Compulsory workplace exercise has returned to Beijing after a three-year hiatus.
September 9, 2010
Tag archive for "Public Health"
Democracy, Featured, Public Health, World
Brazil bill could grant rights to ‘unborn’
A current Brazilian bill could amplify the nation's already stringent abortion restrictions. The "fetal rights" measure gives "absolute priority" to fetuses and extends constitutional rights to the "unborn."
Niger Delta oil spills dwarf BP, Exxon Valdez catastrophes
Thousands of spills across decades have ravaged the Niger Delta region.
Featured, Public Health, World
FIFA accused of blocking condom distribution, safe-sex information during World Cup
HIV prevention groups and the South African government will raise awareness by giving out hundreds of millions of free condoms during World Cup.
Democracy, Featured, Public Health, World
Acid attack victim inspires Pakistani legislation
Recently drafted Pakistani legislation has the potential to become the nation's first law against domestic violence.
Democracy, Featured, Public Health, World
HIV-positive women sue Namibian government over forced sterilization
Hundreds of protesters rallied yesterday behind three women petitioning the Namibian government to end the practice of forced sterilization of HIV-positive patients.
For Gypsies, Eugenics is a Modern Problem / Czech Practice Dates to Soviet Era
By Mindy Kay Bricker PRAGUE (Newsdesk.org) — Gypsy women who say they were sterilized against their will by Czech doctors were heartened last December when a government investigator released a study that largely vindicated their claims. Six months later, however, advocates for Gypsies — known more formally as Roma — say the practice is continuing, [...]
Budget Said to Shortchange Veterans / Mental Health Services May Fall Short
By Michael Standaert According to a recent Pentagon estimate, 30 percent, or about 100,000 troops, have or will develop mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, after coming home. And with the federal Veterans Affairs budget falling short of what both its staff and critics have called for, veterans’ advocates fear the [...]
Natural Gas Burns, and Communities Cry Foul
By Jennifer Huang | World Power II: Environment When 19th century entrepreneurs began drilling and refining oil, natural gas was an unwelcome byproduct. The fledgling industry lacked the pipeline technology now used to capture and transport the volatile fuel released when oil is extracted from the ground. Instead, gas was simply burned off — a [...]
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Battery breakthrough is at hand
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Researchers edge toward artificial photosynthesis
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These Hobbits are really, really old
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High-speed rail is all the rage: here, there and everywhere
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Engineer paints it blacker than black
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Official: ‘We have failed the wild tiger’
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Shear beams, engineering and the science of the new Bay Bridge
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“The Last Supper” gets supersized
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Blame Haiti’s deaths on shoddy construction
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In California’s high desert, a solar gamble
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Kasun: i think this will be a marvollous invention if it ...
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Justn Fair: This sounds like a rip-off of the DSC technology i...
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Joanne Yeager: Is there a difference between the spindles that bl...
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: Imagine when all windows can be laminated with fil...
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Sandra: Do mothers produce less spindles? I seem to have s...
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