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Wasting Away: An Earth Day Look At Living Among GarbageAround the globe, waste can tell both an environmental and social story. Here are some reports of communities living in, among and off of others' trash.WORLD HEALTH
Sebelius To Lend Support To Vaccination Projects In HaitiHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is expected to show her support for two big vaccination initiatives in Haiti, including one against cholera. Previously, U.S. health officials have reportedly been cool to the cholera pilot project . |
U.S. Funding Of HIV/AIDS Fight Overseas Carries Other BenefitsThe results in nine African countries suggest U.S. funding for HIV has helped with other illnesses.Aid Worker Leaves Haiti With A Sour TasteAid work is often seen as tough but rewarding. In a recent blog post, Quinn Zimmerman offered a more nuanced take. From Haiti, he wrote about his work, including frustrations with locals, fellow aid workers, and himself for expecting something more than the reality on the ground could deliver.In Global Rankings, US Fares Poorly On Premature BirthsBabies are born too soon at a higher rate in the United States than in 125 other countries.Bird Flu Scientist Has Applied For Permit To Export ResearchA Dutch researcher is waiting for a permit to export controversial flu data for publication.Dream Adventure Vacation Can Turn Into Medical Bill NightmareEven special polices to help overseas may not be enough if you engage in risky adventures.Couples Should Get Tested For HIV Together, WHO SaysTesting couples for HIV and treating the infected partner quickly should help stop transmission. |
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Dutch Government Set To Reconsider Its Ban On Publishing Bird Flu Study
The conflict over publishing controversial bird flu research may come to a head next Monday, as the Dutch government meets to consider whether it should stop censoring a researcher's work on the deadly virus. - READ MOREExercising Even A Little Bit Makes It Easier For Smokers To Quit
Smokers who exercised just a little bit had an easier time quitting and were less likely to relapse, new research says. Even smokers who can't quit are less likely to die if they walk 15 minutes a day. - READ MORECDC Chief: New Vaccines In Haiti Will Save Tens Of Thousands
The campaign "will prevent 20,000 to 50,000 deaths among children in Haiti over the next decade," Dr. Thomas Frieden says at the end of a two-day trip to the nation. - READ MOREPort-Au-Prince: A City Of Millions, With No Sewer System
Cholera was introduced into Haiti 18 months ago. So far more than a half-million people have gotten sick and 7,000 have died. Public health authorities say the disease will stay in the environment for a long time, because Haiti has the worst sanitation in the Western hemisphere. - READ MOREVaccination Against Cholera Finally Begins In Haiti
Today, 50,000 people living in the slums of Port-au-Prince will start to get immunized against the disease. This weekend, another 50,000 villagers in the low rice-growing areas of the Artibonite River valley will get their first doses of an oral cholera vaccine. All told, though, the immunization will cover only 1 percent of the Haitian population. - READ MOREWater In The Time Of Cholera: Haiti's Most Urgent Health Problem
Life for most Haitians is a constant struggle for clean water. And now that cholera has invaded Haiti, safe drinking water has become Haiti's most urgent public health problem. The disease has killed more than 7,000 people since late 2010. - READ MOREBird Flu Studies Mired In Export Control Law Limbo
Export controls designed to restrict international trade in weapons are keeping scientists from sharing their research on the bird flu virus. - READ MORENew Type Of Resistant Malaria Appears On Thai-Burmese Border
Malaria parasites resistant to the last, best drug treatment, called artemisinin combination therapy or ACT, are infecting people along the border of Thailand and Myanmar. And it arose independently of the resistant malaria found in Cambodia. Now health workers face a two-front war. - READ MOREIn Haiti, Bureaucratic Delays Stall Mass Cholera Vaccinations
Cholera has killed nearly 7,000 Haitians since October 2010 and sickened well over a half-million. A program to vaccinate 100,000 Haitians was supposed to have kicked off by now — before the spring rains once again help spread the disease. But the campaign is bogged down in red tape. - READ MORE
Global Health Expert Chosen As World Bank Nominee
President Obama's pick to lead the World Bank is an unconventional choice with a background in global health and development. The current monetary group head has a trade and economic background. Jim Yong Kim currently serves as president of Dartmouth College. - READ MORE
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