‘Therapeutic Abortion’ Could Soon Be Legal in Chile
Alicia is one of the millions of Chilean women who have had an illegal, unsafe abortion because in their country terminating a pregnancy is punishable with up to five years in prison, regardless of the circumstances. Now the country is moving towards legalising therapeutic abortion. Credit: Marianela Jarroud/IPSBy Marianela JarroudSANTIAGO, Sep 24 2014 (IPS)Chile, one of the most conservative countries in Latin America, is getting ready for an unprecedented debate on the legalisation of therapeutic abortion, which is expected to be approved this year.In Chile, more than 300,000 illegal abortions are practiced annually – ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 24, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Marianela Jarroud Tags: Active Citizens Civil Society Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Gender Global Governance Headlines Health Human Rights IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Latin America & the Caribbean Population Poverty & MDGs Regional Cate Source Type: news
Red Cross Around the World
[Slideshow] Responding to the Ebola Outbreaks in Western Africa
The American Red Cross, along with the global Red Cross network, is helping amplify efforts and strengthen capacity of the Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia Red Crosses as a devastating outbreak of Ebola wreaks havoc on the region. Since March 2014, some 1,200 cases have been reported and more than 670 deaths have been linked to the virus, making it the deadliest outbreak of Ebola in recorded history.
Helping Victims in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza
As the security situation in the Occupied Palestine Territories and Israel continues to deteriorate, Red Cross...
Source: Red Cross Chat - July 31, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Niki Clark Tags: International ebola gaza iraq israel palestine paraguay Restoring Family Links Source Type: news
Paraguay: Standing up to Chagas
Chagas is a neglected disease that affects between eight and ten million people, mainly in Latin America. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) works in Paraguay's rural Chaco region, going into isolated communities to educate people about the disease and screen them for it. Internationally, MSF fights to improve access to diagnosis and treatment for the disease and advocates for more research and development into its treatment.
All photos by Anna Surinyach (Source: MSF News)
Source: MSF News - July 7, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Web Intern Source Type: news
UCLA physicians use Google Glass to teach surgery abroad
Imagine watching a procedure performed live through the eyes of the surgeon. That’s exactly what surgical leaders in the United States were able to do while overseeing surgeons training in Paraguay and Brazil with the help of UCLA doctors and Google Glass.
UCLA surgeon Dr. David Chen and surgical resident Dr. Justin Wagner have made it their mission to teach hernia surgery around the world and are harnessing the latest technologies to help.
“Hernia repair is the most common operation performed worldwide,” said Chen, assistant clinical professor of general surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. “F...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - June 11, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
A sand-dwelling new species of the moonseed plant genus Cissampelos from the Americas
Researchers have discovered in dry forests and transient sand dunes in Bolivia and Paraguay, a new plant species in the moonseed family Menispermaceae. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 5, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
A sand-dwelling new species of the moonseed plant genus Cissampelos from the Americas
(Pensoft Publishers) Researchers from the Missouri Botanical Garden have discovered in dry forests and transient sand dunes in Bolivia and Paraguay, a new plant species in the moonseed family Menispermaceae. The discovery was reported in the open access journal PhytoKeys. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - June 5, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Nearly One-Third of World’s Population Is Overweight
Schools around the world, like this one in Melilla, Uruguay, are trying to introduce healthy eating habits to bring down rates of obesity and overweight. Credit: Victoria Rodríguez/IPSBy Farangis AbdurazokzodaWASHINGTON , May 31 2014 (IPS) Over two billion people – or 30 percent of the world’s population – are either obese or overweight, and no country has successfully reduced obesity rates to date, according to a new study published this week by the British medical journal, The Lancet.
The number of overweight and obese people increased from 857 million in 1980 to 2.1 billion in 2013, according to the resea...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 31, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Farangis Abdurazokzoda Tags: Development & Aid Featured Food & Agriculture Headlines Health Population Poverty & MDGs Regional Categories TerraViva United Nations World Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Body Mass Index Michelle Obama obesity Overweight The Source Type: news
After season-ending ACL injury, Boston skier is Olympics-bound
What happens when an adrenaline-addicted athlete slows down?
Julia Marino thrives at high speed and from great heights. In 2009, 17-year-old Julia was at the top of her game. Coaches and fellow slopestyle skiers had pegged her as a rising star on the World Cup circuit. Salomon, a top winter sports gear manufacturer, had signed on as her sponsor. Then, during the first event of the season, she crashed.
Crashes are common in slopestyle. Skiers hit jumps at speeds up to 35 miles per hour, flying up to 50 feet in the air to perform aerial tricks.
Julia landed awkwardly on one ski, heard a resounding pop in her left knee and fe...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - December 4, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lisa Fratt Tags: ACL All posts Our patients’ stories Sports & exercise ACL tears in young athletes Female Athlete Program Martha Murray Source Type: news
Drawing a realistic parrot | @GrrlScientist
A stunning time-lapse HD video of an artist at work drawing a beautiful, realistic parrotSometimes, watching an artist at work is almost like watching magic happen. A flat surface of paper or canvas is transformed into a three-dimensional picture that looks real. In this case, I was so impressed by Italian artist Marcello Barenghi's drawing of a blue-and-yellow macaw, Ara ararauna, that I had to share the stunning time-lapse video of its creation with you. The blue-and-yellow macaw -- also known as the blue-and-gold macaw -- is a large parrot with a long pointed tail. These parrots are sapphire blue with lemon yellow under...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 2, 2013 Category: Science Authors: GrrlScientist Tags: theguardian.com Blogposts Art Birds Animals Pets Zoology Science Source Type: news
Suicide attempts in children and adolescents. A mask of child abuse? - Zelaya de Migliorisi L, Piris de Almirón L, Migliorisi B.
Objective: To describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of children and adolescents attempting suicide and treated at the Niños de Acosta Ñu General Pediatric Hospital in the city of San Lorenzo, Paraguay. Materials and Methods: A retrosp... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 3, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Managing waters shared across national boundaries: Treasury of papers helps capture 20 years of lessons
(Terry Collins Assoc) A treasury of new articles capture expert advice and lessons learned through $7 billion in projects over 20 years involving waters shared across national boundaries. The articles explore, eg: managing shared water in the Arab region; climate change impacts on North Atlantic fisheries; co-operative stewardship of the massive aquifer under Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay; and sharing the Nile River -- a vital resource to 300 million people in 11 countries. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 25, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Generic Competition Pushing Down HIV Drug Prices, But Patents Keep Newer Drugs Unaffordable
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A patient collects her medication from the pharmacy at an MSF clinic in Yangon, where MSF treats HIV/AIDS and TB.
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KUALA LUMPUR/NEW YORK, JULY 2, 2013—The price of first- and second-line antiretrovirals (ARVs) to treat HIV are falling because of increased competition among generic producers, but newer ARVs continue to be priced astronomically high, according to the annual report Untangling the Web of ARV Price Reductions, released today by the international medical humanitarian or...
Source: MSF News - July 3, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
“We are in a historic momentum to transform the lives of millions of people”
By Dr. Unni Karunakara, International President, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
In February, during a visit to Bolivia, I had the opportunity to tour the Chagas diagnosis and treatment project that Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) runs in Narciso Campero province, located in the rural area of Cochabamba, which has one of the highest prevalences of Chagas in the country. During my visit, I talked to both patients and MSF staff and they confirmed that, despite the challenges, diagnosis and treatment of people living in areas far from urban centers is possible.
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Source: MSF News - April 12, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Opinion Source Type: news
