New Mosquito Nets Prevent Millions of Malaria Cases in Insecticide-Resistant Areas
54 million nets have saved 24,600 lives and prevented 13 million cases of malaria across 16 countries, according to estimates.
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New UN Treaty for the High Seas Finally Drafted After 17 Years of Debate on Language
Work still needs to be done to decide how marine protected areas in international waters will be established, managed, and protected
Poverty Rate in India Drops Below 5% First Time Ever as Rural-Urban Divide Shrinks
While India contains several of the world's largest cities, there are still 1.8 rural Indians for every 1 urbanite.
First Mexican Woman Picked as Presidential Candidate
Mexico's ruling party on Sunday chose a former congresswoman, 51 year-old Josefina Vazquez Mota, to run for president, the first time a major party has nominated a woman to compete for the nation's top office.
2.5 Million Young Americans Have New Health Insurance Coverage
About 2.5 million young people have received health insurance coverage as a result of health care reform measures that President Barack Obama signed into law last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday.
Instead of Money for Themselves, Black Men Unjustly Arrested at Starbucks Arrange Grant for City's Youth
"We thought long and hard about it and we feel like this is the best way to see that change that we want to see," said one of the men. "It's not a right-now thing that's good for right now, but I feel like we will see the true change over time."
Ethiopian Child Mortality, Malnutrition Rates Slashed in Half
Ethiopia has more than halved its child mortality rates since 1990 through campaigns to increase the number of health workers and clinics throughout the country, government and aid officials said on Friday. The number of health posts has surged to more than 9,000 in 2011 from a handful in 2004 with priority shifted towards food-insecure areas, UNICEF said.
Progress Being Made on Many Fronts, Says UN Health Agency
Progress in many areas of public health are a cause for optimism said the head of WHO, the UN's World Health Organization, including three particularly encouraging trends: an increased investment in health systems; recognition of the reality of climate change by world leaders; and the resurgence of interest in primary health care, including the record-breaking effort to slash measle deaths in children.
French Use Happiness as Economic Measure
French Use Happiness as Economic Measure
Eco-friendly Chinese 'Amateur' Wins Most Prestigious Architecture Prize
An architect who uses recycled building materials from historic buildings torn down to make way for China's megacities has won architecture's most prestigious international award, the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize. For myself, being an artisan or a craftsman, is being an amateur or almost the same thing, Wang Shu, 48, said in a press release, using the word in its true meaning as one who does something for love rather than money or professional accolades.
Road Trip Filmed Across America Shows Solar is Working
Following the sun across the nation, a crew of young filmmakers got a first-hand look at how solar is working for Americans, reducing utility costs for diverse users like a boat marina, fire station, zoo and the Crayola Crayon factory.
New Technology Turns Garbage Into Gold
Imagine a machine that can turn almost anything into oil. Imagine that it uses natural processes like heat and pressure, and produces no pollution. Imagine recycling waste from landfills, refuse from poultry factories, sludge from city sewage, or even infectious medical waste. We now know it can be done.
Madam President: Her Knowledge of Global Finance Erased Liberia's Debt
After an intense three-year campaign, Africa's first woman head of state, Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has won international forgiveness of its crushing $4.9 billion debt, making way for the revitalization of the war-ravaged West African country.
Scientists Say Baby Born With HIV Apparently Cured
A baby, born with the AIDS virus, appears to have been cured scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child from Mississippi, who's now 2½ and has been off medication for about a year with no signs of infection.
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