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  • June 2008

    • Boy George to Sing for NYC Street Sweepers

      New York Daily News  |  Jun 12, 08 9:32 AM CDT

      Boy George to Sing for NYC Street Sweepers

      (Newser) - Boy George is planning a private gig as a thank-you to the people who helped him keep New York's streets clean during his week of court-ordered community service, the New York Daily News reports. The singer, who says city workers treated him very kindly during his 2006 punishment for wasting police time, will play the sanitation department's family picnic this summer. More »

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      New York City  • concert  • singer  • community service  • sanitation  • Boy George

  • May 2008

    • It's Time to Talk More About Toilets

      New York Times  |  May 19, 08 12:25 PM CDT

      It's Time to Talk More About Toilets

      (Newser) - Modern squeamishness about discussing human feces can cost lives, Rose George writes in the New York Times . The recent disastrous cyclone in Burma highlights how important waste-containment (read: latrines) is to staving off disease, but if wealthy nations won't deign to discuss No. 2, it's hard for them to organize aid to help poorer countries with sanitation. More »

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      health  • Burma  • Cyclone Nargis  • poop  • sanitation

  • July 2007

    • Third of Iraqis Need Critical Aid

      BBC  |  Jul 30, 07 7:36 AM CDT

      Third of Iraqis Need Critical Aid

      (Newser) - A third of Iraq's population—some 8 million people—are in critical need of emergency aid because they have no food, water or shelter, according to an OXFAM report detailed in the BBC. Trapped in a maelstrom of sectarian violence, the Iraqi government is unable to provide basic needs. Some 4 million Iraqis have either been displaced from their homes or have fled the country. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • children  • food  • poverty  • Iraq government  • sectarian violence  • water  • sanitation

    • Hospitals Make Progress Against Infections

      New York Times  |  Jul 27, 07 12:00 PM CDT

      Hospitals Make Progress Against Infections

      (Newser) - Infections picked up in hospitals kill nearly 100,000 people in the US every year and are on the rise, but some institutions seem to have found a remedy: simple hygiene. The Times visits the VA hospital in Pittsburgh, which has slashed the rate of virulent bacterial infections by using simple, cheap measures such as making hand sanitizer widely available. More »

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      health  • hospitals  • infection  • patients  • hygiene  • sanitation

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