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Young people lead "prevention revolution" against HIV.
Seeded on Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:08 PM EDT (Plus News)
Across the world, but especially in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, young people are taking action to protect themselves from HIV, says a new study by UNAIDS.
HIV rates dropping in parts of Africa.
Seeded on Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:54 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
The United Nations hailed a breakthrough in the fight against Aids with the release of figures showing that the prevalence of HIV has fallen among young people in 15 of the most affected countries.
BBC News - South Asian 'slave brides' causing concern in UK
Seeded on Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:28 AM EDT (BBC News)
Hundreds of women who came to the UK from South Asia to marry say they have been treated as domestic slaves by their in-laws, the BBC has learned.
Hunger on the Rise [IMF report]
Seeded on Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:16 AM EDT (imf.org)
World hunger spiked sharply in 2009, significantly worsening an already disappointing trend in global food security since 1996.
MYANMAR: Abortion a leading cause of maternal death
Seeded on Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:14 AM EDT (irinnews.org)
YANGON, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - In Myanmar, where abortions are illegal, complications arising from unsafe terminations are the third leading cause of maternal deaths after post-partum haemorrhage and eclampsia, according to the government's 2006-2011 National Health Plan.
Treatment for HIV starting late in Kenya
Seeded on Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:07 PM EST (Kentucky.com: Latest News)
Many HIV-positive African patients are starting treatment too late for it to be effective, new scientific studies have shown.
YouTube - How to make a decision about Climate Change
Seeded on Sun Jan 31, 2010 2:23 PM EST (YouTube)
Interesting (and quite funny) video about making a decision about climate change - or not.
Copenhagen climate deal gets low-key endorsement
Seeded on Sun Jan 31, 2010 9:15 AM EST (Reuters)
Experts say their promised curbs on greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 are too small so far to meet the accord's key goal of limiting global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times.
Ed Miliband declares war on climate change sceptics
Seeded on Sun Jan 31, 2010 8:44 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
UK government environment secretary confronts climate change skeptics following questions about scientific rigour: "It's right that there's rigour applied to all the reports about climate change, but I think it would be wrong that when a mistake is made it's somehow used to under …
BANGLADESH: Battling leprosy stigma
Seeded on Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:40 AM EST (irinnews.org)
Leprosy - old disease, but the stigma remains. A shame that over the 1000s of years, affected people are still ostracised.
Sceptics stage homeopathy 'overdose' to discredit drugs
Seeded on Sat Jan 30, 2010 4:45 PM EST (BBC News)
Homeopathy sceptics have staged a mass "overdose" of homeopathic remedies, in a bid to prove they have no effect.
BBC News - The dark side of children's lives in Yemen
Seeded on Sat Jan 30, 2010 3:59 PM EST (BBC News)
The significant threats facing children in Yemen. BBC correspondent gives details....
Zimbabwe PM criticizes British envoy on sanctions
Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:10 PM EST
Zimbabwean officials have sharply criticized Britain's foreign minister for what one called his "very patronizing" remarks on sanctions, saying those comments could hurt the African nation's power-sharing negotiations.
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Death: what is it good for?
Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:20 PM EST
SO, read an interesting report today from the UK (see here: ) describing the acquittal of Bridget Gilderdale in the alleged attempted murder of her daughter Lynne, an ME sufferer of many years who because her symptoms were so severe, frequently asked to be all …
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Tales from the front - Haiti
Seeded on Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:53 AM EST (MiamiHerald.com)
Paul Farmer describes the post-earthquake medical challenges in Haiti...
Anthrax in heroin kills eight in Europe - Yahoo! News UK
Seeded on Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:31 AM EST (Yahoo! News)
Heroin contaminated with anthrax leads to eight deaths in Europe.
'Their faces tell the real story of Swaziland'
Seeded on Sat Jan 23, 2010 3:24 PM EST (nursingtimes.net)
Published in 2009, this report describes the appalling state of health care in Swaziland, but also the resilience and dedication of workers in a health system battling with HIV and TB.
Haiti aid agencies accused of 'jostling for position'
Seeded on Sat Jan 23, 2010 5:43 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
Respected medical journal 'The Lancet' accuses aid agencies of putting their own interests above those of the people they're claiming to be helping.
ZIMBABWE: Gov't to double number of people on HIV treatment
Seeded on Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:03 PM EST (plusnews.org)
Strife-torn Zimbabwe steps in the right direction by promising to double the number of people receiving treatment for HIV.
Russian journalist dies after beating in police custody
Seeded on Thu Jan 21, 2010 2:28 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
Another incidence of police brutality in Russia. First world country; third world police force...
AFRICA: Crackdowns on gays make the closet safer
Seeded on Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:49 PM EST (plusnews.org)
Homophobia continues to stalk Africa. Terrible news and means support networks have to go underground. Why does this still happen?
BBC News - Haiti online donations blocked over fraud concerns
Seeded on Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:32 PM EST (BBC News)
Banks caught in trying to prevent fraud, but at the same time process charity donations from credit cards (a process often used by fraudsters to check if a stolen card is blocked). What a world....
BBC News - Body scanners risk right to privacy, says UK watchdog
Seeded on Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:29 PM EST (BBC News)
Introduction of body scanners at UK airports. Infringement of privacy? Overreaction?
How Mo Mowlam misled Tony Blair for nine years about her killer cancer | Politics | The Observer
Seeded on Sun Jan 17, 2010 7:26 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
Interesting piece about the doctor of Mo Mowlam (a flamboyant and idiosyncratic politician who steered Northern Ireland to peace in the late 1990s), revealing her wish to keep the diagnosis secret.
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