Ban stresses ‘people power’ and partnerships at start of second term as UN chief Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) sits for an interview with the UN News Centre and UN Radio … United Nations, New York, 3 January 2012 – Ban Ki-moon has begun his second term as Secretary-General of the United Nations by pledging to […]

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URMC Ortho Chair Addresses Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis … Regis J. O’Keefe, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the URMC Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, discusses concerns regarding the use of bisphosphonates for patients with osteoporosis. … Regis J. O’Keefe, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the URMC Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, discusses concerns regarding the use of bisphosphonates […]

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Match Against Poverty 2011 Zidane – Drogba – Ronaldo Highlights of Match Against Poverty Match Against Poverty – Hamburg – Germany 13/12/2011 … … 24,400 football fans join UNDP Ambassadors Zidane, Ronaldo and Drogba to support of the Horn of Africa at the Ninth Annual Match Against Poverty in Hamburg Match Against Poverty – Hamburg […]

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Boosted global efforts against malaria lead to far fewer deaths – UN Insecticide-treated bed nets are crucial in the fight against malaria. Photo: IRIN/Wendy Stone The expansion of malaria prevention and control measures have resulted in a decline of more than 25 per cent in the number of deaths caused by the disease in the […]

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Too Tangled Up in Preparations to Enjoy the Season? As a child, a blanket of fresh-fallen snow or the buttery scent of warm sugar cookies was all it took to arouse that delicious sense of wonder. Somehow, as an adult, that thrill is harder to come by. Maybe it’s because, rather than snuggling up and watching […]

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UNDP’s Match Against Poverty 2011 – Zinedine Zidane … … Football superstar Didier Drogba has joined a star-studded array of 30 international active and retired players who will take part in Tuesday’s Match Against Poverty, hosted by German team Hamburger Sport-Verein (HSV) in Hamburg, to raise awareness and funds for the Horn of Africa famine […]

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Time to fight back against ‘cancer’ of corruption – UN chief No country, region or community is immune to corruption, a serious crime that can undermine social and economic development in all societies Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging everyone to do their part to stamp out corruption, which afflicts all countries, undermining social progress and breeding […]

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Researchers find best routes to self-assembling 3-D shapes Researchers at Brown and Johns Hopkins universities have found optimal configurations for creating 3-D geometric shapes — like tiny, highly simplified geodesic domes that assemble by themselves. The Brown team developed the algorithmic tools, and the Johns Hopkins team tested selected configurations. The research may lead to […]

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Kids: Getting to the Heart of the Matter The brisk woosh-woosh-woosh of a baby’s heart is music to a pregnant mom’s ears. But once outside the womb, an all-out assault begins: American culture (and the rising tides of childhood obesity) is poised and ready to threaten that beautiful beating. Maybe it’s the inescapable screens (TVs, iPads, DXs, cell […]

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Video offers an anesthesiologist’s view of the heart … … Thanks to an entry over at Boing Boing, I’ve just finished watching this great video offering an anesthesiologist’s view of the heart. It was produced by The Guardian as part of its video series about heart health and cardiovascular medicine. The video centers on Bruce Martin, who talks about how he anesthetizes […]

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