August 2012 - Global health (home page)
Mysterious illness in Cambodia solved, doctors say Photo: Michelle Badash
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In Africa, Decriminalizing AIDS
 Photo: Flickr_Jon Rawlinson
Groundbreaking new laws in Nigeria could make discrimination against HIV/AIDS patients a crime.
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Second Child is A Growing Option in China
 Photo: Flickr_FennecCooper
After decades of a strict "one child only" policy in China, some indications that restrictions may be relaxing. |
Afghan schoolgirls poisoned - or mass psychogenic illness?
 Photo: Flickr_DVIDSHUB
Hundreds of girls have fallen ill in northern Afghanistan after their drinking water was allegedly spiked and the air was poisoned. Are the Taliban behind this - or is it mass hysteria? This Newsweek article examines the evidence. |
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Traditions for Tomorrow
A nonprofit organization that helps contribute to the protection and promotion of living traditional values and cultural expressions of indigenous and Afro-American communities in Latin America.
A nonprofit organization that helps contribute to the protection and promotion of living traditional values and cultural expressions of indigenous and Afro-American communities in Latin America.
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Photo: Flickr_CasparGirl
Backgammon is the oldest board game in recorded history. Backgammon artifacts dating back to 3000 BC were excavated in Iran.