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Leading debt relief company, National Debt Relief encourages the youth to get debt help as reports from various news publications indicate how stressful life is for new graduates. Dallas, TX (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 National Debt Relief calls out to all the new graduates to seek debt help for all their financial problems. It seems that despite their expensive education, the future is not so bright for those graduating. Combine debts with the bleak economic conditions and you will have a debt...

While considerable recent progress has been made against childhood diarrheal diseases, the number of children dying from diarrhea remains unacceptably high. This week, PLOS Medicine publishes a report based upon the work of over 150 international experts who convened to review and discuss research priorities to address this global problem. Zulfiqar Bhutta from the Aga Khan University in Pakistan and colleagues report that the most important priority is for more research on implementation of...

TORONTO, May 15, 2013 /CNW/ - Today, Canada's leading media development organization, Journalists for Human Rights, launches the Northern Ontario Initiative, a project to increase Aboriginal Canadians' participation in local and national media. Working in remote Aboriginal communities over one year, the Northern Ontario Initiative, supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Government of Ontario, and Accenture Canada, will provide mentorship and professional...

Debt relief company, Debt Consolidation USA, publishes an article that provides saving and financial goal setting tips to help debtors overcome their financial problems. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 While debt problems need to be addressed through debt relief programs, debtors oftentimes fail to realize that paying off dues is only half of the battle. People get caught up in the debt cycle of being in and out of debt because they fail to solve the root of the problem - proper...

Findings published in The Lancet can guide prevention, treatment and research on diarrheal diseases, which claim the lives of 800,000 children annually. The study was coordinated by the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Center for Vaccine Development. Baltimore. MD (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 A new international study published today in The Lancet provides the clearest picture yet of the impact and most common causes of diarrheal diseases, the second leading killer of young children...

Peer-to-peer lending startup introduces online lending community to support small business growth in the United States. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 08, 2013 Funding Community, Inc., a pioneer in small business funding solutions, announced today that the company has launched the United States’ first peer-to-peer lending platform for small business loans at http://www.fundingcommunity.com. The New York City based startup allows any individual to make an interest-bearing loan in support of...

Nineteen of the top 20 highest maternal mortality rates by country are in Sub-Saharan Africa. BRAC is adapting its proven maternal healthcare model to countries in the region. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 For the occasion of Mother's Day this year, BRAC USA has launched "No Mother Stands Alone," a campaign to reduce maternal mortality through grassroots mobilization and entrepreneurship in countries most in need of better maternal health. The campaign invites all those...

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With an estimated 2.5 billion people living in 500 million smallholder farm households in the developing world, agricultural production plays a powerful role in poverty reduction. A new paper by CGAP, Segmentation of Smallholder Households, differentiates this large and diverse population of smallholder farmers into three segments determined by commonalities in how they engage with markets and how those markets are organized. (Photo:...

Fair Trade CertifiedTM gifts of chocolate, roses, tea and coffee improve the lives of moms around the world OAKLAND, Calif., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrating Mother's Day this year can bring added rewards when shoppers honor mothers from around the world through their Fair Trade purchases. To promote the many ways that Fair Trade benefits mothers, Fair Trade USA, a nonprofit and the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products, today launched a new campaign, Moms Make...

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Grameen Foundation has been selected as a 2013 IDG Computerworld Honors Program Laureate for its innovations in mobile health (mHealth). The annual award program honors visionary applications of information technology promoting positive social, economic and educational change. Grameen Foundation was nominated for its work using mobile phones to collect and disseminate health information in poor and underserved communities. (Logo:...