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	<title>Humanosphere &#187; Health</title>
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		<title>Male health neglected in global health policy, experts say</title>
		<link>http://www.humanosphere.org/jp/male-health-is-neglected-in-global-health-policy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Paulson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been waiting for someone to make this argument based on the numbers. I don&#8217;t expect it to be very popular or compelling. The long-standing emphasis on women and children&#8217;s needs in global health are based not so much on simple burden of disease numbers alone as on issues of equity. Source: Sciencedaily Men experience &#8230; <a href="http://www.humanosphere.org/jp/male-health-is-neglected-in-global-health-policy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is Homeopaths Without Borders one of the worst charities in the world?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Paulson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s what William MacAskill, an ethicist at Oxford, explores in this article for Quartz. MacAskill (who inexplicably notes his last name used to be Crouch) begins his critique by noting the lack of scientific evidence for homeopathy and then digs into where the money goes. Source: Quartz I normally hate to be critical of specific &#8230; <a href="http://www.humanosphere.org/jp/is-homeopaths-without-borders-one-of-the-worst-charities-in-the-world/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Feed the World: Bugs</title>
		<link>http://www.humanosphere.org/2013/05/bugs-the-surprising-protein-powerhouse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bugs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jokes naturally followed the UN&#8217;s Food and Agriculture Organisation&#8217;s new report extolling the virtues of eating bugs. The most popular tweet was a variant on &#8220;Let them eat cake.&#8221; Others pointed to the scene in the Disney movie the Lion King where Timon and Pumba introduce bugs to Simba. They assure Simba that bugs are &#8220;slimy, yet &#8230; <a href="http://www.humanosphere.org/2013/05/bugs-the-surprising-protein-powerhouse/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Scientific American: Here&#8217;s why you should worry about one case of polio in Somalia</title>
		<link>http://www.humanosphere.org/jp/scientific-american-heres-why-you-should-worry-about-one-case-of-polio-in-somalia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Paulson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My buddy Christine Gorman explains why one case of polio showing up in Somalia is so worrisome. Source: Scientificamerican Low vaccination rates in multiple African countries could doom global eradication efforts Read more at: www.scientificamerican.com <a href="http://www.humanosphere.org/jp/scientific-american-heres-why-you-should-worry-about-one-case-of-polio-in-somalia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New virus kills hundreds of Americans</title>
		<link>http://www.humanosphere.org/jp/new-virus-killed-hundreds-of-americans-in-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Paulson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No, it wasn&#8217;t a new strain of bird flu out of China or the SARS-like new coronovirus that was first spotted in the Middle East. This is the West Nile virus, which is relatively new to the United States and last year killed a record 286 people. It is spread by mosquitoes like malaria or &#8230; <a href="http://www.humanosphere.org/jp/new-virus-killed-hundreds-of-americans-in-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Toxic waste is on par with malaria as global killer</title>
		<link>http://www.humanosphere.org/jp/toxic-waste-is-on-par-with-malaria-as-global-killer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.humanosphere.org/jp/toxic-waste-is-on-par-with-malaria-as-global-killer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 18:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Paulson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Toxic waste sites “fly under the radar” in terms of public health awareness and action. Little research has been done on the health impacts of chemical pollutants in developing countries. Source: Ipsnews Toxic Waste on Par with Malaria as a Global Killer &#8211; Toxic waste sites in 31 countries are damaging the brains of nearly &#8230; <a href="http://www.humanosphere.org/jp/toxic-waste-is-on-par-with-malaria-as-global-killer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gates-backed vaccine alliance targets cervical cancer in poor countries &#8211; for a price</title>
		<link>http://www.humanosphere.org/2013/05/gates-backed-vaccine-alliance-targets-cervical-cancer-in-poor-countries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.humanosphere.org/2013/05/gates-backed-vaccine-alliance-targets-cervical-cancer-in-poor-countries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 19:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Paulson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kate Elder]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Activists say there's no question that the HPV vaccine is desperately needed in poor countries and that this will be a big life-saver for women. But the vaccine is still too expensive for the poorest countries, where the per capita spending on health care can be as low as $10 or $20 per capita. <a href="http://www.humanosphere.org/2013/05/gates-backed-vaccine-alliance-targets-cervical-cancer-in-poor-countries/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The never-ending threat of pandemic flu</title>
		<link>http://www.humanosphere.org/2013/05/the-never-ending-threat-of-pandemic-bird-flu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 20:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Paulson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are all, or well most of them, legitimate concerns and efforts aimed at preparing us for the big one. But the question is if these scares fail to explode into a large-scale pandemic, will the public -- and policy makers -- be better prepared or somehow inoculated against taking the threat seriously in the future? <a href="http://www.humanosphere.org/2013/05/the-never-ending-threat-of-pandemic-bird-flu/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NPR: Why Bill Gates thinks ending polio is worth it</title>
		<link>http://www.humanosphere.org/jp/npr-why-bill-gates-thinks-ending-polio-is-worth-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.humanosphere.org/jp/npr-why-bill-gates-thinks-ending-polio-is-worth-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 20:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Paulson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NPR gives Bill Gates the forum to explain why spending a billion dollars per year chasing after a few hundred (or fewer) polio cases is money well spent. Source: Npr Some critics say that ending polio has become Bill Gates&#8217; &#8220;white whale.&#8221; Why not just settle for the huge drop in polio cases that we&#8217;ve &#8230; <a href="http://www.humanosphere.org/jp/npr-why-bill-gates-thinks-ending-polio-is-worth-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Gates&#8217; humanitarian plan for world (vaccination) domination</title>
		<link>http://www.humanosphere.org/2013/05/bill-gates-humanitarian-plan-for-world-vaccination-domination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.humanosphere.org/2013/05/bill-gates-humanitarian-plan-for-world-vaccination-domination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 20:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Paulson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amie Batson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kate Elder]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Orin Levine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PATH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seth Berkley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vaccines]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows Bill Gates loves vaccines. Yet few seem to appreciate just how revolutionary and accidental is this love affair. Promoting this powerful, fundamental tool for children's health may look these days like the obvious humanitarian thing for a philanthropist to do. But it wasn't either obvious or that celebrated when the Bill &#038; Melinda Gates Foundation started down this path in the 1990s.  <a href="http://www.humanosphere.org/2013/05/bill-gates-humanitarian-plan-for-world-vaccination-domination/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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