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Devex news analysis examines Democratic, Republican party platforms on foreign policy, including global health

A Devex news analysis examines the Democratic and Republican platform positions on foreign policy following the party conventions, writing, "Even as pocketbook concerns continue to overshadow foreign policy issues on the campaign trail, in both Charlotte and Tampa, top-billed speakers made the case for the U.S. foreign aid program."

12 Sep 2012

U.S. outbreaks of Dengue, West Nile demonstrate need for U.S investment in neglected diseases

The "growing public health problems" of West Nile and dengue viruses in the U.S. can "serve as opportunities to pull the U.S. squarely into the global fight against these mosquito-borne viruses," a Bloomberg View editorial states.

5 Sep 2012

U.N. food agencies urge world leaders to take action on food prices

"World leaders must take swift, coordinated action to ensure that food price shocks do not turn into a catastrophe that could hurt tens of millions of people in coming months, the United Nations' food agencies said in a statement on Tuesday," Reuters reports.

5 Sep 2012

Climate change associated with increased risk of avian flu transmission in wild birds

Rising sea levels, melting glaciers, more intense rainstorms and more frequent heat waves are among the planetary woes that may come to mind when climate change is mentioned. Now, two University of Michigan researchers say an increased risk of avian influenza transmission in wild birds can be added to the list.

30 Aug 2012

FAO launches water management framework at World Water Week opening ceremony in Sweden

At the opening ceremony of World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) "launched a framework that will help combat food insecurity by providing methods to better manage water resources in agriculture and reduce waste," the U.N. News Centre reports.

29 Aug 2012

Refrigerating coal-plant emissions would reduce levels of dangerous chemicals in air

Refrigerating coal-plant emissions would reduce levels of dangerous chemicals that pour into the air -- including carbon dioxide by more than 90 percent -- at a cost of 25 percent efficiency, according to a simple math-driven formula designed by a team of University of Oregon physicists.

28 Aug 2012

Study highlights importance of using appropriately treated water for sinus irrigation

When water containing the Naegleria fowleri ameba, a single-celled organism, enters the nose, the organisms may migrate to the brain, causing primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a very rare-but usually fatal-disease. A new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases describes the first reported cases in the United States implicating nasal irrigation using disinfected tap water in these infections.

24 Aug 2012

U.N. calls on countries to develop national drought, climate policies

"The world urgently needs to adopt drought-management policies as farmers from Africa to India struggle with lack of rainfall and the United States endures the worst drought it has experienced in decades, top officials with the U.N. weather agency said Tuesday," the Associated Press reports.

23 Aug 2012

Climate change poses risks to food supply, may lead to price spike, experts warn

"Downpours and heat waves caused by climate change could disrupt food supplies from the fields to the supermarkets, raising the risk of more price spikes such as this year's leap triggered by drought in the United States," Reuters reports.

18 Aug 2012

U.S. DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory develops new carbon cycling model

A new carbon cycling model developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory better accounts for the carbon dioxide-releasing activity of microbes in the ground, improving scientists' understanding of the role soil will play in future climate change.

17 Aug 2012

ICSSR launches first set of projects for networking and social science research

The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) in association with the Deutsche For-schungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation), the French Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), the UKEconomic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Netherlands Organi-sation for Scientific Research (NWO) have launched the first set of projects for networking and social science research cooperation between researchers in India and the four European countries.

7 Aug 2012

International Congress on Natural Products Research to be held in New York City

The urgent need to evaluate nature's repository of chemicals in plants, microbes, and marine organisms for their potential value in health care will be a major theme of a five-day scientific conference in New York that is expected to draw some 1,200 natural products researchers from around the world.

21 Jul 2012

New report compares Gen X attitudes about climate change in 2009 and 2011

As the nation suffers through a summer of record-shattering heat, a University of Michigan report finds that Generation X is lukewarm about climate change-uninformed about the causes and unconcerned about the potential dangers.

19 Jul 2012

American Sociological Association annual meeting press registration now open

More than 5,000 sociologists will convene in Denver, Colorado, this August to explore ideas and scientific research relating to sociology and real utopias, as part of the American Sociological Association's 107th Annual Meeting. The idea of real utopias embraces an existing tension between dreams and practice, and challenges sociologists to ground utopian ideals in the real potentials of humanity.

11 Jul 2012

Family planning is central to global development according to new evidence in the Lancet

Increasing access to family planning will play a central role in achieving UN targets for maternal health, eradication of poverty, education, and gender equality, according to a major new Series on Family Planning published today by The Lancet.

10 Jul 2012

Study: 13 zoonoses responsible for 2.4B cases of human illness per year

A new global study mapping human-animal diseases like tuberculosis (TB) and Rift Valley fever finds that an "unlucky" 13 zoonoses are responsible for 2.4 billion cases of human illness and 2.2 million deaths per year. The vast majority occur in low- and middle-income countries.

5 Jul 2012

Inclusion of water, sanitation in Rio+20 discussions 'refreshing'

In this post in the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases' "End the Neglect" blog, Helen Hamilton, policy adviser for neglected tropical diseases at Sightsavers, reflects on the Rio+20 conference, "which took place last week in Brazil to discuss how the world can develop more sustainably."

30 Jun 2012

How the High Court's decision contributes to Obama's legacy

News outlets report on how the health law, and the Supreme Court's review of it, will be important parts of President Barack Obama's place in history.

30 Jun 2012

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton defends women's reproductive rights at conclusion of Rio+20 conference

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton "took a stand for women's reproductive rights during the Rio+20 United Nations conference on Friday, saying 'women must be empowered to make decisions on whether and when to have children' if the world is to attain agreed-upon sustainable development goals," the Associated Press/ABC News reports.

26 Jun 2012

Dow announces Omega-9 Oils as first Breakthrough to World Challenges

The Dow Chemical Company today announced Omega-9 Oils as its first Breakthrough to World Challenges, addressing one of the Company's 2015 Sustainability Goals in the area of health.

26 Jun 2012

Climate Change News and Research

Devex news analysis examines Democratic, Republican party platforms on foreign policy, including global health

U.S. outbreaks of Dengue, West Nile demonstrate need for U.S investment in neglected diseases

U.N. food agencies urge world leaders to take action on food prices

Climate change associated with increased risk of avian flu transmission in wild birds

FAO launches water management framework at World Water Week opening ceremony in Sweden

Refrigerating coal-plant emissions would reduce levels of dangerous chemicals in air

Study highlights importance of using appropriately treated water for sinus irrigation

U.N. calls on countries to develop national drought, climate policies

Climate change poses risks to food supply, may lead to price spike, experts warn

U.S. DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory develops new carbon cycling model

ICSSR launches first set of projects for networking and social science research

International Congress on Natural Products Research to be held in New York City

New report compares Gen X attitudes about climate change in 2009 and 2011

American Sociological Association annual meeting press registration now open

Family planning is central to global development according to new evidence in the Lancet

Study: 13 zoonoses responsible for 2.4B cases of human illness per year

Inclusion of water, sanitation in Rio+20 discussions 'refreshing'

How the High Court's decision contributes to Obama's legacy

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton defends women's reproductive rights at conclusion of Rio+20 conference

Dow announces Omega-9 Oils as first Breakthrough to World Challenges

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Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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