ADDIS ABABA, 9 December 2011 (PlusNews) – The latest guidelines on infant-feeding options for HIV-positive mothers in Africa have not been disseminated in many countries, leaving women dangerously confused about the best nutritional path to protect their children from contracting the virus, a new report shows. The UN World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2010 guidelines recommend… Continue reading HIV-positive Women in Africa Still Confused About Infant-feeding Choices
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Food Security Concern Grows in Kenya as Farmers Switch from Maize to Coffee
ELDORET, 23 November 2011 (IRIN) – The switch by many farmers in Kenya’s Rift Valley province from staple cereals to more profitable coffee is likely to increase the country’s dependence on grain imports and possibly affect food security, agricultural experts have warned. “It is unsafe to use our land for crops with the hopes of… Continue reading Food Security Concern Grows in Kenya as Farmers Switch from Maize to Coffee
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Resigns
ROME — Italy’s presidential palace has confirmed that Premier Silvio Berlusconi has resigned, setting in motion a transition aimed at bringing Italy back from the brink of economic crisis. Cheers broke out in front of the palace by the hundreds of people who gathered to witness Berlusconi’s final act in office, ending a 17-year political… Continue reading Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Resigns
Africa Mobile Market Is Fastest Growing On Earth
Africa is the world’s fastest growing mobile phone market and soon poised to have 735 million people using their phones for everything from transferring money to tracking animals for wildlife studies, an industry group said Wednesday. Mobile penetration in Africa is now second only to Asia, according to the report by the industry group GSMA,… Continue reading Africa Mobile Market Is Fastest Growing On Earth
Abuse of Painkillers is Epidemic in the United States, Government Reports
Abuse of prescription painkiller have reached “epidemic” levels in the US, a government report says. Overdoses of pain relievers cause more deaths than heroin and cocaine combined, the report has found. It says sales and prescriptions of the drugs rose sharply in recent years and this was linked to the rise in overdoses. Narcotic painkillers… Continue reading Abuse of Painkillers is Epidemic in the United States, Government Reports
Africa’s Industrialization Through Green Economic Growth
The green economy may be in the way of Africa’s industrialization even if some of the continent’s industries are still grappling with efficient use of energy issues related to climate change. These were the conclusions of some of the papers on Structural Transformation and Industrial Policies presented at the African Economic Conference, which went into… Continue reading Africa’s Industrialization Through Green Economic Growth
Exercise May Not Limit Weight Gain by Pregnant Moms
Exercising during pregnancy was safe for both moms and babies in a new study of heavy women in Brazil, but fitness classes and at-home exercises didn’t keep moms-to-be from gaining too much weight. The finding is “not surprising,” according to Dr. Patrick Catalano, a maternal-fetal medicine researcher from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine… Continue reading Exercise May Not Limit Weight Gain by Pregnant Moms
Republican Michele Bachmann Doesn’t Know Libya Is Part of Africa
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) criticized President Obama’s foreign policy during Tuesday night’s CNN debate, saying, “Now with the president, he put us in Libya. He is now putting us in Africa. We already were stretched too thin, and he put our special operations forces in Africa,” she said.
Libya, it should be noted, is in Africa.