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Fighting meningitis: New low cost solutions
Posted Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:28:02 GMT by Paromita PainWHO has approved a new meningitis vaccine that scientists hope will stem the ravaging meningitis that kill Africans across the country. In a new immunization campaign, heal officials from the US and WHO are starting camps to dose children from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east. While billions of dollars are still needed to fund these camps and cover research costs..
Fighting meningitis: New low cost solutions
Healthy meals for ''All of Americas children''
Posted Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:30:01 GMT by Paromita PainSchool meals in America are set to undergo a healthy change with the inclusion of more fruits and vegetables. The Congress has recently given approval for a new bill that seeks to replace the usual fries and drinks with healthier options...
Healthy meals for ''All of Americas children''
For every American: Safer Food regulations
Posted Sat, 04 Dec 2010 10:52:00 GMT by Paromita PainThe New Food Safety bill passed in the US is today a year and half old. It has features that have been praised by food activists as ''the most important food-safety legislation in a generation''. What does it mean for the ordinary shopper?
For every American: Safer Food regulations
Global Aids Epidemic 2010: UNAIDS World Report
Posted Sat, 04 Dec 2010 10:45:00 GMT by Paromita PainWith World AIDS Day just behind us, a look at the latest UNAIDS Report on the Global Aids Epidemic 2010 show a mix of positive and negative trends on the global epidemic. Global deaths due to HIV/AIDS have nearly gone down by 20 per cent.
Global Aids Epidemic 2010: UNAIDS World Report
Arsenic Contaminated Groundwater Toxic To Bangladesh Economy
Posted Thu, 02 Dec 2010 08:29:01 GMT by Emma McNeilThe arsenic contamination of drinking water in Bangladesh in the 1970s was dubbed by the World Health Organisation as the largest mass poisoning of the population in history . The contamination, which led to large numbers of people suffering the effects of chronic arsenic poisoning, is not just responsible for disease and poor health in the region but has also had a devastating effect on Bangladesh's economy.
Arsenic Contaminated Groundwater Toxic To Bangladesh Economy
AIDS: The Environmental Impact
Posted Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:30:00 GMT by Steve HumphreysNewspapers carry stories about AIDS less frequently than in the past, while having more on the environment. But HIV/AIDS and the environment are linked by a number of factors. Failure to address the problem of HIV in the developing world will have effects on the environment that affect us all.
AIDS: The Environmental Impact
Are we too clean?
Posted Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:08:07 GMT by Emma McNeilA new study from the University of Michigan School of Public Health suggests our quest too be clean and infection free could be negatively affecting our health. The study seems to suggest that people exposed to high levels of two chemicals found in household products, triclosan and Bisphenol A (BPA), have a poorer level of immune health.
Are we too clean?
Quit smoking! Save the Planet?
Posted Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:30:00 GMT by Emma McNeilIn Punta del Este, Uruguay this month the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) gathered to discuss the world's tobacco industry. The Conference agreed on a number of strategies to reduce tobacco consumption.
Quit smoking! Save the Planet?
Underground CO2 storage may contaminate drinking water
Posted Sun, 21 Nov 2010 10:58:01 GMT by Lucy BrakeA recent U.S. study has discovered that CO2 injected deep underground could bubble up to the surface and contaminate aquifers supplying drinking water.
Underground CO2 storage may contaminate drinking water
Asian Food Security Project Granted US $4 million
Posted Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:03:01 GMT by Steve HumphreysFollowing the announcement of a $4million project to combat food insecurity in South Asia, this article looks at some of the aims of the project and the background to food insecurity in the region.
Asian Food Security Project Granted US $4 million
KASPAR the Child-Robot Plays Nice
Posted Sat, 06 Nov 2010 12:25:09 GMT by Julian JacksonAutistic children learn from interacting with drumming little robot: KASPAR is a limited child. He can smile, blink, and move his head and arms, and play his drum, but that's about all. Even he has friends though: autistic children love to play with him. That's because KASPAR is a robot. But unlike real children he won't get bored, or fight, or take their toys away.
KASPAR the Child-Robot Plays Nice
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