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Rights group says terminally ill suffer needlessly in India

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October 30, 2009
Rights group says terminally ill suffer needlessly in India

This week Human Rights Watch released "Unbearable Pain," an extensive report on palliative care in India. The organization believes that denying pain relief to terminally ill patients violates a basic health care right, and that the Indian government should require hospitals to provide morphine. Watch the multimedia feature and read our Q&A with the report's lead researcher.

Coffee producers lead fight against cancer in Nicaragua

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December 1, 2008
Coffee producers lead fight against cancer in Nicaragua

Cervical cancer is the number one killer of women in Latin America, but Nicaraguan women are finding hope with the help of the country's top export -- coffee.

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