OneWorld United States

Best Buys for Global Health

owuseditors — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 23:11:26 -0400

I must confess that I wasn’t initially all that excited about working on an e-zine on the topic of global health. All of us have our strengths, and weaknesses. For my part, I cringe at the sight of blood...

Decontamination with Added Impurities

Ian — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:51:16 -0400

For over sixty years the Navy used the Eastern part of Vieques as their Live Impact Area. Everything from Napalm to Agent Orange to Depleted Uranium bullets were released on this eastern part of the island.

AIDS Summit Called 'Death By Diplomacy'

owuseditors — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 15:18:38 -0400

Activists from more than 70 civil society groups from around the world have denounced the United Nations political declaration on HIV/AIDS released Friday at the end of a major international gathering.

Female Focus Needed to Stop AIDS, Say African and U.S. Activists

owuseditors — Wed, 31 May 2006 11:28:59 -0400

A dramatic shift of funds and priorities is needed to stem the tide of the global AIDS pandemic, said women's health advocates in Washington, DC last week, marking the 25th anniversary of the disease's discovery.

Bausch and Lomb Suspends U.S. Shipments of Renu With Moisture Lock

Linda L. — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 22:26:47 -0400

As all of you contact lens wearers have heard by now, Renu has been taken off the public market due to the alarming numbers of fungal infections that have broken out recently.

Groups Demand Water Rights, Cite Millions of Deaths

owuseditors — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:21:52 -0500

The right to safe water must be enshrined in international law and policed by the United Nations if millions of people are to be spared death from want of water or from water-borne diseases, activists told governments and business at international talks ending Wednesday.

U.S. Braces for Bird Flu as Global Efforts Falter for Want of Money

owuseditors — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 14:32:41 -0500

Bird flu likely would be detected in the United States this year, federal officials warned Monday as a top UN official said efforts to fight a pandemic in Africa were hamstrung by a lack of money.