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Medidas radicales no detendrán la gripe porcina

LONDRES — Las medidas extraordinarias contra la gripe porcina —en particular las cuarentenas impuestas por China, que llegó a aislar a todos los pasajeros de un avión si uno de ellos mostraba síntomas— no han contenido el contagio de la enfermedad, ...

From MARIA CHENG, San Diego Union-Tribune,  20 Nov 2009

Experts say radical measures won't stop swine flu

Despite initially declaring success, Beijing now acknowledges its swine flu outbreak is much larger than official numbers show. China's official count of nearly 70,000 reported illnesses with 53 deaths is dwarfed by estimates of millions of cases with ...

From MARIA CHENG, San Francisco Chronicle,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Chen Zhu,  Michael Osterholm,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

UN: Fight climate change with free condoms

The agency did not recommend countries set limits on how many children people should have, but said: "Women with access to reproductive health services ... have lower fertility rates that contribute to slower growth in greenhouse gas emissions." "As ...

From MARIA CHENG, San Francisco Chronicle,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: United Nations,  World Health Organization

UN says hunger stunts some 200 million children

ROME - Nearly 200 million children in poor countries have stunted growth because they don't get enough to eat, according to a new report published by UNICEF Wednesday before a three-day international summit on the problem of world hunger. ...

From MARIA CHENG, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: UNICEF,  Jacques Diouf,  Food and Agriculture Organization,  Ann M. Veneman,  Pope Benedict XVI

UN: 200 million kids have stunted growth

LONDON — Nearly 200 million children in poor countries have stunted growth because they don't get enough to eat, according to a new report published Wednesday by UNICEF. The vast majority are in Asia and Africa: more than 90 percent of children with ...

From MARIA CHENG, Newsvine,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: UNICEF,  Ann M. Veneman,  World Health Organization

UK starts study on using human DNA in animals

British scientists begin a new study on Tuesday to consider how human DNA is used in animal experiments and to determine what the boundaries of such controversial science might be. Though experts have been swapping human and animal DNA for years _ ...

From MARIA CHENG, Taiwan News,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David King

In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only

LONDON - In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. ...

From MARIA CHENG, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: European Union,  Yulia Tymoshenko,  World Health Organization,  National Health Service,  Citigroup

In Europe, an orderly approach to swine flu shots

In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really ...

From MARIA CHENG, Taiwan News,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Health Service,  Goldman Sachs,  Citigroup,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  Harvard University

Genetic tests for UK asylum seekers draw criticism

LONDON Britain is using genetic tests on some African asylum seekers in an effort to catch those who are lying about their nationality, drawing criticism from scientists and provoking outrage from rights groups. The United Kingdom Border Agency ...

From MARIA CHENG, San Diego Union-Tribune,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: George W. Bush,  US State Department,  Gordon Brown,  Alec Jeffreys

WHO: Swine flu virus is top strain worldwide

LONDON The World Health Organization's flu chief said the swine flu virus has now become the predominant flu strain worldwide. In some countries, swine flu accounts for up to 70 percent of the flu viruses being sampled, said Dr. Keiji Fukuda, WHO's ...

From MARIA CHENG, San Diego Union-Tribune,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: World Health Organization

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