Police in Pakistan say unknown gunmen shot dead a female polio vaccinator and wounded another Thursday, raising the number of deaths to three in attacks against this week’s national immunization …
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After Years of Losses, World’s Forests ‘in Emergency Room’
The world lost 12 million hectares (30 million acres) of tropical tree cover last year, the equivalent of 30 soccer pitches a minute, researchers said Thursday, warning the planet’s health …
your ads here!Malawi Rolls Out Africa’s First Malaria Vaccine for Children
As the World Health Organization marks World Malaria Day, April 25, Malawi has launched the pilot phase of Africa’s first malaria vaccine. The WHO chose Malawi, alongside Ghana and Kenya, …
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The United States has confirmed 695 measles cases so far this year, the highest level since the country declared it had eliminated the virus in 2000, the U.S. Centers for …
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The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidance for how much screen time children under 5 should get: not very much, and none at all for those under 1. …
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Despondent, Akon Mathiong points to two small mounds of dirt where she buried her grandsons, 4 and 5 years old, last month. They died after contracting measles in one of …
your ads here!Study: Storm Waves Capable of Moving Car-Sized Boulders Threaten Coastal Communities
The awesome power of nature remains undefeated. According to researchers in Britain, even moderate storms can move large boulders weighing as much as 10 (metric) tons. As a major storm …
your ads here!NASA Probe Detects Likely ‘Marsquake’ – an Interplanetary First
NASA’s robotic probe InSight has detected and measured what scientists believe to be a “marsquake,” marking the first time a likely seismological tremor has been recorded on another planet, the …
your ads here!Americans Getting More Inactive, Computers Partly to Blame
Americans are becoming increasingly sedentary, spending almost a third of their waking hours sitting down, and computer use is partly to blame, a new study found. Over almost a …
your ads here!UN: Malawi is 1st Nation to Use Malaria Vaccine to Help Kids
The World Health Organization says Malawi has become the first country to begin immunizing children against malaria, using the only licensed vaccine to protect against the mosquito-spread disease. Although the …
your ads here!Is Health Care Still a Basic Right as Communist Vietnam Privatizes?
Communist Vietnam is moving to privatize some parts of its health care system, raising questions about the state’s duty to guarantee care for all as a basic right, and about …
your ads here!Zimbabwe Wildlife Orphanage Rescues, Educates Against Poaching
An animal orphanage in Zimbabwe is one of the organizations leading efforts to ensure poaching and development do not wipe out the wildlife of the southern African nation. About half …
your ads here!Dumping Plastic Waste in Asia Found Destroying Crops and Health
The world’s recyclable plastic is being shipped to Asia where it is illegally dumped, buried or burned in the country with the lightest regulations, environmentalists warned on Tuesday calling for …
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A new study shows that many teenagers who use e-cigarettes do not understand the amount of addictive nicotine they are inhaling. The study, published in the American Academy of Pediatrics, …
your ads here!SeaWorld Publishes Decades of Orca Data to Help Wild Whales
The endangered killer whales of the Pacific Northwest live very different lives from orcas in captivity. They swim up to 100 miles (161 kilometers) a day in pursuit of salmon, …
your ads here!Earth Day Founder Optimistic About Planet’s Future
Denis Hayes, the man credited with founding Earth Day, predicted 2020 will be a turning point in the global climate change movement. “I’m confident that the end is in sight. …
your ads here!The Promise and Peril of Vaccines in World Vaccination Week
Fighting to immunize the world has always been a challenging line of work, but in some cases it is becoming increasingly deadly. As the world marks World Immunization Week humans …
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Today as we observe World Immunization Week, we’re going to focus on a disease that could be eradicated from the earth, just like smallpox was, and as just as international …
your ads here!London Climate Protesters Seek Talks With Government
Climate change protesters who have brought parts of London to a standstill said Sunday they were prepared to call a halt if the British government will discuss their demands. Some …
your ads here!Earth Day 2019 Looks at Human Effect on Planet
On April 22, more than 1 billion people in 192 countries are expected to take part in a global day of political and civic action for the Earth. People will …
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Trained to aid and accompany people with disabilities at all times, assistance dogs are much more than dedicated friends, they are the ears, the eyes and the moral support that …
your ads here!Long Road to Recovery for Children After Cyclone Idai
The U.N. children’s fund says at least 1.6 million children in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe need help right away to recover from the affects of Cyclone Idai, which battered their …
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