Host of Accolades for Parasite Experts

Three people were awarded the Nobel prize in Medicine for their work on drugs that fight parasitic diseases. One of the noted drugs has dramatically reduced the impact of a disease known as river blindness (that has blinded tens of millions of people), and another drug has powered a sharp decline in malaria-related deaths.

+ Newshour: 2,000-year-old Chinese herbal therapy plays major role in Nobel Prize for Medicine.

+ Scientific American: 12 surprising facts about Nobel Prizes.