Africa: ‘Sexually-transmitted grades' kills quality education
Sexual exploitation in African schools has become so widespread that children have come up with their own terms to refer to sexual relations with their teachers. 11 Oct 2008 14:49
US tells African governments to stop supplying international family planning group
The US has told African governments to stop supplying partners to the Marie Stopes Foundation. 11 Oct 2008 14:27
UK drink labels aim to cut binge drinking
A new supermarket labelling scheme being piloted in the North and Scotland in a bid to curb binge drinking was welcomed tonight. 9 Oct 2008 06:08
Consumer Goods Council says that melamine not a concern in South Africa
The mere presence of melamine in foods does not indicate that the food is contaminated, the Consumer Goods Council said today. 8 Oct 2008 15:44
US court seems to ‘lean' towards tobacco companies
High court seems to lean toward cigarette-makers; boundary of state-federal law at crux of case weighing smokers' complaints over labelling. 8 Oct 2008 13:26
Read those instructions - and follow them!
Checks find that improper cooking of poultry products - often because the instructions were not followed - has been linked to 32 cases of salmonella in the US. 7 Oct 2008 09:27
Seriously obese benefit from small amount of exercise
The severely obese can benefit greatly from a little bit of exercise. 6 Oct 2008 16:03
Millions will die of lung disease in China in the next 25 years
A US study has suggested that more than 80 million people in China will die in the next 25 years as a result of lung disease. 5 Oct 2008 11:52
How tobacco companies stopped airlines banning smoking
A German newspaper, working with the German tobacco industry stopped Lufthansa from banning inflight smoking. 5 Oct 2008 11:43
Pictorial warnings on cigarette packs in Britain
Pictures showing gruesome effects of smoking on the body will replace text warnings on cigarette packets in Britain from today, 1 October. 1 Oct 2008 13:14
Zimbabwe: Hunger begins to take its toll
Five children have died in Zimbabwe's southern drought-prone Masvingo province from severe malnutrition-related illnesses, according to members of a faith-based mission. 27 Sep 2008 14:30
Children take on the fight against sexual exploitation
Children should not be seen as victims of sexual exploitation, but rather the front-line fighters against it, said non-profit Save the Children Sweden at a preparatory meeting in Dakar in advance of the World Congress against sexual exploitation of children and adolescents to be held in Rio, Brazil in November 2008. 27 Sep 2008 14:28
Health a hot topic on the Internet
comScore, Inc, a leading US-based research company, recently released results of a study showing that the health information site category in the United States has grown 21 percent during the past year, more than four times the growth rate of the total US Internet population. In June, more than 1.5 billion display ad views were seen by nearly 54 million people via sites in the health information category. 25 Sep 2008 06:56
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