Even Windows On First Floor Pose Risk Of Falls For Youngsters
KENYA: "Perfect storm" brewing among urban poor
Spiralling food prices are forcing up malnutrition in Nairobi's slums
Goodbye, Mystery Meat? School Lunches Get More Healthful
Healthy fare is becoming more common in school cafeterias.
To Avoid Brain-Eating Amoebas, Hold Your Nose
Go ahead and jump, but hold your nose.
Buzz Kill: Marijuana Genome Sequenced For Health, Not Highs
Stoners and scientists alike may be stoked to learn that a startup biotech company has completed the DNA sequence of Cannabis sativa, or marijuana. But here's something that could ruin a high: The company hopes the data will help scientists breed pot...
UN warns of rising death rates among Somali children as disease takes a toll
A group of Somali women and children wait to be registered at the transit centre in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia
From Betel Leaf Chew To Tobacco, Indians Swap One Vice For Another
Our colleague over at NPR's foreign desk, Corey Flintoff, filed this radio piece for today's Morning Edition on a rich tradition in India of making and chewing spice and nut packets wrapped in betel leaves called paan. It turns out that paan is being...
Therapy dogs lift spirits of returning Soldiers at Camp Atterbury
Army Staff Sgt. Anthony Houston, and Staff Sgt. Travis Gilbert, both from the Michigan Army National Guard's 1225th Corps...
Start Your HIV Prevention Planning for Adolescent Health with the New School Year
TIMOR-LESTE: Women slow to adopt safer birth practices
Timor Leste has a high total fertility rate
