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FDA Refuses to Lift Ban on Blood Donation by Gays

...eed for storing enough blood, critics say. Blood shortages are not going away anytime soon. The members of th...ster the supply. But, incredibly, despite ongoing shortages of blood that can and do cost lives, and no artificial substitute on the horizon, the FDA is letting...

Health Budget Must Focus On Access To Medical Services, Fitness And Nutrition

...medicine - all of which are experiencing workforce shortages at a time of increased demand for them in the community. In times of economic prosperity, it is incumbent on the Government to put fairness and equity into the health system and to provide a long term vision through promoting better health, fitnes...

Why Humans Fail to Act on Climate Change

... 1 billion people in Asia - will face severe water shortages by century's end. But despite the severe warnings, humans are reluctant to change. Roman Seidl, a fellow environmental psychologist at Kassel University, notes the widespread attitude: "My individual contribution on the climate issue is so small ...

WFP Announces Food Assistance Plan for Timor Leste

...ing one fifth of the population vulnerable to food shortages through the coming "lean season". WFP estimates that the drought has resulted in an overall food shortage of 85,000 metric tons, and indicates that at least 16,000 tons of additional food assistance, valued at up to 12 million dollars, will be nee...

Australian Government Charged With Under-funding Public Hospitals

...jor challenges. "We will face even more dramatic shortages of health professionals in the future and this will have a serious impact on Australians' access to services and the quality of patient care," he said. But Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott remains unfazed and says the report itself is political...

Climatic Change Cause of Dafur Conflict-UN

... wrote, but as conditions worsened, water and food shortages disrupted the peace and "evolved into the full-fledged tragedy we witness today." More than 200,000 people have been killed in conflicts, in Darfur since 2003. The local rebels took up arms against the Sudanese government, accusing it of decades of...

NKorea Extols Virtues of Dog Meat

...t has become a luxury elsewhere after chronic food shortages worsened in the mid-1990s....

Prison Healthcare Continues to Fail Despite Emergency Measures, Warns BMA

...ere are long delays in initial assessment, chronic shortages in manpower and resources that impede treatment and confusion as to what happens after release Added together, this catalogue of failings is preventing rehabilitation and making it more likely that prisoners will re-offend after their release Dr ...

A Break Through Energy Bill by the US Government

...its could trigger a global recession, lead to food shortages and incite conflict between nations the United States and China in particular over dwindling oil supplies....

First Genetically Engineered Maize Resistant to Maize Streak Virus Produced in S. Africa

...nt variety of maize that could alleviate both food shortages and promote genetically engineered (GE) foods in Africa. The MSV-resistant maize is the first GE crop developed and tested solely by Africans. According to Dr. Dionne Shepherd of the University of Cape Town, and her co-authors B. Owor, R. Edema, ...

Efforts on to Tackle Health Problems Faced by US Truck Drivers

...mployees in an industry where turnover is high and shortages growing. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration estimates there are 1.3 million long-haul drivers nationwide and is considering tightening its rules for conditions including diabetes and high blood pressure. And many companies are steppin...

Global Warming: Lessons of History Help the Future

...ut environmental abuse was only one factor. Food shortages were worsened by the destruction of human, social and financial capital, which is vital for keeping agriculture going during a lean spell. And the crisis amplified into full-blown famine in the lack of government support. Looking at Ethiopia's rain...

"Alarming" Malnutrition Among Kenya Refugees: UN Agencies

...ackage of assistance is needed to overcome chronic shortages in essential commodities such as firewood, energy saving stoves and soap." Otherwise, refugees were being forced to sell their food to meet the need for these items, it warned. The Kenyan government does not allow refugees to find employment outs...

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