Diarrhea

Gates Says Too Many Kids' Deaths Are Preventable

Katherine Gustafson | Posted 11.13.2009 | World


Katherine Gustafson

2.2 million kids under the age of 5 die every year from diarrheal diseases. The vast majority of these deaths could be prevented with basic hygiene, water quality improvements and sanitation.

25 Random Things About Yoga

Lauren Cahn | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living


Lauren Cahn

1. You don't have to be thin to be flexible. 2. To get into certain poses, however, it does help to be thin to make up for a lack of flexibility. ... 14. Yoga teachers are not "yoga therapists" unless trained as such.

Calling on Kids of Investment Bankers, for Kids Who Aren't

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 11.11.2009 | Impact


Dr. Orin Levine

If you're at a school where your parents and your parents' friends might be investment bankers, ask them this week if they have ever considered investing in the life of a child in the developing world.

Enteric Disease impact on Global Health, Human Rights, and Environmental Degradation

Lisa Conte | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business


Lisa Conte

One of the collateral benefits of working in the global health arena is being reminded that disease doesn't exist in isolation.

Safe Drinking Water: A New Cause that Needs Continued Support

John Sauer | Posted 10.19.2009 | Impact


John Sauer

Providing safe drinking water to those who need it is a hot cause right now. But will this"buzz" result in substantially more people getting access to water and sanitation?

Why Common Foods May Hurt Your Health

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 10.04.2009 | Living


Dr. Jon LaPook

There's a disease that American doctors are absolutely terrible at diagnosing. It's estimated that three million Americans have celiac disease, and only a small percentage of them know it.

Comprehensive Global Health Strategy

Richard Chin | Posted 08.14.2009 | World


Richard Chin

At OneWorld Health, we are working to discover and develop novel treatments for diarrheal disease that are safe, effective and affordable to even the poorest of the poor

Matt Damon, ONE and a Tractable Global Problem

John Sauer | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics


John Sauer

Universal access to water and sanitation is still a pipe dream for many poorer countries, especially nations in Africa.

Madonna, Africa and Child Mortality

Jim Luce | Posted 06.15.2009 | World


Jim Luce

The deaths of African children are all about food, water and cooking stoves. There is usually no public health system in place to address this tragic litany of otherwise very approachable issues.

Water for the World Act of 2009: Stopping the Second Biggest Killer of Children

John Sauer | Posted 06.14.2009 | World


John Sauer

Even those of us in the international development field have pretty much neglected the fact that diarrhea is still fatal in many parts of the world. It kills 1.6 million children each year.

The Possiblity of a Pandemic and the Certainty of Diseases That Kill

Richard Chin | Posted 06.11.2009 | World


Richard Chin

Diarrheal diseases, which kill approximately 2 million children under the age of five in every year continue to receive less attention than diseases like the swine flu virus.

A Forgotten Glass Ceiling: A Safe Drink of Water

John Sauer | Posted 05.10.2009 | World


John Sauer

If people joined together to support water and sanitation projects they could immediately help woman shatter the most basic of glass ceilings -- access to safe drinking water and sanitation.

Aw, Nuts: The FDA Pistachio Scare Nightmare

Warren Holstein | Posted 05.02.2009 | Comedy


Warren Holstein

It seems that the FDA done did it again! Or didn't do it... what they're supposed be doing, that is, mainly regulate and prevent widespread contamination of our food supply from harmful microbes and bacteria.

Making Ripples This World Water Day

Karl Hofmann | Posted 04.25.2009 | World


Karl Hofmann

These days we take safe drinking water for granted. But unsafe water continues to kill -- and the numbers who die have grown to intolerable heights.

Stand Up for People that Can't Sit Down

John Sauer | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics


John Sauer

Every 20 seconds, a child dies of sanitation-related diseases, which kill five times as many children as HIV/AIDS.

Leave Mr. Poopypants Alone!

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 07.08.2008 | Living


Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Let me just get this out of the way: people poop when they run. So why the big fuss about some poor soul with splattered shorts? Must it be discussed on every fitness website?