Health & Science

• Monday, May 24th 2010 - 01:48 UTC

  One out of five Brazilian women under 40 have undergone abortions

  

  One out of five Brazilian women below 40 (22%) has undergone at least one abortion, according to a survey at national level by the University of Brasilia. If all the female population of the country is considered the rate drops to one in seven, 15%.

• Saturday, May 22nd 2010 - 00:29 UTC

  Ban on bi-valve molluscs extraction along Buenos Aires province coastline

  

  Argentina’s province of Buenos Aires re-confirmed on Friday the total ban of commercial, artisan and/or visitors’ extraction of bi-valve molluscs along the South Atlantic coast of the province.

• Friday, May 21st 2010 - 02:42 UTC

  Japan extends culling of animals because of ‘explosive’ spread of FMD outbreak

  

  The Japanese government has decided to put down all cows and pigs at livestock farms within 10 kilometres from the heart of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Miyazaki Prefecture, according to official sources.

• Friday, May 14th 2010 - 01:46 UTC

  Outbreak of Tropical Parasite Disease Threatens Metropolitan Caracas

  

  Venezuelan Health and Social Protection Minister Luis Reyes confirmed 15 cases of Chagas disease in the capital Caracas, following an outbreak in the popular quarters of the city. However Minister Reyes flatly discarded the word “epidemics”.

• Friday, May 14th 2010 - 01:23 UTC

  Dengue Cases in Paraguay Soar to 5.646 Concentrated on Brazilian Border

  

  Paraguayan health authorities said that the number of dengue confirmed cases have reached 5.646, including a death toll of twelve, the latest of which a 60-year-old man and a 5-year-old boy. Most of the deaths reported are in areas near the border with Brazil.

• Wednesday, May 12th 2010 - 19:43 UTC

  Mexicans and Argentines Among the Happiest People, said Index

  

  Mexicans and Argentines are among the happiest people, according to a Happiness Barometer Index tested in 16 countries which also confirmed that face-to-face time spent with friends and family makes people happier than socializing online.

• Wednesday, May 12th 2010 - 00:06 UTC

  Chile Gained 1.2 Square Kilometres Following the Earthquake

  

  The Chilean territory expanded 1.2 square kilometres into the Pacific following the February earthquake that ravaged the centre and south of the country, according to Sergio Barrientos, head of the University of Chile Seismologic Institute.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2010 - 16:37 UTC

  Dramatic Gap between Chile’s Public and Private Health Care Sectors

  

  An investigation by the World Bank and Chile’s Health Ministry confirmed large discrepancies between the public and private health sectors.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2010 - 01:24 UTC

  German Scientists Discover non Chartered Sunken Islands in the Caribbean

  

  German scientists announced on Monday they believe they have discovered sunken islands in the Caribbean Sea following a deep sea expedition in April.

• Saturday, May 8th 2010 - 06:26 UTC

  Viral Equine Arteritis Outbreak in the Province of Buenos Aires

  

  SENASA, Argentina’s National Food Safety and Quality Service, issued a statement suspending all transportation of horses in the Buenos Aires province for two weeks due to an outbreak of Viral Equine Arteritis.