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Dropping the poppy habit
T. V. Padma reports on efforts to rebuild agricultural research in Afghanistan, and move farmers away from illegal poppy cultivation.
News
Researchers pinpoint climate change 'hotspots'
Researchers have mapped climate change hotspots around the globe, focusing on specific hazards including floods, cyclones and droughts.
4 September 2008
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Middle East climate predictions 'less certain'
A study finds that predictions of climate change induced water shortages in the Middle East are not as certain as previously thought.
Lebanon launches campaign to counter fake drugs
28 August 2008
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Lebanon to reform science and technology policy
21 August 2008
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Features
Afghan agriculture: Dropping the poppy habit
Afghan farmers are weaning themselves off illegal poppy cultivation and branching out into other crops, reports T. V. Padma.
Therapeutic vaccines: a new hope for chronic diseases?
Vaccines for non-infectious illness could help developing nations tackle the growing burden of chronic disease. Maryke Steffens reports.
Editorial
Don't let price rises blow development off course
Commodity price rises are no substitute for long-term investment in infrastructure and capacity as a means of securing sustained development.
Opinions
Cancer in Africa needs a local approach
Cancer care in Africa faces the same challenges as general healthcare, but also needs local data and targeted solutions, says Twalib Ngoma.
Obesity researchers must understand how capitalism works
To stem the spread of obesity, we must study the web of commercial interests and strategies driving it, says Jonathan Wells.
