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added 2007 Sat Jun 9 19:58:38 by STONERS
Eighteen years ago, Tony Akeem organized a ceremony in New York City to honor the millions of Africans who died crossing the Atlantic during the slave trade. Similar observances have since spread around the world.
added 2007 Tue May 8 5:54:19 by STONERS
The medical journal's criticism of WHO could shock many in the global health community, as one of WHO's main jobs is to produce guidelines on everything from fighting the spread of bird flu and malaria control to enacting anti-tobacco legislation.
added 2007 Tue Apr 17 21:41:25 by STONERS
Lower prices for HIV drugs have significantly improved access to treatment for people in poor countries, but figures are still far off target for the United Nations' long-term goal of universal coverage by 2010, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
added 2007 Thu Apr 12 20:47:15 by STONERS
AN AMAZING CHRISTIAN SONG BY CASTING CROWNS! I hope it brings you closer to Christ.
added 2007 Mon Mar 26 6:57:34 by STONERS
Children rarely die from measles or other preventable diseases in the West, but in the developing world lifesaving drugs and vaccines are still out of reach for many. Will access to bird flu vaccines be any different?
added 2007 Sat Mar 17 23:08:20 by catstevens
The system is inefficient. It wastes some kidneys. It favors some merely because of where they live. People with short expected life spans receive kidneys that could last much longer, and vice versa. It needs to change.
added 2007 Sun Mar 4 12:03:45 by ind06
THE ONION RADIO NEWS with Doyle Redland reporting: Frustrated and "no longer fooling around" the nation's substitute teachers publicly demanded today to know the identity of the student who threw that.
added 2007 Fri Mar 2 9:39:37 by populist
Cases of diabetes have risen so dramatically in Ontario - and likely the rest of Canada - that the proportion of adults with the disease has already surpassed the World Health Organization's predicted global rate for a quarter-century from now, researchers say.
added 2007 Thu Jan 18 21:26:25 by moemebe
A University of South Alabama student was beaten with fists and a wooden paddle in a hazing ritual that resulted in his hospitalization with a ruptured spleen. The report stated that Mims received the injuries at the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity house and lists the relationship of the offender as "friend."

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added 2007 Wed Jan 10 8:39:07 by ninjaboy
Rabies is the tenth most common cause of death, and close to five million snake bites and scorpion stings are recorded each year, worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) creates a five-year plan to help.
added 2007 Wed Jan 10 7:56:31 by ninjaboy
The withdrawal from Abeche in eastern Chad of non essential United Nations staff, including those of the World Health Organization (WHO), has left refugee and displaced populations and local communities facing a potential health crisis.