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H3N8 Virus Attacks Dogs
World  (tags: News, Animal, Animal Health, Health, H3N8, Virus Attack )

Katie
- 5 days ago - ksbw.com
There has been a lot of focus on the H1N1 virus affecting people, but there's another new strain that many people haven't heard about that targets dogs.So far, there doesn't appear to be any dogs infected with H3N8 in Santa Cruz County..........
10 comments
Sign Petition: Tell Congress to End Child Hunger
World  (tags: world, global, crisis, poor, children, families, food, security, act, starvation, disease, health, nutrition, illness, humans, death, society, malnutrition, poverty, sadness )

Tom
- 81 days ago - action.savethechildren.org
The global food crisis may be out of the headlines for the moment, but for poor children and families, the emergency remains urgent and real. Please co-sponsor the The Roadmap to End Global Hunger and Promote Food Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2817).
30 comments
Lead Poisoning Sickens 600 Kids in China
World  (tags: world, China, lead poison, contamination, environment, pollution, children, illness, health, prevention, protection, risks )

Dee
- 85 days ago - abcnews.go.com
More than 600 children have been sickened with lead poisoning in a northern Chinese province where authorities shut a smelter earlier this week thought to have caused the contamination,
4 comments
Cactus Commerce Boosts Morocco
World  (tags: Morocco, Cactus, plants, health, cosmetic, fruit, economy, interesting )

Dee
- 96 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
It is just after dawn in the hills above the Moroccan hamlet of Sbouya and a group of women are walking through the thousands of cactus plants dotted about on the hillside, picking ripe fruits whenever they spot the tell-tale red hue.
1 comment
Obama: `Too Many Still Die From Diseases That Shouldn`t Kill Them...`
World  (tags: Africa, health, deaths, disease )

Sally
- 117 days ago - newsblaze.com
During his first visit to Sub-Saharan Africa as president, Barack Obama today gave an historic speech before Ghana's parliament. Devoting one quarter of his speech to address the deadly public health voids in many African countries.
3 comments
Sign Petition: Tell Congress to Help Afghan Girls
World  (tags: world, afghanistan, usa, war, troops, obama, politics, military, government, americans, girls, rights, freedoms, culture, family, education, health, food, protection, medicine, safety )

Tom
- 128 days ago - thehungersite.com
Schools torched. Classrooms hit with poison gas. Acid thrown in their faces. Girls risk life and limb to learn even as attacks by insurgents mount. You can help: The Afghan Women Empowerment Act would fund educational opportunities and keep them safe.
33 comments
Sign Petition: Provide Water for the World
World  (tags: world, clean, water, sanitation, poor, health, prevention, protection, risks, safety, illness, health, humans, disease, children, rights, technology, science, government, obama )

Tom
- 149 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
In his Inaugural Address, President Obama said, "let clean waters flow." With those words, he brought recognition to the suffering of 884 million people who do not have access to clean water and 2.5 billion without adequate sanitation.
17 comments
Take a Stand Against Wrongful Eviction
World  (tags: world, poverty, poor, shelter, homeless, water, sanitation, disease, suffering, health, harassment, corruption, discrimination, women, children, human, rights, safety, prevention, culture, humans, government )

Tom
- 150 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
For the more than 1.6 billion people suffering from some sort of shelter deprivation in the world, that future is bleak. Without access to adequate shelter, clean water or sanitation, upwards of 10 million people die each year from preventable diseases.
10 comments
Sign Petition: Call for the Immediate Release of Aung San Suu Kyi and All Prisoners of Conscience in Myanmar
World  (tags: world, Aung, San, Suu, Kyi, nobel, peace, prize, justice, conscience, health, myanmar, military, junta, arrest, imprisonment, Insein, Prison, burma, human, rights, liberty, oppression, government, crime, politics, UnitedNations )

Tom
- 150 days ago - change.org
Suu Kyi has already spent much of the past 20 years under house arrest. Her prolonged imprisonment in Insein Prison, which has been referred to as the "darkest hell-hole in Burma," could effectively be a death sentence given her declining health.
17 comments
Sign Petition: Tell Congress the World's Poorest Need Clean Water
World  (tags: world, humanitarian, relief, human, rights, water, humans, safety, risks, health, children, disease, illness, pollution, environment, culture, society, government, family, poverty, poor, cholera, typhoid, malaria )

Tom
- 161 days ago - humanitarianrelief.change.org
One in five people worldwide go without access to safe and reliable water sources every day. Double that number go without basic sanitation services, such as latrines or even a place to wash their hands, contaminating water supplies.
26 comments
Sign Petition: Marginalized People in Sri Lanka - Help Protect Their Human Rights
World  (tags: world, humanitarian, aid, human rights, women, children, sri lanka, water, humans, safety, risks, health, children, disease, illness, pollution, environment, culture, society, government, family, poverty, poor, cholera, typhoid, malaria )

Tom
- 161 days ago - change.org
The people of Sri Lanka have suffered immeasurable, untold violations of their fundamental human rights. The worst of these abuses are horrific acts of torture and the systematic abuse of women and children. Much work needs to done to get justice.
21 comments
Sign Petition: Would You Want to Lose Your Mom to a Disease That Could Be Prevented With a Vaccine?
World  (tags: world, africa, asia, medicine, treatment, prevention, rights, women, poverty, death, disease, immunize, health, cervical, cancer, vaccine )

Tom
- 169 days ago - change.org
500,000 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer this year. More than half of them will die because they are poor and their cancer will not be diagnosed until it is too late to treat. Most will live in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
28 comments
5 Minutes to Midnight
World  (tags: news, research, science, tech, technology, doomsday clock, nuclear, atomic, scientists, biological warfare, chemistry, world, society, culture, health, politics, government, religion, mega-disasters, global crisis, pandemic, wmd, alert, environment )

SirRobert
- 179 days ago - thebulletin.org
Humanity stands upon the brink of utter destruction and must become aware of the precarious situation that lies ahead, in order to effect radical paradigm shifts of 'real' change immediately! The Doomsday Clock gauges how close mankind is to meltdown.
19 comments
Allegations of Corporate Crimes Against Humanity Going to Trial
World  (tags: world, business, Shell, oil, money, environment, crimes, humanity, nigeria, human rights, abuses, corporate, corruption, ethics, gas, flaring, pollution, humans, habitat, nature, ecosystems, health, illness, risks, death )

Tom
- 185 days ago - law.com
Possibly for the first time, a corporation goes on trial for crimes against humanity. Southern District of New York Judge Kimba Wood rejected all but one motion to dismiss by Shell Petroleum, N.V. and other defendants in Wiwa v. Royal Dutch Petroleum.
7 comments
Sign Petition: Ask Congress to Improve the Lives of Children Worldwide
World  (tags: world, america, government, obama, congress, global, financial, crisis, UNICEF, children, health, disease, illness, death, treatment, prevention, protection, medicine, healthcare )

Tom
- 188 days ago - change.org
Despite significant progress in children's health, 25,000 children under five years old still die from mostly preventable causes each day. With today's global financial crisis, vulnerable newborns and young children face greater challenges than ever.
24 comments
 
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