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UN Appeals for More Food Aid for Mali
 | A malnourished nine-month-old boy and his mother Adama sit in main hospital in Gao, Mali The U.N. World Food Program... |
Thursday, August 18, 2005 7:33 PM
WHO Says 2005 Polio Eradication Goal May Be Missed
The World Health Organization acknowledges it might not achieve its goal of eradicating polio around the world by the end...
Thursday, August 18, 2005 7:33 PM
Zimbabwe Approval Delay Halts S. African Humanitarian Shipment
 | Elderly Zimbabwean carries two cans of vegetable oil at a food distribution centre in MutareThe South African Council of Churches... |
Thursday, August 18, 2005 7:32 PM
Water for a Thirsty World
 | The big bio-diesel bus that carries Ethos water bottlesPeter Thum and Jonathan Greenblatt are driving across the country in a... |
Thursday, August 18, 2005 7:30 PM
Braille Without Borders Gives New Hope to Blind Children in Tibet
 | Eight years ago, Sabriye Tenberken, a German woman rode horseback across Tibetan countryside to find blind children to attend her... |
Thursday, August 18, 2005 7:25 PM
International Sanctions Add to Burma's HIV/AIDS Problems
 | Woman holds child infected with AIDSBurma, like many countries, is struggling to contain the spread of HIV/AIDS, but the task... |
Thursday, August 18, 2005 7:16 PM
Russia Working to Contain Bird Flu Spread
Russian officials say they are destroying thousands of domestic birds in an effort to contain the spread of a bird...
Tuesday, August 16, 2005 12:34 PM
Food Crisis in Niger Threatens Nomads with Extinction
 | Nomad woman stand in a food line at their village near the small town of Dakoro around 200 kilometers from... |
Friday, August 26, 2005 12:27 PM
Hunger to Worsen in Africa Unless World Acts, Researchers Warn
 | Djibril Allasane, a malnourished nine-month-old boy and his mother Adama sit in the main hospital in Gao, MaliA study by... |
Monday, August 15, 2005 4:51 PM
Waterborne Diseases Claim At Least 125 Lives in India
 | Municipal worker fumigates a slum area in BombayAt least 125 people have died from water-borne diseases in the aftermath of... |
Saturday, August 13, 2005 2:56 PM
Experimental AIDS Therapy Offers Hope of Eventual Cure
U.S. scientists have tested a new approach to AIDS therapy that raises hope of an eventual cure of the disease. ...
Friday, August 12, 2005 1:39 PM
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American Workers Take Fewer Vacations Days Than Needed (Now Get Back to Work!)
 | It's August, which in the United States, is prime vacation season. However, for many Americans a vacation is the last... |
Thursday, August 11, 2005 5:40 PM
Study Links Female Circumcision to Infertility
Scientists studying women who have undergone genital circumcision, a practice common across Africa, say women who have had the procedure...
Thursday, August 11, 2005 5:40 PM
Lung Cancer Strikes Superman's Widow
 | Dana Reeve, widow of Superman actor Christopher Reeve, has been diagnosed with lung cancer. Warned that a tabloid would break... |
Thursday, August 11, 2005 4:38 PM
Bird Flu Virus Spreads in Russia
 | More than 10,000 domestic and wild birds have reportedly died as a result of a recent outbreak of bird flu... |
Friday, August 26, 2005 5:30 PM
Cholera Cases Increase in Guinea-Bissau
The World Health Organization (WHO) says a cholera outbreak in Guinea-Bissau has claimed more than 90 lives over the past...
Thursday, August 11, 2005 11:39 AM
Arlen Specter: A Man on a Mission
 | When U.S. Supreme Court nominee John Roberts goes before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearings next month,... |
Thursday, August 11, 2005 11:39 AM
Health Officials Call for Regional Stockpiles of Medicines to Counter Epidemics
 | Health officials from more than 100 countries have called for regional stockpiling of drugs and vaccines to deal with outbreaks... |
Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:39 AM
Cheaper Malaria Medicine May Be Just as Effective as Costly Treatment
 | Malaria is caused by a parasite spread by mosquitoesMalaria remains one of the world's gravest medical threats. According to the... |
Tuesday, August 30, 2005 4:27 PM
Researchers Announce Development of Experimental Vaccine for Avian Flu Virus
 | Anthony Fauci heads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (photo: NIH)U.S. researchers have announced they have developed an... |
Sunday, August 21, 2005 6:21 PM
Man Walks Across America to Lose Weight
Every now and then, somebody sets off to walk across America. Doris Haddock, 90, -- "Granny D," as she is...
Monday, August 8, 2005 4:35 PM
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Study Finds Cognitive Therapy Helpful in Treating Patients Suffering from Depression
 | Five years ago, World Health Organization statistics showed that that every 40 seconds someone some where committed suicide. The organization... |
Monday, August 8, 2005 10:36 AM
US Scientists: Bird Flu Vaccine Effective for Humans
An experimental vaccine developed in the United States to protect people against a lethal strain of bird-flu virus has proved...
Sunday, August 7, 2005 10:35 AM
American Study Shows Few Seniors Get Effective Treatment for High Blood Pressure
 | Woman is tested for hypertension Most people over the age of 80 have high blood pressure, putting them at risk... |
Friday, August 19, 2005 5:17 AM
Energy Boosters: America’s Latest Quick Fix for Health
 | A study shows Americans spend an estimated $3 billion a year on sports drinks, energy boosters and power bars. They... |
Friday, August 5, 2005 3:35 PM
US Mining Company Goes on Trial in Indonesia for Pollution
A branch of the world's largest gold mining company has gone on trial in Indonesia on charges that it polluted...
Friday, August 5, 2005 7:36 AM
Health Experts: Avian Flu has Potential for Worldwide Pandemic
 | Chicken to be slaughtered is pulled from its cages at farm northeast of Tokyo where bird flu was detectedHealth experts say the avian... |
Thursday, August 4, 2005 6:35 PM
Miracle Baby Girl Is Born To Brain-Dead Mother
 | Many are calling it a miracle. A brain-dead woman, who had been kept alive on life support for nearly three... |
Thursday, August 4, 2005 4:37 PM
New Stem Cell Research Shows Promise for Heart Disease Patients
 | Doctors in the U.S. are doing some promising new research with stem cells that could help anyone with heart disease. They... |
Thursday, August 4, 2005 4:36 PM
Baseball Superstar Tests Positive for Performance-Enhancing Drugs
 | In a major embarrassment for U.S. Major League Baseball, Rafael Palmeiro, one of the game's best-known ballplayers, has tested positive for... |
Wednesday, August 3, 2005 2:36 PM
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