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Burmese activist and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is now on a U.S. tour, her freedom celebrated as evidence of change in this once repressive nation.…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International AIDS Conference, a mega-meeting of more than 20,000 people, has opened here to fanfare, protests, calls to action and…
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HELENA, Mont. — The charity co-founded by Greg Mortenson has named seven new board members as part of a settlement over accusations the "Three Cups of…
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The FDA today approved the first drug, known as Truvada, for preventing HIV in people at high risk of infection due to ‘discordance’ – science lingo for…
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In a "landmark" legal case, the pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline pled guilty last week to engaging in fraudulent, criminal behavior which included…
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By Lisa Stiffler, Humanosphere correspondentIn wealthy countries, it’s no problem for an organization to provide a single, narrowly defined service. In a…
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The threats to our well-being (well beyond climate change now) are quite real. The goals of Rio+20 – to arrive at consensus on what’s needed to avoid…
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By Cyan James, Humanosphere correspondentA fresh crop of Changemakers has been identified by the Washington Global Health Alliance’s Be the Change student…
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Earlier this week, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced the latest 100 winners of $100,000 grants from its Grand Challenges Exploration program…
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By Lisa Stiffler, special correspondentWhen you consider that one in seven people worldwide will go to bed tonight hungry, it does seem fair to ask: Can…