Tag: organization
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World’s first dengue fever vaccine cleared by Mexico
The world's first dengue vaccine won regulatory approval in Mexico on Wednesday, raising hopes that it could prevent more than 100 deaths there a year and eventually perhaps millions around the world. Globally, dengue is the fastest-growing mosquito-borne disease, with as many as 400 million people infected every year, according to the World Health Organization.…
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Planned Parenthood opens L.A.-area clinic days after Colorado attack
Four days after a deadly shooting at one of its clinics in Colorado, Planned Parenthood opened a new health center on Tuesday in West Hollywood, just outside Los Angeles. Sue Dunlap, president and chief executive for Planned Parenthood’s Los Angeles-area chapter, said the inauguration ceremony was aimed in part at demonstrating the organization’s commitment to…
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Colorado shooting suspect said ‘no more baby parts’: reports
The man accused of opening fire at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado and killing three people said “no more baby parts” while he was being arrested, NBC News and other media reported on Saturday, citing unidentified law enforcement sources. The utterance from suspect Robert Lewis Dear, 57, would appear to reference the controversy surrounding…
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Colorado officer killed in shooting was church elder, retired figure skater
By Keith Coffman COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – A police officer killed by a gunman who stormed a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs was a retired champion figure skater and an elder at a Christian church where he taught, led worship teams and played guitar. Officer Garrett Swasey, 44, was on duty at the…
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Gunfire at Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic triggered rapid lockdown
The moment a receptionist heard gunfire and an “intruder” burst into the Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, the well-drilled staff immediately activated lockdown procedures, the organization’s local president said on Saturday. “This is a community that’s been under attack,” Vicki Cowart, president and chief executive of Planned Parenthood’s Rocky Mountain chapter, told Reuters, referring…
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Hamstrung by Congress, Obama tries to clinch climate pact
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is trying to negotiate a legacy-making climate change pact this coming week in Paris with one hand tied behind his back. Congress can't even agree whether global warming is real.
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Gunfire at Colorado Planned Parenthood triggered rapid lockdown
By Keith Coffman COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – The moment a receptionist heard gunfire and an “intruder” burst into the Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, the well-drilled staff immediately activated lockdown procedures, the organization’s local president said on Saturday. “This is a community that’s been under attack,” Vicki Cowart, president and chief executive of…
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‘Dangerously high’ antibiotic resistance levels worldwide: WHO
Antibiotic resistance, which can turn common ailments into killers, has reached dangerous levels globally, the World Health Organization warned Monday, saying widespread misunderstandings about the problem was fuelling the risk. Antibiotic resistance happens when bugs become immune to existing drugs, allowing minor injuries and common infections to become deadly. This happens naturally, but overuse and…
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Sierra Leone declared free of Ebola transmissions
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — The World Health Organization declared Sierra Leone free from Ebola transmissions on Saturday, as West Africa battles to stamp out the deadly virus that is holding on in neighboring Guinea.
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Suspended FIFA chief Blatter in hospital-lawyer
Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter, his federation mired in a corruption crisis, is in hospital for medical checks but should be discharged soon, his U.S. lawyer said on Friday. Later, however, Blatter's U.S. based lawyer Richard Cullen issued a statement saying: “Because there have been media inquiries, I am announcing that President Blatter is in…