HERALD, W.Va. — A half a century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe they may be dying from a silent bullet — test results show some men may have been infected by a slow-killing parasite while fighting in the jungles of Southeast Asia. The Department of Veterans Affairs this […]
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New York schools, which serve about 800,000 meals a day, will also serve lower-fat versions of foods such as tacos and chicken nuggets. And beef ravioli and macaroni may soon be history. By 2008, the city expects to abide by federal recommendations that no more than 30 percent of the calories in school lunches come […]
Blaming a “lack of trust” between Washington and developing countries for the failure of talks last month at the World Trade Organization, EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy said involving the WHO could restore good faith. “When there’s too much mistrust in the game then you have to call on a third party, and the WHO […]
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Daniel Berman, a spokesman for the Access to Essential Medicines campaign at Doctors Without Borders, called the model “really quite interesting.” “For the first time a company is offering a nonprofit organization rights to distribute its AIDS drug in a large block of developing countries,” he said
Pharmacia Corp. said it will work with the International Dispensary Association in Amsterdam to provide licenses and technological skills to generic companies to make its drug delavirdine, an anti-retroviral sold under the trade name Rescriptor. AIDS activists praised the idea of using a nonprofit agency as an intermediary — even if the drug on offer […]
Former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh appeared on the first episode of Sacha Baron Cohen’s new show, “Who is America?” on Showtime, but unlike Sarah Palin, he doesn’t seem particularly angry that he was “duped” by the comedian. The conservative talk radio host and former politician instead said Cohen “fooled me good.” On his premiere episode, […]
NEW YORK Portia de Rossi only believed it was happening when her agent got the good news from the producers. Michael Cera only believed it was happening when the cameras rolled. It happened all right. After years of clamoring from fans and rumors firing them up while the cast hung on for a green light, […]
NAIROBI, Kenya — David Odhiambo was one of the blue-uniformed security guards tasked with protecting Nairobi’s Westgate Mall one year ago when four heavily armed terrorists attacked. The work David was paid to do – search purses and bags, mostly – earned him two bullets in the head, injuries that cost him his job. Nairobi […]
BALI, Indonesia – An American man has confessed that he killed his girlfriend’s mother in a luxury hotel on Indonesia’s Bali island, and the girlfriend has acknowledged helping him stuff the body into a suitcase, police said Friday. Heather Mack, 19, and her boyfriend Tommy Schaefer, 21, both from Chicago, were arrested in Bali on […]
Li Na, a two-time Grand Slam winner and reigning champion of the Australian Open, announced Friday that she is retiring from tennis. Television stations in Li’s native China reported Thursday that she was planning to retire. In an open letter, Li thanks fans and cites recurring injuries — she’s had three surgeries on her right […]