UN and partners scale up malaria response for two million Somalis at risk 17 October 2011 The United Nations and its partners are escalating their response measures to prevent a malaria outbreak in Somalia, where two million people already suffering from drought, famine and conflict are at higher risk of contracting the disease during the […]

Investing in people the smartest way to eradicate poverty, UN says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon cautioned today that progress so far in the fight against poverty risked being reversed by a failure to put people at the centre of development policies and strategies aimed at economic recovery following the global financial crisis. “In the name of fiscal […]

Doctors Miss Alcohol Screening Opportunities Physicians often fail to counsel their young adult patients about excessive alcohol use, a new study found. Excessive alcohol consumption is a common cause of injury and death among young adults. Guidelines for low-risk drinking set by NIH’s National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) call for men to […]

Food price swings threaten to push millions more people into hunger, UN warns The United Nations and international figures marked World Food Day today with calls for immediate aid and longer-term solutions, and warnings of factors that keep hundreds of millions mired in hunger, such as price swings and gender discrimination.In a message delivered to a […]

Prostate Cancer Risk from Vitamin E Supplements A new study found that vitamin E, once thought to reduce the risk of prostate cancer, may actually increase the risk. Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer in American men. Their current lifetime risk of prostate cancer is 16%. In 2011, there will be […]

Secretary-General urges leaders to heed public calls for global economic justice Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated his call for the leaders of the world’s biggest economies to restore public confidence in the global economic system, saying that mass protests in numerous cities around the world are the result of frustrations with inequality. Responding to a […]

DNA Primer Boosts Antibodies Against Avian Flu Production of avian flu-fighting antibodies rose significantly when healthy adults were given a DNA “primer” vaccine 6 months before receiving an avian flu vaccine. This type of regimen might improve protection against avian flu and other strains of influenza. The avian flu virus, known as H5N1, poses a […]

Senior UN official arrives in DPR Korea to assess food crisis The United Nations humanitarian chief arrived today in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to assess the extent of the country’s food crisis. During her five-day visit, the Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos, will visit various parts of the country, where […]

President Obama at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication: “We Will Overcome” October 16, 2011 Today, nearly half a century after Martin Luther King, Jr. led the historic March on Washington for equality, tens of thousands came to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication. The memorial to Dr. […]

Remarks by the President at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication  The National Mall Washington, D.C. October 16, 2011 11:51 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  (Applause.)  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Please be seated. An earthquake and a hurricane may have delayed this day, but this is a day that would not be […]