HEALTH AND SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

February 3, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• Rise In Measles Cases Marks A 'Wake-Up Call' For U.S. (NPR)
• To Protect His Son, A Father Asks School To Bar Unvaccinated Children (NPR)
• 3D printed heart saves girl's life (BBC) 

SCIENCE AND TECH

• http://www.fromthegrapevine.com/innovation/solar-trees-taking-root-around-world (From the Grapevine)
• Obama seeks $14 billion to boost U.S. cybersecurity defenses (Reuters)

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HEALTH

Rise In Measles Cases Marks A 'Wake-Up Call' For U.S. (NPR)

 The latest wave of measles cases and potential infections is in Arizona, where 1,000 people may have been exposed to measles from seven people confirmed to have been infected. 

To Protect His Son, A Father Asks School To Bar Unvaccinated Children (NPR)

Carl Krawitt has watched his son, Rhett, now 6, fight leukemia for the past 4 1/2 years. For more than three of those years, Rhett has undergone round after round of chemotherapy. Last year he finished chemotherapy, and doctors say he is in remission.  Now, there's a new threat, one that the family should not have to worry about: measles.

3D printed heart saves girl's life (BBC)

A two-year-old girl who was born with a serious heart defect has had a life-saving operation thanks to a 3D printer.

SCIENCE AND TECH

http://www.fromthegrapevine.com/innovation/solar-trees-taking-root-around-world (From the Grapevine)

Imagine hiking on a path knowing there’s a tree that will put you in touch with the world. The Sologic eTree is a public space made from 100 percent sustainable materials, that provides rest, shade, free WiFi and a place to cool your water. 

Obama seeks $14 billion to boost U.S. cybersecurity defenses (Reuters)

President Barack Obama's budget proposal for the 2016 fiscal year seeks $14 billion (9 billion pounds) for cybersecurity efforts across the U.S. government to better protect federal and private networks from hacking threats.