Bush announces anti-malaria plans
US President George W Bush unveils the latest measures in his five-year plan to combat malaria in Africa.
Archive for April, 2007
Public ‘unaware of stroke risk’
Nearly one in four people are at risk of strokes due to undiagnosed high blood pressure, a charity warns.
Mosquito nets cut birth problems
Pregnant women in Africa are a third less likely to miscarry or have a still birth if they sleep under mosquito nets.
Abortion legalised in Mexico City
Mexico City lawmakers vote to legalise early term abortions, despite objections from Roman Catholics.
Singapore Wants Dutch Dikes
Spiegel Online reports here: Singapore has decided not to wait for sea levels to rise, preferring to plan ahead. Elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew said the city-state has contacted experts from the Netherlands for help with dike construction as it prepares for the effects of climate change.
The Role of the Media in the Trans- Atlantic Relationship
Spiegel Online writes here: The trans-Atlantic rift of the past few years has been accentuated, in part, by anti-Americanism and anti-Europeanism in the media when covering “the other side.” But although there are real cultural differences, the time has come for both sides to ditch the easy clichés and stereotypes and foster some cultural understanding.
Mother’s puberty ‘obesity clue’
The age at which a woman had her first period can help predict her children’s risk of obesity, say UK researchers.
‘Tables link’ to heart death cut
Fewer people die following heart surgery when league tables are published, a study concludes.
Trainee doctors ‘will go abroad’
Over half of doctors are ready to leave the UK if they fail to get a training post, a survey suggests.