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  Guatemala awaits election results
Date: September  10, 2007  

Guatemalans are voting in presidential and parliamentary elections after one of the bloodiest campaigns in the country s history.More than 50 candidates, activists and their relatives have been murdered in the run-up to the elections.The two main presidential contenders are Alvaro Colom, a centre-left businessman, and a former general, Otto Perez
  GAA deaths cannot put kids off
Date: September  10, 2007  

The deaths of four young people playing Gaelic football in the past week must not discourage children from playing sport, a senior GAA official has said. Patrick Devlin, 13, died during a training session in Ardboe on Saturday, four days after a 10-year-old boy died in similar circumstances in Drumquin. Two other youngsters died while playing spo
  Rabies could be gone in decade
Date: September  07, 2007  

Rabies could be wiped out across the world within a decade if sufficient vaccination programmes are carried out on domestic dogs, according to experts.Edinburgh University s Royal Dick Vet School staff have carried out extensive research into the disease, which kills about 55,000 people per year.If enough domestic dogs are vaccinated, worldwide th
  Guantanamo medics fail patients
Date: September  07, 2007  

US military doctors have been accused of turning a blind eye to abuse at Guantanamo Bay prison camp, in a letter published in a British medical journal.The letter in The Lancet focused on accusations of force-feeding of hunger strikers at the prison camp in Cuba.It also drew parallels between the doctors at Guantanamo and South African doctors inv
  Depression leads to worst health
Date: September  06, 2007  

Depression is a more disabling condition than angina, arthritis, asthma and diabetes, World Health Organization research shows.And those with depression plus a chronic illness, such as diabetes, fare particularly badly, the study of more than 245,000 people suggests.Better treatment for depression would improve people s overall health, the researc
  Pull down the walled gardens
Date: September  06, 2007  

Internet law professor Michael Geist says the walled gardens of social networks should be pulled down. " Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace have become part of the daily routine for millions of internet users. The popularity of these networks, however, has resulted in an unfortunate by-product - the mushrooming number of
  Cameron proposes citizen service
Date: September  06, 2007  

David Cameron is to propose setting up a six-week programme for school leavers called "national citizen service".He will say 16-year-olds should get the chance to do activities such as physical training or charity work.The Tory leader will say such work would "be about inspiration, making young people feel that British society is something they wa
  Mentally ill suffering neglect
Date: September  06, 2007  

New research published in the medical journal, The Lancet, has highlighted the extent to which the mentally ill are neglected in the developing world. Scientists say mental illness makes up about 14% of global disease, more than cancer or heart disease. Up to 800,000 people commit suicide each year, mostly in poorer countries. Despite this, the au
  PM s bid for global health care
Date: September  06, 2007  

Gordon Brown is spearheading a campaign to build national health systems in some of the world s poorest countries that will help save millions of lives.The UK prime minister is forming a new partnership with other developed countries to make sure international aid is spent effectively.Ministers from Burundi, Nepal, Zambia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambi


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