Monthly Archives: December 2010

Portugal’s drug policy pays off; US eyes lessons (AP)

Posted on December 28, 2010 by admin

LISBON, Portugal – These days, Casal Ventoso is an ordinary blue-collar community — mothers push baby strollers, men smoke outside cafes, buses chug up and down the cobbled main street. Ten years ago, the Lisbon neighborhood was a hellhole, a … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Carter vs. guinea worm: Sudan is last battle (AP)

Posted on December 26, 2010 by admin

ABUYONG, Sudan – Lily pads and purple flowers dot one corner of the watering hole. Bright green algae covers another. Two women collect water in plastic jugs while a cattle herder bathes nearby. Samuel Makoy is not interested in the … Continue reading →

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US teen birth rate at all-time low, economy cited (AP)

Posted on December 24, 2010 by admin

ATLANTA – The U.S. teen birth rate in 2009 fell to its lowest point in almost 70 years of record-keeping — a decline that stunned experts who believe it’s partly due to the recession. The birth rate for teenagers fell … Continue reading →

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Alternative medicines sometimes dangerous for kids (AP)

Posted on December 23, 2010 by admin

LONDON – Giving alternative treatments such as homeopathic remedies instead of conventional medicines to children may have deadly side effects in rare instances, a new analysis says. Australian researchers monitored reports from pediatricians in Australia from 2001 to 2003 looking … Continue reading →

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