Malnutrition tragedy shocks Manila slums
In Manila, a two year old identified by a pseudonym Roger Adio died from malnutrition linked to worms and pneumonia amid World Bank IMF events. Officials note high child mortality from malnutrition. the Adio family of squatters in Tondo faces ongoing displacement and poverty with limited prospects for return to the provinces.
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Kate Webb
Manila
The
Philippines
UPI
Roger Adio
Roger
Adio
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
Adios
Tondo
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Skillful Chinese efforts save U S heart attack victim
An American scientist suffered a severe heart attack in rural China last year. Chinese doctors organized rapid care at an Institute hospital and in Shanghai, with a cardiac arrest team treating him and coordinating with American colleagues. He survived thanks to multiple doctors, nurses, and officials who supported the complex rescue and transport.
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Washington
UPI
China
Paul F. Busch
Stanford University
Doctors’ Journal
Archives of Internal Medicine
J. Stauffer Lehman
Harvard Medical School
Busch
National Academy of Sciences
Kiangsu
Asia
Lehman
Wushi
Shanghai
Chinese Medical Association
Basch
Japan
Tokyo
San Francisco
Oil water emulsion cures poison drug overdoses
URI scientists Rhodes and Fuller develop a water in oil emulsion that encases water droplets with antidotes to inactivate poisons and drugs. Tested on rats then dogs, the method aims for human trials within a year, with Exxon having invented the emulsion.
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Kingston
R.I
UPI
University of Rhode Island
Christopher Rhodes
George Fuller
Rhodes
URI
Exxon Corp
Vermont Court Reverses Adoptions in Child Custody Case
Vermont Supreme Court reversed a Windsor Circuit ruling that allowed the state Welfare Department to place two young children for adoption. Justices said the department failed to show deterioration in the children’s circumstances and noted improvements in the mother’s situation. Justice Larrow criticized the approach as potentially undermining the family unit. The decision followed other rulings on unemployment benefits, tax appeals, and a Caledonia property tax case.
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Supreme Court
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Larrow
Caledonia County
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Barnet
NEPCO
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