News tagged with rural area
Treating kids with malaria at home doesn't work
(AP) -- Treating African children at home for malaria doesn't help in cities because most fevers aren't actually caused by malaria, a new study said Tuesday.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Spreading high-speed Internet to rural areas
To cut the cost of bringing high-speed Internet to rural areas, Dr. Ka Lun Lee and colleagues at the University of Melbourne and NEC Australia in the state of Victoria are experimenting with a way to boost the reach of existing ...
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Kentucky a model for broadband expansion
In Martin County, Ky., a remote corner of Appalachia, it can take hours to reach a doctor's office, a simple cholesterol check costing a miner a day's work.
Feb 24, 2009 |
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New biomass charcoal heater: A 'new era' of efficiency and sustainability
Millions of homes in rural areas of Far Eastern countries are heated by charcoal burned on small, hibachi-style portable grills. Scientists in Japan are now reporting development of an improved "biomass charcoal ...
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Rural areas able to increase screening capacity for colorectal cancer
Arizona has the ability to expand colorectal cancer screening capacity; this potential increase was more pronounced in rural as compared to urban regions, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer ...
Feb 05, 2009 |
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