Data by country on HIV and more

From beSpacific:

"Kaiser data by country on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other key health and socio-economic indicators

'GlobalHealthFacts.org, a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, provides free, up-to-date and easy-to-access data by country on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other key health and socio-economic indicators. The data are displayed in tables, charts, and color-coded maps. Additionally, the custom data sheet application allows users to compare up to five countries against any or all of the site’s indicators, which can then be converted into a PDF file, printed, emailed or saved. Data can also be downloaded for custom analyses. GlobalHealthFacts.org is a companion site to GlobalHealthReporting.org, a project operated by the Foundation with major support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.'"

Surge in Immigration Prosecutions

Surge in Immigration Prosecutions Continues:

"Federal immigration prosecutions in March 2008 continued their recent and highly unusual surge, apparently reaching an all-time high, according to timely data from the Justice Department. The total of 9,350 such prosecutions was up by almost 50% from the previous month and 73% from the previous year."

This report contains dramatic visual presentations of the data.

Early Alzheimer's patients pressing for research, resources

Alzheimer's patients are joining their counterparts with cancer and HIV to lobby Congress for more money to hunt treatments. Some are advising top scientists to push for higher-stakes research even if it means higher risks. They're even offering unprecedented glimpses into how a mind slowly unravels as they blog about their dementia. More...