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Reading List 9/9/2010

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New reading list to get your Thursday started off right! Today we’re reading about Johnson & Johnson’s newly announced donation of $200 million for the launch of a five-year women and children program, new technological advances in water quality improvement, the kickoff of world water week, a short overview of Ascaris, and how life-saving a cell phone can be for the poorest communities. Take a look:

, Forbes
IBM’S Grid Unveils Research Projects on Improving Water Quality , PR-News
World Water Week Kicks Off With a Focus On Pollution, Quality, Kaiser Family Foundation
What Are the Treatments for Ascaris?, Julie Hampton, LiveStrong
For the poor, cellphones can offer lifeline, Cecilia Kang, The Washington Post

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Johnson & Johnson’s Commitment to Expand Efforts to Fight Intestinal Worms in Children Could Protect up to 100 Million Young People

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Johnson & Johnson’s announcement that it will quadruple mebendazole donations over five years to combat intestinal worms in children is remarkable. The infusion of 200 million new doses to treat children twice a year has the power to improve the health of more than 100 million children suffering from soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH)–and it has the potential to transform the lives of an entire generation.

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