Tag: health
group name: oneworldus
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October 02, 2006 11:36 AM EDT --
Health groups are rejoicing this week after a federal judge in New York gave the go-ahead to the largest class action lawsuit in U.S. history. Smokers of "light" and "low tar" cigarettes . . . more
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November 28, 2007 10:33 AM EST --
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 14 (OneWorld) - Environmentalists are calling for an international ban on bunker fuel, a particularly noxious petroleum product used to power most ocean-going cargo ships, including . . . more
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June 10, 2008 03:31 PM EDT --
Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Fri., Jun. 6, 2008
NEW YORK, Jun 5 (OneWorld) - He came to the United States a few years ago, dreaming that he would lead a prosperous life. But his fate . . . more
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June 19, 2008 03:01 PM EDT --
James Tager
OneWorld US
Tue., Jun. 17, 2008
WASHINGTON, Jun 16 (OneWorld) - The greatest effect of China's Wenchuan Earthquake may not be on Sichuan Province's buildings, . . . more
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November 14, 2006 10:10 AM EST --
Seafood consumers in industrialized countries can help save the world's wild fish stocks, according to a new study that provides a ray of hope just days after researchers announced that if current . . . more
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August 11, 2008 03:38 PM EDT --
Haider Rizvi, OneWorld US Thu Aug 7, 10:37 PM ET
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 7 (OneWorld) - It will be a difficult -- but not impossible -- task to develop an AIDS vaccine , say independent medical . . . more
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February 06, 2007 10:27 AM EST --
Despite a setback in clinical trials, health advocacy groups remain supportive of the need to develop a biomedical product that women can use to protect themselves against HIV infection.
Last week, researchers . . . more
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October 23, 2006 12:22 PM EDT --
The United States, in a twist on social Darwinism, maintains protection standards so low that they shield only the strongest people from cancer-causing radiation. So say scientists whose conclusions are . . . more
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October 17, 2007 11:23 AM EDT --
NEW YORK, Oct 16 (OneWorld) - Apple's iPhone contains hazardous chemicals that can endanger human health and the environment, say scientists associated with the environmental organization Greenpeace . . . more
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October 05, 2006 10:53 AM EDT --
The emotional ravages of war are at issue following the surrender to military officials of Specialist Darrell Anderson, a decorated U.S. soldier who fled to Canada rather than return to Iraq.
Anderson, . . . more
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October 19, 2007 11:42 AM EDT --
Every year since world leaders signed the Millennium Declaration committing to meet eight world-changing goals by 2015, mass rallies have been held around the globe to remind governments of their commitments . . . more
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October 07, 2006 04:26 PM EDT --
The human population of the United States will reach 300 million some time this month amid anxiety over immigration and the environment.
The milestone should be attained around mid-month, according to . . . more
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October 10, 2006 10:58 AM EDT --
Nigerian AIDS activist and journalist Omololu Falobi was killed during an armed robbery while returning home after a speaking engagement Thursday.
Falobi, who was 35, founded Journalists Against Aids-Nigeria . . . more
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August 07, 2007 09:10 AM EDT --
Breastfeeding within the first hour of life can drastically reduce the number of early childhood deaths in developing countries, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said this week, adding that more . . . more
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March 06, 2007 12:06 PM EST --
This post is dedicated to people who are unaware of the coming centuries biggest market. I’ve tried to cover in basic terminology, what carbon trading is in this post.
Problem: Carbon emissions . . . more
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November 30, 2006 04:49 PM EST --
As so many of us sit down to holiday feasts over the coming month,
why do close to 1 billion people still go hungry? How do our choices
of what to eat affect our communities, the environment, and
workers . . . more
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May 13, 2007 02:50 PM EDT --
More than 1,000 people turned out this week for one the largest conferences to date on the health effects of the Iraq war.
Leading researchers flew in from around the United States to speak at the University . . . more
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March 24, 2007 07:10 PM EDT --
Holding scores of rallies and sit-ins around world, environmental and community groups Thursday made fresh calls for drastic actions to protect the world's rivers and other water resources from the . . . more
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February 15, 2007 02:23 PM EST --
A new international plan to develop innovative and effective vaccines is raising hopes for a successful fight against deadly diseases that kill millions of children in poor countries every year.
Last . . . more
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July 06, 2007 05:41 PM EDT --
Despite rapid economic growth, economic disparity is increasing in South Asia, according to the annual Millennium Development Goals (MDG) report by the UN, which also says that a massive 30 percent of . . . more
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