News tagged with reducing maternal
Cross-border health programs could reduce maternal and child deaths
A policy promoting "cross-border" health programs could contribute to reducing maternal and child mortality in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan, says an international team of health experts in this week's PLoS Medicine.
Jan 13, 2009 |
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24 new species of lizards discovered on Caribbean islands are close to extinction
In a single new scientific publication, 24 new species of lizards known as skinks, all from islands in the Caribbean, have been discovered and scientifically named. According to Blair Hedges, a professor of ...
Apr 30, 2012 |
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New study suggests polar bears evolved earlier than previously thought
(Phys.org) -- A new genetic analysis carried out by and international team of scientists has revealed that polar bears and brown bears may have diverged around 600,000 years ago, which is much earlier than ...
Apr 20, 2012 |
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High food prices derail Millennium goals: report
High food prices have derailed ambitious aims to slash extreme poverty and hunger across the world by 2015, a World Bank and International Monetary Fund report said Friday.
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Vaccinating chickens could prevent food-borne illness
A vaccine could be developed to prevent Campylobacter being carried in chickens. This approach could drastically cut the number of cases of food poisoning, saving the UK economy millions each year, says an American scient ...
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Indigenous peoples at forefront of climate change offer lessons on plant biodiversity
Humans are frequently blamed for deforestation and the destruction of environments, yet there are also examples of peoples and cultures around the world that have learned to manage and conserve the precious resources around ...
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Study: paid family leave leads to positive economic outcomes
With a growing need for family-friendly workplace policies, a new study commissioned by the National Partnership for Women & Families, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, concludes that providing paid family leave ...
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Jan 19, 2012 |
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Hidden hunger from wildlife loss
How do you balance the need for biodiversity conservation and human health? For Christopher Golden, '05, a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Harvard University Center for the Environment, that question is at the core ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Inadequate supply of protein building blocks may explain pregnancy failures in bovine cloning experiments
Amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, are essential to support the normal growth of a developing embryo and the placenta. An insufficient supply of amino acids in the mother's uterus caused by abnormal ...
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Bats only roost with their closest buddies
Bats prefer to rest with their closest pals rather than with bats they don't know very well, researchers have discovered.
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Great Recession could reduce school achievement for children of unemployed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lingering impacts of the Great Recession could include long-term stress, behavioral problems and economic hardship among children of the unemployed, according to researchers at the University of Chicago. ...
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