HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA: Prescription Drug Abuse on the Increase
Zukiswa ZimelaJOHANNESBURG, Mar 5 2010 (IPS) - Twenty-two-year-old Sara Allen* uses prescription medication to get high. An increasing number of...
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ENVIRONMENT-NIGER: French State-Owned Company “Poisoning” Poor
Julio GodoyPARIS, Apr 12 2010 (IPS) - Recent research by Greenpeace suggests that French state-owned company Areva s public claims...
Success of “The Pill” Overshadowed by Family Planning Gaps
Thalif DeenWASHINGTON, May 11 2010 (IPS) - The birth control pill, currently used by an estimated 100 million women worldwide,...
Shift in Illicit Drug Use Bodes Ill for Developing World
Matthew O. BergerWASHINGTON, Jun 23 2010 (IPS) - While drug use has largely stabilised in industrial countries, there are signs...
More Information to be Shared on AIDS Vaccine
Mehru JafferVIENNA, Jul 18 2010 (IPS) - Scientists participating in the 18th International AIDS conference that opens in Vienna Sunday...
JAPAN: Foreign Caregivers’ Language Exam Triggers Debate
Suvendrini KakuchiTOKYO, Aug 11 2010 (IPS) - Wahyudin dreams of becoming a full-fledged caregiver, if not a certified nurse, in...
UNICEF Shifts Gears to Target Poorest of Children
Matthew O. BergerNEW YORK, Sep 7 2010 (IPS) - A focus on the children at the very bottom of the...
Fatal Blast Puts Focus on Web of Gas Pipelines
Matthew CardinaleATLANTA, Georgia, Sep 30 2010 (IPS) - A natural gas explosion in San Bruno, California that almost decimated an...
Europe to Slow Down on Food
Claudia CiobanuTORINO, Italy, Oct 25 2010 (IPS) - The Slow Food movement has won significant support from the European Union....
Zambia Must Fulfill Promises to Children Living With AIDS
Brian MoongaLUSAKA, Nov 29 2010 (IPS) - Less than one in four Zambian children who should be on life-saving anti-retroviral...