COLOMBIA-ECUADOR: Studies Find DNA Damage from Anti-Coca Herbicide
Stephen Leahy* - TierraméricaTORONTO, Jun 16 2007 (IPS) - U.S.-funded aerial spraying of coca plantations in Colombia near the Ecuador...
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HEALTH-RUSSIA: Mandatory Drugs Testing May Not Work
Kester Kenn KlomegahMOSCOW, Jul 16 2007 (IPS) - Russian authorities plan to enforce mandatory testing to detect drugs use among...
IRAQ: Between the Two Rivers, Lack of Water Kills
Ali al-Fadhily*BAGHDAD, Aug 17 2007 (IPS) - The collapse of Iraq #39s infrastructure has created a worsening water crisis that...
Q&A: "Drug Addicts Are Victims, Not Criminals"
Interview with Stephen Lewis, International AIDS ActivistVANCOUVER, Sep 13 2007 (IPS) - This week, Stephen Lewis, the outspoken former U.N....
EUROPE: 'Aid for Sexual Health Declining'
David CroninBRUSSELS, Oct 10 2007 (IPS) - The European Union is not delivering on promises to increase aid for contraception...
COLOMBIA: Malaria Winning the Battle in Choco
Constanza Vieira and Diana Cariboni* - Tierram ricaQUIBDÓ, Colombia , Nov 3 2007 (IPS) - The Atrato River is full...
WORLD AIDS DAY-KENYA: Many Firms Still Ignoring the Bottom Line on HIV
Kwamboka OyaroNAIROBI, Nov 30 2007 (IPS) - HIV/AIDS cuts workers down in their prime, taking to the grave a wealth...
GHANA: Rapid ‘Development’ Leaves Poor Without Toilets
Francis KokutseACCRA, Jan 22 2008 (IPS) - There are many things that confirm the rich-poor divide in the Ghanaian capital....
ENVIRONMENT: Household Chemicals Wreaking Havoc in Fish
Adrianne AppelBOSTON, United States, Feb 26 2008 (IPS) - When people take their daily doses of birth control pills, antidepressants...
HEALTH-BRAZIL: Education, the Only Weapon Against Dengue
Fabiana FrayssinetRIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 28 2008 (IPS) - After taking a number of emergency measures to combat the current...