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Dysentery Articles
Dysentery News : She Rode To Our GIs' Rescue Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:53:20 GMT EUGENE, Ore - At six, Lopez Lomong spent three days running for his life through the desert to escape Sudan's Janjaweed militia. By 16, he'd survived a decade in a Kenyan refugee camp as a Lost Boy. And by last Christmas, he'd been reunited with...Dysentery News : Bacteria prompts beach closures Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:04:07 GMT BARNSTABLE â Cape beaches felt the after-effects this week of recent thundershowers. Several Cape beaches closed due to bacteria Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:48:26 GMT Beaches in a half-dozen towns were closed this week because of unhealthy bacteria levels caused by road runoff washed into area waters during recent rain storms. Group to travel to Uganda to continue aid to youths Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:59:24 GMT For the fifth year in a row, Sylvia Allen, president and founder of Sylvia's Children, will return to the African village of Masaka, Uganda, and the Mbiriizi Advanced Primary School. As usual, she will return with more than her passport and luggage. She will return with hope.Winning a contest changed womanβs life Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:07:48 GMT It was always a dream of Delhi native Kellie Moore to meet her favourite Canadian country musician Paul Brandt.How Montezuma gets his revenge Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:10:26 GMT Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered a clue to how dysentery parasite might evade immune system. Every year, about 500 million people worldwide are infected with the parasite that causes dysentery, a global medical burden that among infectious diseases is second only to malaria.Unlikely Journey From Sudan May Lead to Beijing Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:27:57 GMT Lopez Lomong hopes to complete his heart-wrenching journey from child prisoner in war-torn East Africa, to refugee among the so-called Lost Boys of Sudan, to American citizen and Olympic middle-distance runner.Memory of horrors propels determined Sudanese runner Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:04:05 GMT Lopez Lomong's attempt to make the U.S. Olympic track team in the 1,500 meters will culminate a journey from child prisoner in war-torn East Africa, to refugee among the so-called Lost Boys of Sudan, to American citizen and elite middle-distance runner.Living by Ethiopia's sewage canal Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:26:17 GMT Sanitation in Ethiopia's capital city leaves a lot to be desired - and it is the poor who are most vulnerable as a result.Water is life Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:05:54 GMT The importance of Water can be compared to life. It is therefore amazing the reason why people do not place great value on it. Why is water not protected enough since it gives life to people, just like people love to protect their lives.Travel Abroad Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:13:01 GMT Travelers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.Unknown Briton finds fame in China Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:36:09 GMT How did George Hogg, an Englishman unknown in his own country, become a legend in China - someone whose memory still brings tears to the eyes of those whose lives he touched?Village crafts need better support Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:51:44 GMT VietNamNet Bridge â Traditional village crafts have been described as a driving force in the betterment of the Vietnamese countryside.Channel 4 blasted after paying ransom for reporter held by Taliban criminals Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:35:39 GMT Channel 4 has been criticised over reports it paid more than £100,000 as a ransom to secure the release of a documentary maker held hostage by Taliban-linked criminals.Village crafts need better support Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:32:30 GMT Ha Noi â Traditional village crafts have been described as a driving force in the betterment of the Vietnamese countryside. But a recent survey indicated the only 32 per cent of the traditional crafts have been successful while 42 per cent are in a slump and 26 per cent have nearly disappeared.50 skills that every gamer should master Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:04:05 GMT Just being able to play games is only the beginning. If you're going to call yourself a proper gamer (as opposed to a casual pretender) there are a few requisite skills that you must master first. 50 skills, in fact. And they're all right here...British journalist Sean Langan tells of Taliban kidnap ordeal Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:36:44 GMT Deep inside al-Qa'eda's sanctuary high in the frozen mountains of Pakistan, a tribal council was scrutinising kidnapped British film maker Sean Langan and deciding whether he should live or die.A beginning and an end; two brothers, four friends Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:21:33 GMT Matt and David Seiffert of St. Peter have no qualms acknowledging that -- it's not a race. On Thursday, the two brothers stopped off in Granite Falls as a part of a 2,250 mile trip from the lower Minnesota River to Hudson Bay.Doctors blame garbage for illnesses Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:32:24 GMT PANAJI â Garbage has its ill-effects compounded and multiplied during the rains as it is responsible directly and indirectly for dangerous and infectious diseases that proliferate and infect humans residing in the nighbourhood of these impromptu dumps.Channel 4 blasted for paying Β£150,000 ransom for reporter held by Taliban criminals Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:55:42 GMT Channel 4 has come under fire for paying a £150,000 ransom to secure the release of a documentary maker held hostage by Taliban criminals. Politicians have hit out at the broadcaster's decision.Remnants of Hanoi's French Colonial Past Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:10:05 GMT HANOI, Vietnam - A tall, blond woman in black and a small Asian girl stand at the prow of a gilded barge moving slowly over a wide, jungle-banked river. The woman is Catherine Deneuve, star of the 1992 movie "Indochine" about the war for independence in French colonial Vietnam.Channel 4 pays Β£150,000 to free Sean Langan Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:38:25 GMT Channel 4 paid a £150,000 ransom to secure the release of a documentary film maker who was held hostage for three months after trying to make contact with Al-Qaedaâs second in command.WWII vet crashes Germany Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:15:46 GMT Little did Bill Pace know when he was drafted into the United States Army Air Corps in June of 1943 that he would wind up being captured by a German officer from Chicago.'Lack of hygiene, unsafe water kills 7.8L every yr' Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:53:50 GMT One in every 10 diseases and 6% of all deaths globally are caused by unsafe water and improper hygiene.'Freedom is the air we breathe' Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:34:30 GMT Interview: The documentary maker Sean Langan describes the three-month ordeal that saw him kidnapped and threatened with death in tribal Pakistan'Freedom is the air we breathe' Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:29:04 GMT The documentary maker Sean Langan tells Peter Beaumont about the three-month ordeal that saw him kidnapped and threatened with death in tribal PakistanKidnapped by the Taliban, Sean Langan kept sane by dreaming of kissing his sons goodnight Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:05:37 GMT For the moment, adrenaline is the only thing keeping Sean Langan going. A week ago, he was still in the hands of the Taliban, incarcerated in a tiny room in the tribal wilderness of the Pakistan mountains, unsure if he would be beheadedHospitals practice response to pandemic, tornado strike Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:34:51 GMT Imagine a pandemic illness and a tornado striking a community in a single day. That was the scenario for a disaster drill hosted by the Southwest Arkansas Regional Hospital Association. Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia and hospitals in surrounding counties participated in Monday's exercise.Bad water kills one cr Indians annually: WHO Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:49:40 GMT More than a crore people die every year in India due to unsafe drinking water and inadequate sanitation...Bee Disorder Has Not Hit State Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:26:39 GMT Two years ago, news reports surfaced about a mysterious plague decimating bee colonies, causing almost all the adult insects to vanish from their hives without a trace. Scientists called it "colony collapse disorder." The disorder results in a hive with honey and a queen but with few or no adult honey bees, dead or alive, in the hive. |
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