infant mortality

The Gopher State will be a happier place for babies come Jan. 1. That's when it enacts the first-ever ban on plastic sippy cups and baby bottles containing Bisphenol-A. The Federal government has yet to act on BPA, a controversial chemical feared to harm fetuses and children.

The economic crisis that began with bad mortgages could kill 400,000 babies worldwide every year through 2015 as poverty spreads. "While much of the world is focused on bank rescues and stimulus packages, we should not forget that poor people in developing countries are far more exposed if their...