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Study Points to Potential Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease Scientists corrected sickle cell disease in adult laboratory mice by activating production of a special blood protein normally produced only before birth. The approach may lead to new treatments for people with the blood disorder. Sickle cell disease is caused by an abnormality in hemoglobin, the […]
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As food crisis grips DPR Korea, UN aid chief urges world to not ‘turn our backs’ The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) cannot feed its people for the “foreseeable future,” the United Nations relief chief reported today, urging the world to step up humanitarian support and not “turn our backs” on a population where […]
DPRK: More than 6 million people need food assistance More than 6 million people urgently need food assistance in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos has warned, after a landmark five-day visit to the crisis-hit country. “Recent figures for children under five years of age show chronic malnutrition […]
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UN agencies and US Peace Corps cooperate in fighting hunger The United Nations and the United States Peace Corps signed an agreement today to cooperate in combating worldwide hunger by increasing food security in the 76 countries where the more than 8,600 US volunteers currently work. The agreement, signed by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) […]
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Peace corps strengthens global partnership with FAO and WFP Letter of agreement signed during Committee on World Food Security annual meeting 20 October 2011, Rome/Washington, D.C – The Peace Corps joined the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), and pledged to support and expand food security-related activities that […]
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HHS announces new incentives for providers to work together through Accountable Care Organizations when caring for people with Medicare New tools help doctors and other health care providers improve quality of care People with Medicare will be able to benefit from a new program designed to encourage primary care doctors, specialists, hospitals, and other health […]
Presidential Citizens Medal Recipients of 2011 For more than 40 years, the Presidential Citizens Medal has honored Americans who have “performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens.” Past recipients have included some of America’s most respected public figures as well as everyday heroes committed to helping their fellow citizens. Informing the […]
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UN stresses need for improved methods to measure desertification and poverty Better measurement standards for land degradation and poverty were the focus of discussions today at the United Nations desertification conference, with country representatives and scientific experts debating effective ways to establish global indicators to measure land degradation. Eleven countries shared their experiences measuring land […]
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Health gap between rich and poor in the spotlight at UN forum in Brazil With the health gap between rich and poor at its widest level in recent history, the United Nations today opened a three-day forum in Brazil to tackle the social, economic and environmental root causes of health inequities. “The differences, within and […]
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Growing Brainy Babies: Are IQ Destinies Cast in the Womb? Could babies be fated to become geniuses before they’re even born? And if so, can we predict their intellectual potential early on? It’s an interesting question. Pushing back the frontiers of research into babies’ budding brains, a recent study in the journalNeurology points out that, at least for […]
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