Tatem said that even though malaria is a completely curable disease, the rate of malaria is increasing, especially in places where people are crossing national borders.
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Jul 12, 2010
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Health care workers are using cell phones to improve the health of pregnant women and babies in small villages in ten African countries.
May 31, 2010
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A study of injection drug users in Tijuana, Mexico indicates that a sense of isolation can increase the risk of contracting HIV.
May 17, 2010
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He said three major factors contributing to the decline are lower pregnancy rates, more education for women, and higher income.
Apr 26, 2010
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How does the 2010 U.S. Census count homeless people and immigrants who might be afraid of being deported?
Apr 19, 2010
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The U.S. census it a great resource to look at population change,” said Mather, “not only at the national level, but the regional level, state level, and to see what’s happening in local communities all the way down to the city block level.”
Jan 04, 2010
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Potts said he agrees with the many studies which suggest that empowering women through increased access to education and contraceptives – plus delaying marriage – is key to 21st century peace and stability.
Dec 28, 2009
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Many parts of Africa struggle with food insecurity. Wilde believes that putting African women in agricultural research positions can help.
Dec 21, 2009
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Sachs underscored the complexity of the global systems driving humans’ great and competing needs, and said the quality of our lives – and our children’s lives – depends on making the human population on the planet more sustainable.
Dec 07, 2009
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He talked about a new class of drugs, and about bed nets, treated with insecticide, to offer protection against the malaria-carrying mosquito.
