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from or mentioning the United States of America
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Face the Facts highlights tragedy of tobacco deaths
Oncologist David Hamilton says it’s a tragedy that 5000 New Zealanders die each year because of tobacco use. He hopes that the Face the Facts campaign will bring home to people the stark reality of...
UNICEF responds in Chad as children escape conflict
UNICEF is assisting thousands of children who are fleeing the conflict in the neighboring Central African Republic (CAR). More than 3,000 new refugees have arrived in Chad, in addition to the 7,000...
Government of Canada Endorses World Autism Awareness Day
April 2 will be recognized as World Autism Awareness Day. Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) affect approximately one in 150 children in Canada. It is a complex and lifelong condition with a broad spe...
Substantial compensation for patient after health specialists repeatedly failed to diagnose (UK)
Common gene variants influence risk factor for sudden cardiac death
A new study has identified common genetic variants related to a risk factor for sudden cardiac death. The report identifies variants in genes, some known and some newly discovered, that influence t...
Ayurvedic Herbal Garden at American Botanical Council Headquarters in Austin, Texas (USA)
The nonprofit American Botanical Council has announced the creation of a new herb garden based on medicinal herbs from the ancient Ayurvedic healing tradition. The garden will be planted and mainta...
World Water Day in Sudan
World Water Day in Sudan focuses on shared responsibility for management of vital resources incl. access to clean water and adequate sanitation.
With UNICEF, Solidarités distributes supplies in north-east DRC
Thanks to the recent establishment of an air route between Bunia and Doruma in the North-East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), distribution has begun of 25 tons of emergency relief su...
Study identifies human genes required for hepatitis C viral replication
Researchers in the USA are investigating a new way to block reproduction of the hepatitis C virus (HCV)- targeting not the virus itself but the human genes the virus exploits in its life cycle.
