2015 Event France has outlawed the hiring of models who do not meet new Body Mass Index (BMI) minimums for a certain period of time before and during a modeling job; the law aims to prevent promotion of anorexia among models and people who emulate them 2015 Event Hackers steal personal data on up to 80 million customers of health insurance provider Anthem, Inc.; though free credit monitoring is being offered to victims, such monitoring won't detect or prevent medical identity theft 2014 Event The U.N. issues a report concluding that immediate global actions are needed to prevent runaway impacts of climate change; the report claims failure to act now will result in extensive future damage which will be prohibitively expensive to control 2014 Event United Nation member states agree to a resolution aiming to prevent their citizens from joining or supporting militant groups, particularly the Islamic State, in Iraq and Syria 2014 Event The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration removes its ban on air travel to Israel after concluding that Israel will be able to prevent risks to aircraft during the conflict with Hamas 2013 Event To prevent problems with airbag deployment caused by issues with their electrical system, Toyota Motor Corporation recalls 885,000 vehicles 2013 Event U.S. Republicans unveil a series of bills designed to prevent government abuse, including the 'STOP IRS Act,' which would allow IRS employees to be fired when they take actions for political purposes 2013 Event A scientific study determines that common drugs taken for reducing cholesterol can prevent macular degeneration 2012 Event The U.S. Surgeon General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Army Secretary, release a new U.S. national strategy to prevent suicides; the strategy uses Facebook as a tactic 2012 Event Scientists create a 'magic carpet' using optical fibers to help prevent elderly people from falling by detecting when unusual footsteps are taken 2012 Event U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Daniel B. Shapiro, says America 'is ready' to attack Iran to prevent them from developing nuclear weapons 2012 Event Scientists claim a recent study suggests that donor stem cells may prevent organ rejection in cases of imperfectly matched transplants 2011 Event Researchers reveal two studies showing the antiretroviral drugs prescribed to treat AIDS can also prevent HIV infections 2011 Event Wisconsin AFL-CIO assemble hundreds of union supporters claiming they will risk arrest to prevent police from clearing the Wisconsin State Capitol building 2011 Event In Malaysia, Islamic morality police arrest more than 80 muslims to prevent them from celebrating Valentine's Day 2011 Event A plan to prevent the spread of artemisinin-resistant malaria is launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) 1997 Event Hong Kong begins slaughtering all its chickens to prevent bird flu 1990 Event Egypt and Morocco troops land in Saudi Arabia to prevent Iraqi invasion 1981 Event Vaccine to prevent hoof and mouth disease announced 1973 Event Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine breaks his leg trying to scale wall to prevent a Dick Green home run during a 5-4 loss to the A's 1963 Event Governor Wallace tries to prevent blacks registering at University of Alabama 1953 Event Dr. Jonas Salk announces vaccine to prevent polio 1933 Event Bank holidays declared in 6 states, to prevent run on banks 1926 Event Spain and Brazil prevent Germany joining League of Nations 1800 Event Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse gives 1st cowpox vaccination to his son to prevent smallpox 1788 Event Prussia joins Anglo-Dutch alliance to form Triple Alliance to prevent spread of Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90
