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Swaziland Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Swaziland Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Swaziland Relations PEOPLEThe majority of the…

Lesotho Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Lesotho Index: People History Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Lesotho Relations PEOPLE More than 99% of Lesotho's population is ethnically…

October 2009 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of October 2009. Texting While Driving Banned for Federal Employees (Oct. 1): President Obama signs…

Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Introduction

IntroductionSexually Transmitted DiseasesIntroductionChlamydia: The Most Common STDGenital HerpesGenital Warts and HPVSyphilis: A Sexual Scourge with a Long HistoryGonorrhea In This Section The…

Tuberculosis: Tuberculosis: Airborne Nightmare

Tuberculosis: Airborne Nightmare Tuberculosis Introduction Tuberculosis: Airborne Nightmare Treating TB TB Is a Global Peril TB-causing bacteria is passed from person to person through the…

The 2004 Class of Inductees

Frederick Banting, 1891–1941, Charles Best, 1899–1978, James Collip, 1892–1965, Purified Insulin. Canadian scientists Banting, Best, and Collip determined that insulin injections would help…

Botswana Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Botswana Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Botswana Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYThe…

Top 20 Causes of Mortality Throughout the World

All countriesRankCauseTotal deaths (in thousands)% of total1.Ischaemic heart disease7,20812.6%2.Cerebrovascular disease5,5099.73.Lower respiratory infections3,8846.84.HIV/AIDS2,7774.95.…