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USAID Food for Peace Donation to the World Food Program in the Central African Republic

The United States Agency for International Development’s Office of Food for Peace has approved a food aid contribution to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in the Central African Republic (CAR) in the amount of $...

You Are Rude, I Am Busy

Mobile etiquette is getting worse--although it's difficult to imagine this is possible. An Intel-sponsored survey by Ipsos found that 90 percent of respondents have witnessed poor mobile behavior firsthand, including texti...

CDC and NIH Update Guidelines to Protect Patients from Bloodstream Infections

New guidelines outline steps to eliminate catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI), one of the most deadly and costly threats to patient safety. Released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Hea...

U.S. Teen Birth Rate Fell to Record Low in 2009

Teen birth rates have decreased by 37 percent in the last two decades, though U.S. rates are up to nine times higher than in other developed countries, according to the latest CDC Vital Signs report. About 46 percent of te...