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Workshops for Journalists
In 2003 and 2004, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) conducted two workshops on health and medical reporting. Participants in the workshops came from the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America, and the United States. Below are some of the stories they wrote on the topics discussed in the workshops. Articles are available in English where noted.
(Photo: Nelida Gomez explains research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute at Isla Barro Colorado, Panama)
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Isla Barro Colorado, a Living Laboratory
By Sheyla Mosquera
El Universo (Ecuador)
This island is the home of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, which is visited by about 250 scientists each year. It provides training to students from throughout the world and produces studies of ecology, biology and medicinal plants.
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One Century after Albert Einstein's Greatest Year
By Paola Bruno
Los Andes (Argentina)
In 1905, Albert Einstein published three theories that changed our lives and made possible such inventions as the alarm clock, television and compact discs.
Frailties exposed
By Carlos Fioravanti
Pesquisa Fapesp (Brazil)
Worldwide survey shows that psychiatric disorders are frequent and get little treatment.
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Narcissus the Wrong Way Round
By Marili Ribeiro and Ricardo Zorzetto
Pesquisa Fapesp (Brazil)
The stunning physical beauty of the Greek god Apollo did not guarantee him a happy love life: this mythological beauty was systematically rejected by other divinities and even by ordinary mortals.
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HIV-Positive Women can Give Birth to Healthy Babies
By América Juárez
Reforma (Mexico)
With proper treatment, an HIV woman can give birth to a baby without infecting him.
A Celebration of Life: The Daily Struggle of a Woman with AIDS
By Patricia Lima (Paraguay) and Víctor Hugo Durán (Chile)
In Paraguay, as in all of Latin America, HIV/AIDS is increasingly affecting women, youth, and the poor.
Panama's Ministry of Health prepares Contingency Plan
By Grisel Bethancourt (Panama)
Panama's Ministry of Health has come up with a contingency plan to deal with the possible impact of climatic change on health.
Malaria has Exploded
By Carlos Sandoval (Colombia)
While the number of new cases of malaria is diminishing in other countries in the region, it is multiplying in Colombia.
Battle over Tobacco is Lit
By Víctor Hugo Durán (Chile)
Following the lead of developed countries, Chile is trying to discourage smoking.
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