Global asthma survey reveals parent knowledge gap
A global survey presented in Vienna shows one in three fatal asthma cases involve a child with mild disease and nearly half of parents are unaware of the risk. The study cites a gap between doctors and parents, noting asthma control is often overestimated. Worldwide cases exceed 300 million with 255,000 deaths in 2005 and rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
The
European Academy of Aller
G. Walter Canonica
University of Genoa
Italy
Global Initiative
World Health Organization
Nikolai Khaltaev
WHO
Chronic Respiratory Diseases Department
U.N
European Academy
Britain
Canada
France
Germany
Japan
Spain
Switzerland
United States
Academy
Mountain Thrust offensive to strike Taliban strongholds begins
In eastern Afghanistan 26 suspected militants were killed as coalition and Afghan forces press operations near the Pakistani border. A major assault named Mountain Thrust will involve 1,000 U S, British, Canadian and Afghan troops, focusing on Ur uzgan and Helmand provinces with air and artillery support. One Afghan police officer wounded. four civilians killed in separate rebel attack in Paktika. Additional combat deaths reported among coalition forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musa Qala
Afghanistan
Helmand
U.S
Maj
Quentin Innis
Kunar
Paktika
Akram Khelwak
Khelwak
Uruzgan
Europe treads softly on Iran nuclear issue
At a Vienna IAEA board meeting the EU drafts a conciliatory statement urging Iran to cooperate with probes and respond positively to resumed talks. A confidential British letter notes incentives offered for talks, with a June 1 Security Council threat implied by Britain’s foreign secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Europe
Iran
U.N. Nuclear Agency
Tehran
Associated Press
European Union
International Atomic Energy Agency
Cism
Peter Jenkins
Britain
SAEA
Margaret Beckett
U.N. Security Council
Father of Yemeni inmate challenges death by own action claim
In Taiz Yemen father Mohammed Abdullah al Aslami rejects U S military statements that his son died by his own hand at Guantanamo Bay Cuba He accuses prison authorities of killing him and calls his son a devout Muslim who would not kill himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taiz
Yemen
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
U.S
Mohammed Abdullah al-Aslami
Somalia approves peacekeeping mission plan
Lawmakers in Mogadishu on Wednesday approved a peacekeeping mission for Somalia, the parliament speaker said. The approval paves the way for a transitional government to face the Islamic Courts Union in a potential confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mogadishu
Somalia
Islamic Courts Union
Palestinian official arrives with suitcases full of cash
Palestinian foreign minister returned from a trip to Muslim nations carrying about $20 million in cash, a sign of Hamas funding strain amid Western donor pressure. Dozens of civil servants stormed parliament in the West Bank seeking overdue salaries, throwing objects and forcing the speaker to flee. The unrest follows a deadly Hamas gunman shooting and ongoing intra-Palestinian feuding between Hamas and Fatah, as Abbas presses for recognition of Israel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rafah
Gaza Strip
Hamas
Islamic
Israel
West Bank
Fatah
Mahmoud Abbas
Abbas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Coalition
Tion
Osama bin Laden
Rodrigo Abdi AP
Musa Quala
Helmand Province
IAEA
Odessa Midland Job Exchange
West Texas
Odessamidlandjobs.com
Network In Our Jobs
Odessa
Lashahate Re
Su Siessouthforty
Habla Espanol
Kenneth W. Higgins
D.D
Michelle Anderson
Faudree Road
ROLEX
Nha & C Jewelers
W. Wall
Midland
Oyster
Fairgrounds Road
Fairgrounds
Golf Course
Stephen
Lennox
Ee Bosworth Company
Midland Odessa
Kerrville
Www
Bosworthcocom
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!