Source: usnews.com Scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered bee venom can kill the HIV virus without harming the body. Bees could hold the key to preventing HIV transmission. Researchers have discovered that bee venom kills the virus while leaving body cells unharmed, which could lead to an anti-HIV vaginal […]
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Malian women make their voices heard: emergency aid, participation in the peace process, and justice for all
31st January 2013 – 15:14
A young forcibly displaced woman rests in a room in Bamako. She suffered mental and physical trauma after being kidnapped by armed men and raped near her home in the Timbuktu region in April. Photo credit: UNHCR / H. Caux Our women have been beaten, raped, whipped, forced into polygamous marriages, and who knows what […]
Facebook charges $100 to message Mark Zuckerberg
January 11, 2013 Facebook members are being asked to pay $100 for their messages to reach the inbox of the social network’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg. The charge is part of a test of a system designed by Facebook to both raise some revenue and reduce spam. It was first introduced in December, with a charge […]