News tagged with border health

US bill targets exports of Web censorship tools

A bill aimed at choking off US exports of technology used for Internet surveillance or censorship was introduced in the House of Representatives on Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 6

Migration an overlooked health policy issue: New series

If internal and international migrants comprised a nation, it would be the third most populous country in the world, just after China and India. Thus, there can be little doubt that population mobility is among the leading ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cross-border health programs could reduce maternal and child deaths

A policy promoting "cross-border" health programs could contribute to reducing maternal and child mortality in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan, says an international team of health experts in this week's PLoS Medicine.

Medicine & Health / Health

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Gap between Scottish and English suicide rates widens

A new study has revealed the widening gap in suicide rates between Scotland and England & Wales due to a large extent to the number of young Scottish men taking their lives.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Ultrasound study provides first direct evidence of effect of malaria on fetal growth

A study of almost 3,800 pregnancies has provided the most accurate and direct evidence to date that malaria infection reduces early foetal growth. Low birth weight is the most important risk factor for neonatal mortality ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New map pinpoints areas of highest human risk for lyme disease in eastern United States

A new map pinpoints well-defined areas of the Eastern United States where humans have the highest risk of contracting Lyme disease, one of the most rapidly emerging infectious diseases in North America, according to the U.S. ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

US blocks some orange juice imports over fungicide

US authorities on Friday seized nine shipments of orange juice from Brazil and Canada after their contents tested positive for an illegal fungicide.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New disease hits Dutch, German livestock

A new livestock disease causing deformities at birth has been detected in at least five European countries, including the Netherlands and Germany, a Dutch agriculture ministry spokesman said Thursday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Smokeless tobacco sold illegally online, UK researchers find

Researchers from the University of Bath Tobacco Control Research Group have found that the tobacco product snus can still be purchased on the internet in the EU despite sales being illegal.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 2

China reports second bird flu death in a month

(AP) -- China on Sunday reported its second bird flu fatality in a month following deaths last week in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Notre Dame researchers report fundamental malaria discovery

A team of researchers led by Kasturi Haldar and Souvik Bhattacharjee of the University of Notre Dame's Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases has made a fundamental discovery in understanding how malaria parasites cause deadly ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Afghan polio cases rise, govt appeals to militants

Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged insurgents Tuesday to allow health teams to vaccinate children in war-torn parts of the country where cases of polio have risen sharply.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'The Social Network': Charles Dickens wrote the script

He looked at the technological revolution unfolding around him and recognized the possibility for new kinds of social networks, and the insight catapulted him to the pinnacle of his field and changed popular culture forever.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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