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A new study of a popular dietary supplement indicates that, while pine bark extract is safe, it has no significant effect on blood pressure or other risk factors for heart disease. This new research seems to contradict evidence from earlier studies.
By Rowan Reid Johannesburg 07 April 2006 World Health Day celebrations in Luzaka, Zambia The World Health Organization says a shortage in trained health workers is reaching a crisis point worldwide an
A consortium of United Nations and private aid and financial organizations are calling for urgent investment in the health of mothers and children in Asia and the Pacific. The consortium, called the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child-Health
By Kent Klein White House 27 October 2009 President Barack Obama speaks during his tour of the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, Florida, 27 Oct 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama says the government will spend $3.4 billion to upd
By Greg Flakus Houston 06 September 2006 Now that the Mexican electoral tribunal has declared Felipe Calderon president-elect, the path should be clear for him to begin forging a new government to tackle his country's many problems. But losing candi
By Catherine Maddux Washington 09 November 2006 watch UN Water report A new United Nations report says a growing water and sanitation crisis around the world is costing the lives of about two million children a year. A child fills a container with w
By David McAlary Washington 11 July 2006 Former dancer Ann Smith leads a stretch class at Munson Community Health Clinic in Traverse City New medical research shows that elderly people can prolong their lives without vigorous exercise. The study of
By Heda Bayron Cebu, Philippines 09 December 2006 The postponement of the much-heralded Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit has left the people of Cebu disappointed, and in some cases, a bit poorer. Months of preparation in the maj
By Ron Corben Bangkok 16 October 2009 Vietnam's economic recovery from the global financial downturn has been marked by large increases in government spending. Much of the expenditure has been directed towards infrastructure. But economists say the
President Bush says the ongoing financial crisis has forced him to endorse aggressive government intervention in numerous economic sectors in spite of his core, free market principles. President Bush restated his desire to prevent the U.S. auto indus
As key U.S. financial officials testified before a Senate committee on Tuesday, Bush administration officials were on Capitol Hill trying to allay concerns and press for action on the $700 billion financial bailout plan. Majority Democrats report pro