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The Science Files Science, Health and Environment Thursday, December 11, 2008

Cholera: Treatment is simple, just not in Zimbabwe By Thomas H. Maugh II The breakdown of the country's healthcare infrastructure is behind the large number of deaths. >>

Alternative medicine is way cool, Mom Roughly 2.8 million children use herbal remedies, a study suggests. Adults play a key role: Kids are five times more likely to use nontraditional therapies if a parent or other relative did. >>

		L.A. TIMES BLOGS Greenspace: Environmental news from California and beyond. Booster Shots: Oddities, musings and some news from the world of health. FULL REPORT Science - Ashley Dunn, editor Environment - Geoffrey Mohan, editor Health - Tami Dennis, editor

Merck plots course in biotech, emerging markets The drug maker tells analysts it plans to become a leader in generic versions of biotech medicines. >>

Man dies after attack at Patton State Hospital in San Bernardino By Lee Romney and Rong-Gong Lin II Gilbert Mendoza was badly beaten Nov. 24 by a fellow patient at the Patton facility. He died Monday. >>

Illuminating a black hole By John Johnson Jr. American and European researchers put together the most thorough look yet of the mass at the heart of the Milky Way. >>

Female bottlenose dolphins work long hours for their food By Thomas H. Maugh II In Western Australia's Shark Bay area, many spend a disproportionately large amount of time using sponges to root for prey on the ocean floor. >>

Study details the power of negative racial stereotypes By Karen Kaplan Changes in social standing such as falling below the poverty line or going to jail made people more likely to be perceived as black and less likely to be seen as white, researchers say. >>

California fiscal officials try 'Scared Straight' approach with Legislature By Jordan Rau and Patrick Mcgreevy In a rare joint session of the Assembly and Senate, officials depict the dismal consequences if Democrats and Republicans fail to address the state's projected $28-billion budget gap -- and soon. >>

Malaria vaccine may be available in 2012 By Mary Engel RTS,S more than halved malaria cases in field trials and could be safely given with other childhood inoculations, two studies have reported. >>

Henry M. dies at 82; victim of brain surgery accident offered doctors key insights into memory By Thomas H. Maugh II For 55 years, he was known to the world at large only as HM or Henry M., the survivor of brain surgery that went catastrophically wrong, leaving him with a form of amnesia that prevented him from collecting any new memories and living in a pre-1953 world. >>

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