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The Food and Drug Administration requires safety screening for medications used by adults, but most drugs approved for use in the United States have never undergone comprehensive pediatric studies. Doctors often must guess the appropriate dosage when administering such medications to children. NPR's Michele Norris talks to Dr. Jerome Groopman, who has written about the subject in the current New Yorker magazine.

One of President Bush's top domestic priorities this year is health care. He frequently speaks about medical malpractice reform and is proposing a cap on non-economic damages. But some critics say those types of damages aren't the problem.

Iraqis have voted in large numbers in the country's first multi-party elections in more than half a century. A string of suicide bombings and mortar attacks, mostly in Baghdad, left at least 30 people dead and dozens wounded. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Black farmers in Alabama may get another chance to plead their case against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Five years ago, the USDA settled a discrimination lawsuit to the tune of more than $2 billion -- but farmers are still awaiting compensation. Now it has emerged that one of the defending lawyers wasn't a licensed attorney. Black farmer plaintiffs are seeking to re-open the case.

Ill with an acute respiratory tract infection, Pope John Paul II is hospitalized in Rome. Robert Siegel talks with John Allen, Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter.

Election workers are working around the clock in Baghdad's heavily fortified "green zone," counting the votes from Sunday's election. Results are expected in a few days. The unofficial leader in the poll is the United Iraqi Alliance, a collation of Shiites, followed by Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's slate.

At the Michael Jackson trial in Santa Maria, Calif., the pop star's staunchest fans are gathering to support him. And some opponents have gathered outside the site of his trial on child molestation charges to voice their own opinion.

The government unveils a plan to help consumers get free access to health studies funded by taxpayers.

Before synthesizers and samplers, Bebe and Louis Barron created otherworldly electronic sounds.

This week, Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth looks at the documentary Born into Brothels. The film looks at children of Indian prostitutes and was filmed by the children themselves. According to Turan, the technique works and creates surprisingly uplifting stories.