Population in the News

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Population News Friday March 23rd 2007

IDAHO POPULATION GROWTH
(KPVI-TV: Fri, 23 Mar) BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho's population has grown 2.6% to 1.47-million people. Recently released U-S Census Bureau estimates say most of the growth took place in the state's six urban counties. Ada, Canyon, Kootenai, Twin Falls, Bonneville and Bannock Counties grew 3.6% from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Global tuberculosis rates level off
(AP via Yahoo! News: Thu, 22 Mar) The global rate of tuberculosis infections has leveled off, public health officials said Thursday, offering a glimmer of hope for the first time since the disease's spread was declared a global emergency more than a decade ago.

Drug resistance and HIV-AIDS threaten anti-TB drive: WHO
(AFP via Yahoo! News: Thu, 22 Mar) Expanding drug resistance and HIV/AIDS threaten to reverse tangible gains made in the global fight against tuberculosis, the World Health Organisation warned Thursday.

Engineers Grade Nevada's Infrastructure
(KTVN Reno: Fri, 23 Mar) We've all sat in traffic at some point, or waited in long lines at the airport. They are the kinds of experiences that have the American Society of Civil Engineers compiling a report on Nevada.

Population Boom a Major Threat
(RedNova: Mon, 19 Mar) By DYER, Gwynne You look at the numbers and you think: "That's impossible." --- -------- Uganda had about seven million people at independence in 1962, and in only 45 years it has grown to 30 million.

Gonorrhea cases rising across Utah
(Herald Journal: Wed, 21 Mar) Confirmed cases of gonorrhea are on the rise in Utah, and the Bear River Health District is no exception. Health officials are concerned that the rates could continue the upward trend.

Current Issue:
(University of New Mexico Daily Lobo: Wed, 21 Mar) In the Daily Lobo on March 9, Benjamin Sanchez argues that the complementary nature of male and female genitalia and the associated reproductive capacity means "those who want to change the definition of marriage are living outside of objective reality."

An elephant is born
(The Cincinnati Enquirer: Tue, 20 Mar) The Louisville Zoo, Kentucky's state zoo, has welcomed the first elephant born in the zoo's 38-year history. The male calf, which hasn't yet been named, was born at 8:45 p.m. Sunday after a 22-month gestation period.

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