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September 11, five years on

Five years on from September 11, the University of Western Sydney can offer expert comment on how the anniversary is likely to affect those who lost loved ones in the tragedy and how it will impact on people around the world.

11 Sep 2006

Worldwide, an estimated three million cases of pesticide poisoning occur every year

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) marked Word Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September to focus attention and call for global action.

11 Sep 2006

FDA fines Red Cross for failing to meet blood safety laws

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that the American Red Cross (ARC) is being fined $4.2 million for failure to comply with requirements under Federal laws and FDA regulations relating to the collection of blood products.

11 Sep 2006

13 of 79 Iowa judges respond to questionnaire asking for views on abortion rights, other issues

Thirteen of the 79 Iowa judges who are running in the November election responded to a questionnaire sent by a conservative group that asked the judges to share their views on abortion rights and other issues, the AP/WHO-TV reports.

7 Sep 2006

Blindness added to the risk list of obesity

A report from the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) in the UK, says obese adults and children have twice the risk of losing their sight from a range of degenerative eye conditions.

7 Sep 2006

Crist, Davis win Florida Gubernatorial primaries

Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist (R) -- who has said he would sign a bill into law that bans abortions with exceptions in cases of rape, incest or if the life of the woman is in danger -- on Tuesday won the Republican gubernatorial primary over state Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher, the New York Times reports.

6 Sep 2006

Most U.S. residents disagree with Liberals, Conservatives approaches to religion in public forum

Most people living in the U.S. disagree with the way liberals and Christian conservatives approach religious issues in the public forum -- including topics such as abortion and human embryonic stem cell research -- according to a recently released national survey on politics and religion, the Los Angeles Times reports.

6 Sep 2006

WHO Director-General: proposals

The deadline for proposals for nominations for the post of Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) passed yesterday.

6 Sep 2006

Libyan retrial of foreign medics stalls yet again

The retrial of six foreign medics accused of infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the virus that causes AIDS has been adjourned yet again until September 12th.

6 Sep 2006

Retrial of medical workers accused of infecting Libyan children with HIV adjourned until Sept. 12 after defense lawyer fails to show

The retrial of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor accused of infecting Libyan children with HIV was adjourned on Tuesday until Sept. 12 after the defense lawyer for the Palestinian doctor did not appear in court, Reuters South Africa reports (Sarrar, Reuters South Africa, 9/5).

5 Sep 2006

Three top global health positions need filling

Three key global health posts are to be filled later this year, and the individuals selected to fill the vacancies will help shape the global strategy to combat diseases such as HIV/AIDS, the Wall Street Journal reports.

5 Sep 2006

The world is in danger of missing targets for providing clean water and sanitation

The world is in danger of missing targets for providing clean water and sanitation unless there is a dramatic increase in the pace of work and investment between now and 2015, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF.

5 Sep 2006

Colombian cardinal threatens physicians who perform abortions with excommunication

A Colombian news report on Tuesday "sparked controversy" after reporting that a Vatican official threatened to excommunicate physicians who perform abortions in the country, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports (AP/San Francisco Chronicle, 8/30).

4 Sep 2006

FDA warns of food safety risks during storm-related power outages and flooding

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers to be alert to food safety risks that could result from possible power outages and flooding due to storms that currently threaten both coasts of the United States.

4 Sep 2006

Palestinian Health Ministry facing growing financial and humanitarian crisis

The Palestinian Health Ministry is facing a growing financial crisis as well as a humanitarian crisis, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned ahead of the Stockholm donor conference on the humanitarian situation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

4 Sep 2006

Lawyers for human rights advocate Chen Guangcheng prevented from meeting to prepare appeal

Lawyers for human rights advocate Chen Guangcheng, who was arrested in China after trying to expose alleged human rights abuses associated with the enforcement of the country's one-child-per-family policy, on Wednesday said they were prevented from meeting with their client privately to prepare an appeal.

1 Sep 2006

Kansas AG Kline says request for late-term abortion records motivated by protecting children; opponent says it violated medical privacy

Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline (R), who is running for re-election in November, on Friday said he not was trying to further a political agenda but to protect children when he sought access to the medical records of 90 women and girls who in 2003 underwent late-term abortions at two clinics, the Dodge City Daily Globe reports.

1 Sep 2006

Human rights abuses frequent in Haiti's capital

Human rights violations - including murders, sexual assaults, and kidnapping - were common in Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital city, after the departure of the democratically elected President in 2004, according to an Online/Article published by The Lancet.

31 Aug 2006

Consumer hygiene fears keep food industry on its toes

A major outbreak of E.coli 0157 poisoning in which 500 people were affected and 20 people died, seems to have led to improvements in the management of food risks in the retail and catering industries in Scotland, according to ESRC funded research at the London School of Economics.

30 Aug 2006

Federal Judge orders NYC to provide food stamps to immigrant women and children who have experienced violence

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff on Tuesday ruled that the state and city of New York cannot deny food stamps and other aid to immigrant women and children who have experienced violence, the New York Times reports.

30 Aug 2006

Miscellaneous News

September 11, five years on

Worldwide, an estimated three million cases of pesticide poisoning occur every year

FDA fines Red Cross for failing to meet blood safety laws

13 of 79 Iowa judges respond to questionnaire asking for views on abortion rights, other issues

Blindness added to the risk list of obesity

Crist, Davis win Florida Gubernatorial primaries

Most U.S. residents disagree with Liberals, Conservatives approaches to religion in public forum

WHO Director-General: proposals

Libyan retrial of foreign medics stalls yet again

Retrial of medical workers accused of infecting Libyan children with HIV adjourned until Sept. 12 after defense lawyer fails to show

Three top global health positions need filling

The world is in danger of missing targets for providing clean water and sanitation

Colombian cardinal threatens physicians who perform abortions with excommunication

FDA warns of food safety risks during storm-related power outages and flooding

Palestinian Health Ministry facing growing financial and humanitarian crisis

Lawyers for human rights advocate Chen Guangcheng prevented from meeting to prepare appeal

Kansas AG Kline says request for late-term abortion records motivated by protecting children; opponent says it violated medical privacy

Human rights abuses frequent in Haiti's capital

Consumer hygiene fears keep food industry on its toes

Federal Judge orders NYC to provide food stamps to immigrant women and children who have experienced violence

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