Health | -Depleted Uranium in Modern Warfare- Unethical or Indispensable?-

Depleted uranium (DU) is the uranium remaining after the enriched fractions are removed and is most commonly obtained as the byproduct of a nuclear reactor or the manufacture of nuclear weapons. DU is typically about 40% less radioactive than purified natural uranium, however that is still considered to be highly toxic. According to the most [...]

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Cancer | -Ecstasy Could Treat Blood Cancer-

Ecstasy Could Treat Blood Cancer BRIMINGHAM – Scientists at Birmingham University have discovered a potential form of MDMA (ecstasy) which can be used to treat blood cancers. Studies have been published in Investigational New Drugs, claiming variants of reliable MDMA demonstrated success in 'redesigning the drug for use as … Read More via ickerpress

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Poverty | -The New Face of Poverty-

This morning while getting my daily dose of Knowledge I came across this article with alarming statistics: 1 in 5 Children In U.S. Lives In Poverty, Hard-Hit By Recession: Study. According to IBTIMES: A national study on child well-being was published on Wednesday, finding that 14.7 million children were poor in 2009 across the United [...]

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Global Health News Last Week (via IH – BLOG)

The Supercourse team at the University of Pittsburgh has taken the initiative to spread the WHO’s definition of health, “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” They have translated the definition into over 60 different languages using Google translate and have asked health professionals [...]

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Stop cancer before it starts with prevention.

The feature article in the 2011 summer issue of Innovate is all about prevention – when it comes to cancer, that is. Knowing your risk is the first step you can take towards a healthier life. The article also discusses the benefits of following even one of the eight keys to prevention. After I finished [...]

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Maps of Famine and Emergency forecasts | East Africa.

The following four maps show Estimated Food Emergency situations in Africa, in general, and Ethiopia, in particular, from Aug-Sept and Oct.-Dec 2011. They are provided by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS-NET) – a USAID-funded system that collaborates with international, regional and national partners to provide timely and rigorous early warning and vulnerability information [...]

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Libyan couple billed for baby’s birth.

Kan dit ook in Nederland gebeuren? A British national evacuated from Libya has been told he must pay over a thousand pounds for the cost of his wife’s childbirth. Jamal Teer has dual nationality but his wife did not have a visa. They were evacuated by the British Government in February, … Read More via [...]

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The National Academies Press Makes All PDF Books Free to Download.

The National Academies Press (NAP) has now made all PDF books free to download. With more than 4,000 books available for free, the Press is hoping to make academic content more wildly available, while still remaining economically sustainable. The Press is hoping this will encourage a wider population of people to read and use academic [...]

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