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Marriage Dowry As Major Cause Of Poverty In Bangladesh
More than 35 million people
in Bangladesh, around a
quarter of its population,
face acute poverty and
hunger. Dowry payments of
more than 200 times the
... > full story
Portable Imaging System Will Help Maximize Public Health Response To Natural Disasters
Researchers have developed a
low-cost, high-resolution
imaging system that can be
attached to a helicopter to
create a complete and
... > full story
Negative Perception Of Blacks Rises With More News Watching, Studies Say
Watching the news should
make you more informed, but
it also may be making you
more likely to stereotype,
says a researcher studying
... > full story
Water: The Forgotten Crisis
This year, the world has
been hit by both food and
energy crises. However, few
commentators specifically
mention the declining
availability of water needed
to grow crops. Unless we
... > full story
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International Food Aid Alone Cannot Solve The Global Malnutrition Crisis, Experts Argue
November 24, 2008 — In an editorial in this week's PLoS Medicine, the journal's editors discuss some of the controversies surrounding international food aid, and conclude that "donor-supported food programs are not ... > full story -
Race Guides Neighborhood Evaluation, Study Says
November 22, 2008 — Race is a powerful determinant of how whites regard a neighborhood, according to a recent study. The investigation indicates that neighborhood evaluations are socially constructed and contribute to ... > full story -
Ethanol Will Curb Farm Income Until Economy Rebounds, Economist Says
November 18, 2008 — Ethanol helped drive two years of record profits for grain farmers, but also will hold income down during a looming recession that has already sliced crop prices in half, an economist ... > full story -
Lessons From The Past Can Clarify Banking Crisis
November 14, 2008 — Stricter regulation of the financial services sector is likely to result from the latest upheaval in national and global markets. It is being demanded by politicians of all parties while the ... > full story -
Mandatory HPV Vaccination Is Unwarranted And Unwise, According to Experts
November 12, 2008 — A new article in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics suggests that it is premature for states to currently mandate the HPV vaccine as a condition for school attendance. Gardasil is relatively ... > full story -
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Top Scientific Meeting Urges Coordinated Response To Economic And Environmental Crises
November 11, 2008 — A fix for the economy must address ecological threats, a top international scientific meeting here has urged. Human society is moving dangerously beyond the planet's natural limits in a striking ... > full story -
Blood Pressure Control Inequality Linked To Deaths Among African Americans
November 11, 2008 — Racial disparity in the control of hypertension contributes to the deaths of almost 8,000 African American men and women in the United States annually, according to a first-of-its-kind ... > full story -
Racial Disparities Increasing For Cancers Unrelated To Smoking, Study Finds
November 10, 2008 — A new American Cancer Society study finds that recent progress in closing the gap in overall cancer mortality between African-Americans and whites may be due primarily to smoking-related cancers, and ... > full story -
Canadians Of African Descent Who Receive Kidney Transplants Fare Better Than American Counterparts
November 3, 2008 — Kidney disease patients of African descent in both Canada and the United States are less likely than Caucasian Americans to have access to kidney transplants, but only African-Americans in the United ... > full story -
Poverty Across Europe: A Comparison Between Countries
October 31, 2008 — The rate of poverty varies between 10% and 23% in the countries of the European Union. Low levels of poverty characterize the Scandinavian countries, the so-called Corporatist countries (Austria, ... > full story
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