HIV in the Middle East: Low Prevalence but Not Low Risk
By asoares
(2013) UNAIDS has estimated that around 270,000 people are living with HIV in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, an overall HIV prevalence of 0.
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New Measure Could Track Progress in Eliminating U.S. Health Insurance Disparities
(2013) Extensive U.S.
Elderly Immigrants in the United States
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In 2010, more than one in eight U.S.
Éléments de Preuve sur la Contraception : Questions et Réponses
(Octobre 2013) Le Population Reference Bureau (PRB) a publié il y a 25 ans L’Innocuité des Méthodes de Contraception: Mythes et Réalitiés pour fournir aux décideurs, aux directeurs de programmes et aux prestataires de services des informations précises sur les risques et les avantages des méthodes contraceptives.
The Growing Owner/Renter Gap in Affordable Housing in the U.S.
(2013) National trends mask a growing owner/renter gap in the amount of money spent on housing, relative to household income.
Mixed-Race Marriages Reduce U.S. Housing Segregation
(2013) The persistent separation of racial groups across U.S. neighborhoods has lessened slightly due to mixed-race marriages, according to researchers at Pennylvania State University and the University of Washington.
Obesity Epidemic a Threat to U.S. Military Personnel and National Security
(2013) The obesity epidemic in the United States affects public health and the labor market, but researchers suggest that obesity may also affect national security.
Subsidized Contraceptives Benefit Disadvantaged Women
(2013) The 2012 London Summit on Family Planning brought renewed attention to the cause of providing women with options for managing their fertility—enabling them to have the number of children they want when they want them and spaced at healthy intervals.
Women Journalists Learn to ‘Think Globally and Write Locally’ Via PRB’s Women’s Edition
(2013) Twelve women journalists from Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Eastern Europe talked with one another about the status of women in their cultures.
Contraceptive Evidence: Questions and Answers
(2013) Twenty-five years ago, the Population Reference Bureau published Contraceptive Safety: Rumors and Realities to provide policymakers, program managers, and service providers with accurate information on the risks and benefits of contraceptive methods.