Drought devastates Afghan nomads
This spring, a yearlong drought suddenly worsened, scorching vast areas of southern Afghanistan and Pakistan. Last week the United Nations issued a special appeal for international aid for the
This spring, a yearlong drought suddenly worsened, scorching vast areas of southern Afghanistan and Pakistan. Last week the United Nations issued a special appeal for international aid for the
In a strikingly personal speech, Mr. Mbeki offered his first detailed explaination of how he came to consult with two Americans who contended that the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, does not
The number of cases of mad cow disease discovered in France, as in many other countries in Europe, has been climbing steadily. Many experts are finding alarming that the numbers are going up, given
Nike Inc., and its prominent chairman Phil Knight, have withdrawn millions of dollars in financial support from three universities in the past three weeks. The three universities have recently joined
The report from France that several infants with severe immune disorders have apparently been cured by gene therapy is a dramatic breakthrough in a field that is desperate for one. Three children
Doctors are failing to properly treat millions of patients who have dangerously high blood pressure because they are focussing on the wrong measurement, according to US health officials. Physicians
Convinced that the global spread of AIDS is reaching catastrophic dimensions, the Clinton Administration has formally designated the disease for the first time as a threat to U.S. national security
Mexico has appealed to squatters, mostly Indians, in a jungle reserve to move away from the area, where their slash-and-burn farming has stoked a rash of fires that threatens to become a major
Two rigorous studies involving thousands of people have failed to confirm one of the most widely held beliefs about diet and health : that eating low-fat, high-fiber foods can reduce the risk of
Thousands of wild animals in a national game preserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo are in imminent danger, with the once glorious park now nearly abandoned after years of hostilities.