Just 2.5 % of US bailout could end AIDS Epidemic in Africa

At 1.7 billion per year for a total of 17 billion dollars - equaling less than 2.5 % of the current 700 billion dollar bailout - we could end the AIDS epidemic in Africa in 10 years which would affect the AIDS...

Powerful quake kills 4 in Indonesia

Latest report says that the powerful earthquake struck in an area off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi left at least four people dead and causing several buildings to collapse. The 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the coastal town of...

Busted! Photography is NOT a crime.

" On October 23 a house behind A mountain exploded. Gone. Completely. Why? What happened? The entire community is speculating. I took this picture on the 23rd. Mike and I drove by to see the damage. We heard about...

MIDEAST: HEBRON TUNNEL, HAMAS PROTESTS, THREATENS PNA

"MIDEAST: HEBRON TUNNEL, HAMAS PROTESTS, THREATENS PNA (ANSAmed) - GAZA, OCTOBER 15 - There is a risk that the cooperation underway on the West Bank between Palestinian and Israeli security forces will spark a revolt by the Palestinian people against the PNA of Abu Mazen...

Millions mark UN hand-washing day

Every  20 second a mother mourns a dead child lost to diarrhea - a completely preventable and utterly inexcusable cause of  death. Each year 1.5 million children under the age of five years die from...

Condoleezza Rice to meet North Korean counterpart for nuclear talks

Ending their long held position US has extended olive branch to communist regime of  North Korea after latter abandoned their nuclear programme. Now US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice will meet her Korean counterpart next week to take the discussion further. ...

GM Canada workers step up protests at Oshawa plant

Hundreds of factory Workers have stopped work at GM's plant in Canada. The workers are protesting against the decision of clossure of the plant by next year. " Canadian autoworkers on Saturday stepped up...

Preventing Hypertension in Men

"Obviously, blood pressure control is key in preventing heart disease. All the usual suspects should be mentioned in controlling blood pressure–exercise, weight control, diet, smoking, and alcohol. While smoking is not a cause of hypertension, it is a contributing factor....

Eventing gets serious about preventing deaths

" The deaths of nine eventing riders in 2007 has spurred the FEI Safety Forum to stop at nothing to reduce or eliminate serious accidents. British rider Eleanor Brennan was among nine riders killed during...

Parents angry at ban on filming

"Political correctness has been blamed for preventing parents making home videos of their children's harvest festival. Staff at Sandal Primary School, Baildon, Bradford, banned all camcorders before the start of the performance to comply with the wishes of a minority of...

Iranian “Sport Victory” on Israel

  Here is the whole news statement, VERBATIM, as issued by Farsnews  "Iran Blocks Israel’s Participation in World Armies’ Olympic Games (2007-10-07) TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran’s...

600 deaths in custody in England and Wales

Some of the 600 deaths in custody could be prevented"There were around 600 deaths in custody in England and Wales last year, according to a report published today. The figure, calculated by the Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody, covers deaths in prisons, police cells,...

Healthy eating: Preventing illness

The best practise and pattern in food will give us some extra strength to work on. I used to talked about these food behaviours among my friends, they are saying that  they couldn't find time to get their breakfast at the correct time. What makes them to be like...

Stresswise- Preventing Work-related stress, A guide for employers in the publ...

"Stresswise- Preventing Work-related stress, A guide for employers in the public sector * Stresswise- Preventing Work-related stress, A guide for employers in the public sector (PDF 504kb) Document Type: WorkSafe Publication Keycode: VWA1088/01/02.07 ...

Are Mobile Phones Killing the Bees?

Following up earlier posts, here is a new development in the honeybee die-off mystery. Scientists are positing that honeybees are refusing to return to hives when a mobile phone is nearby, leading to the mass abandonments that characterize Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD),...

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