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Population News Saturday June 2nd 2007



342-unit apartment complex being built in Northeast342-unit apartment complex being built in Northeast
(El Paso Times: Thu, 31 May) El Paso-based Bohannon Development Corp. recently began construction on a 342-unit apartment complex in Northeast El Paso in anticipation of soldier population growth at Fort Bliss.


International Conference on Advances in Textiles, Machinery, Nonwoven and Technical TextilesInternational Conference on Advances in Textiles, Machinery, Nonwoven and Technical Textiles
(just-style: Fri, 01 Jun) International Conference on Advances in Textiles, Machinery, Nonwoven and Technical Textiles – ATNT – 2007 will take place at Kumaraguru College of Technology in Coimbatore, India on 18-20 June.


World Water Trust lists at small premiumWorld Water Trust lists at small premium
(AAP via Yahoo!7 Finance: Fri, 01 Jun) The Credit Suisse-World Water Trust is hoping to capitalise on the $460b global water market, after listing on the Australian share market at a small premium.



World Population

Writer Questions Choice for Gates AwardWriter Questions Choice for Gates Award
(Chronicle of Philanthropy: Thu, 31 May) Mechai Viravaidya, the founder of Thailand’s Population and Community Development Association, this week was awarded the Gates Award for Global Health, a $1-million prize paid for by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.


Seniors Who Wait Longer For Hip Fracture Surgery Tend To Have Worse Health OutcomesSeniors Who Wait Longer For Hip Fracture Surgery Tend To Have Worse Health Outcomes
(Medical News Today: Thu, 31 May) Almost two-thirds (65%) of hip fracture patients aged 65 and older had surgery on the day they were admitted to hospital or the next day in 2005��"2006, but new indicators published today by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) show that some patients have longer waits. [click link for full article]


Death rates higher when seniors wait longer for hip surgery: reportDeath rates higher when seniors wait longer for hip surgery: report
(CBC: Wed, 30 May) About 28,000 people were hospitalized for hip fractures in Canada last year, most of them seniors who, according to a report released Wednesday, showed higher death rates as the wait for surgery increased.


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