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Free Childbirth Unsustainable in Guinea Say Critics
Mortality rates in Guinea have dropped significantly over the past two decades, but efforts to speed up progress on the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters by 2015 through a ban on childbirth fees, including...
No Coincidence?
It took reading Darryl Pickney’s piece on Manning Marable’s biography of Malcolm X to remind me that the subject’s birth name was Malcolm Little. That name immediately rang a bell: It is the surname of one of the most memorable characters in...
Lung Cancer Rates Drop in the United States
The rates of new lung cancer cases in the United States dropped among men in 35 states and among women in 6 states between 1999 and 2008, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among women, lung cancer incidence decreased...
Deaths of Children From Flu-related Causes Could be Prevented with the Flu Vaccine
Although children and teenagers rarely die from flu–related causes, many of the deaths could have been prevented if the children had been vaccinated against the flu, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Blue Peter has Announced the Passing of Two of the Show’s Much Loved Pets Meg And Oke
Blue Peter has announced the passing of two of the show’s much loved pets Meg and Oke. Meg, was Matt Baker‘s border collie dog and appeared alongside him on Blue Peter for five years, and Oke the cat was a regular on the show for 13 years.
Al-Qaida Confirms That Bin Laden is Dead
Al-Qaida has confirmed the death of its leader, Osama bin Laden. The U.S. monitoring group SITE Intelligence quoted on Friday a statement attributed to the terrorist network, which had appeared on militant websites.
Unintentional Child Injuries, Deaths Can be Prevented, Public Health Researchers Say
Patricia Schnitzer, associate professor in the MU Sinclair School of Nursing, says that most unintentional child injury deaths of young children result from inadequate supervision or failure to protect children from harm. Although injuries to children...
Department of Correctional Services And the South African Police Service Investigates Learner’s Death
The Department of Correctional Services and the South African Police Service have launched investigations into the death of a learner during training at the Brandvlei Management Area in the Western Cape. How People Arrived Here: google department of correctional...
