http://goldbamboo.com/ CBC News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved http://goldbamboo.com/news-a197586.html The World Health Organization on Wednesday announced 13 candidates who have been nominated by their countries for the post of director-general to replace Lee Jong-wook -- who died in May, two years before his term ended -- the CP/CBC News reports (CP/CBC News, 9/6). [click link for full article] Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a197702.html Members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday during the group's annual legislative conference announced plans to promote expanding health care coverage and boosting the minimum wage in the 110th Congress, moves that CBC Chair Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.) said would contribute to the "alleviation of poverty" in the U.S., CongressDaily reports. [click link for full article] Tue, 12 Sep 2006 05:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a194683.html Several broadcast programs have reported on the XVI International AIDS Conference and the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Summaries appear below.CBC TV: The segment reports on the stigma of HIV/AIDS among African communities in the U.S. and Canada. [click link for full article] Mon, 21 Aug 2006 02:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a194783.html The illegal drug trade has promoted the spread of HIV in many parts of the world, and "excessive reliance on drug enforcement" has reduced the effectiveness of efforts to prevent the spread of the disease, Alex Wodak, an Australian physician, said Tuesday at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto, CP/CBC News reports. [click link for full article] Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a194849.html Several broadcast programs have reported on the XVI International AIDS Conference and the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Summaries appear below.Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation: CBC on Thursday examined efforts to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Caribbean and Latin America. The segment includes comments from Sir George Alleyne, special envoy of the U.N. [click link for full article] Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:00 EST