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Liberal activist behind push in Mass. to decriminalize marijuana
Published August 28, 2008, 8:28 am, Journal Inquirer
BOSTON — A measure that would decriminalize minor marijuana-possession cases is on the ballot in Massachusetts largely because of one man: billionaire financier and liberal activist George Soros.
Support Groups
Published August 28, 2008, 8:19 am, Chattanooga Times Free Press
Need support? Here are some organizations that may help. Many of the groups listed have several locations and times from which to choose. You may obtain these by calling the main office’s number.
AIDS patients leery of processed meats
Published August 28, 2008, 8:05 am, CTV British Columbia
For hundreds of HIV/AIDS patients in Vancouver, eating processed meats could be a matter of life and death.
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Published August 28, 2008, 8:04 am, Aidsmap
There is a “hidden epidemic” of HIV amongst African migrants living in the United States, according to investigators writing in the September 12 th edition of AIDS . The researchers found that African-born individuals in the US had a disproportionately high prevalence of HIV – although they comprised only 0.6% of the study population, almost 4% of HIV diagnoses were amongst African-born ...
Nigeria: FOMWAN - Lessons From the Sokoto Caliphate
Published August 28, 2008, 8:03 am, AllAfrica.com
The Federation of Muslim Women's Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN) held its 23rd Annual National Conference from August 21- 24 2008 in Sokoto, the seat of the caliphate. The conference was attended by over 1,000 delegates from all the states of the federation.
CONGO: Campaign highlights importance of testing diabetes, hypertension
Published August 28, 2008, 7:50 am, IRIN
BRAZZAVILLE, 28 August 2008 (IRIN) - A campaign to test for the prevalence of diabetes and hypertension, considered as growing causes of mortality in the Republic of Congo (ROC), has been launched in the main cities of Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire.
HIV Rate In NYC Triples Rest Of Nation
Published August 28, 2008, 7:47 am, WCVB Boston
Almost 4,800 New Yorkers contracted the virus that causes AIDS in 2006.
Comparative Funding & Finances
Published August 28, 2008, 7:38 am, Polulation Action International
At the ICPD conference, it was estimated that it would cost US $18.5 billion annually by the year 2005 to meet the needs of developing countries. The international community pledged to share the costs, with donor nations pledging to provide one-third or $6.1 billion.
International Advocacy, Institutions & Partnerships
Published August 28, 2008, 7:38 am, Polulation Action International
In 1994, the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) was a watershed event that altered how the world considers population growth and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Since then, many nations have based their family planning programs on individual rights and voluntarism, leading not only to slowing rates of unintended pregnancy, but also subsequent lower ...
Torture As Official Israeli Policy
Published August 28, 2008, 7:32 am, Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel
"any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any ...
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- Estimates of New HIV Infections in the United States | Fact Sheets ...
- City Room: H.I.V. Is Spreading at Three Times National Rate
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