New Brazilian Research Centre Focuses on Health Risks of Smoking
A large portion of cigarette packages must be devoted to warnings on the health risks of smoking. Credit: Kara Santos/IPS RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 4 2013 (IPS) –…
New Effort Targets the Leading Killers of Children
An eight-month-old boy with pneumonia is examined by a doctor at Amana Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Credit: Kristin Palitza/IPS UNITED NATIONS, May 22 2013 (IPS) –…
Cairo’s Poor Convert Kitchen Waste Into Fuel Savings
In Egypt, some families are turning to bio-gas digesters that convert organic waste into methane for fuel. Credit: Cam McGrath/IPS CAIRO, Jun 12 2013 (IPS) – The bio-gas…
Thou Shalt Not Eat Meat… On Mondays At Least
The Meatless Monday movement aims to change eating habits to help combat the alarmingly high rates of obesity in Mexico. Holstein cows in a feedlot. Credit: Bigstock MEXICO…
Latin America Stirs the Marijuana Pot
Female cannabis plant. Credit: Bokske/CC BY 3.0 MEXICO CITY/MONTEVIDEO, Sep 27 2013 (IPS) – In Latin America, where marijuana is the most widely consumed illegal drug, there is…
GM Crop Could Migrate Dangerously
A court-appointed committee in India has called for a ten-year moratorium on field trials of GM crops. Credit: F Delventhal/CC-BY-2.0 NEW DELHI, Nov 28 2013 (IPS) – Food…
Many Kenyan Children Miss Out on Life-Saving Drugs
Keeping HIV-positive children on medication remains a difficult task. Credit: Miriam Gathigah/IPS NAIROBI, Jan 10 2014 (IPS) – Thanks to antiretroviral drugs, HIV-positive children can now live to…
Legislators Seek Rightful Place at U.N. Talkfests
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) arrives with Babatunde Osotimehin (left), Executive Director of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), for the opening of the 46th session of the Commission on…
India’s Poor Face High Infant Deaths
ATTAPPADI, India, May 4 2014 (IPS) – The death of a 10-day-old girl last November in the Attappadi tribal belt of Kerala, one of India’s best performing states…
Plagued By Dengue Fever, Sri Lanka Looks to the Weatherman
Schoolchildren hold up a handmade sign that reads: ‘Let’s Eradicate Dengue’. Credit: Amantha Perera/IPS COLOMBO, Jun 30 2014 (IPS) – What’s the connection between weather forecasts and the…