some of these have slowly come across and have been used to help individuals who may have lost limbs in a war or due to certain diseases, these alternatives never truly became mainstream. The Swiss company IMI is now looking to change that.

The CDC recommends that every person receive the H1N1 flu vaccine once it becomes openly available, but many individuals are opting not to get it.  The reasons for this include misgivings about the vaccine’s safety and a general ambivalence about the severity of the swine flu virus.  Few, however, doubt the efficacy of the vaccine itself.  Vaccines are considered to be one of the wonders of modern medicine, responsible for saving millions of lives and virtually eradicating a number of diseases, like polio

It's a well known fact that throughout history, mankind has continued to live longer lives than previous generations. This has generally been considered as a positive indicator of progress, not only for the science and innovation that has allowed this to happen, but also for humanity in general as we are able to live longer and healthier lives. But as we continue to live longer and longer, the question that must be posed now is, how old is too old?

Less than 48 hours after Obama announced his national security team, homeland security threats are already pouring in. CNN is reporting that the United States will face a biological terrorist attack by 2013. This cataclysmic event "would be 9/11 times 10 or [even] a hundred," according to former Florida Senator Bob Graham.