"The Afghan capital, Kabul, has been hit by a disfiguring tropical skin disease, the World Health Organization says. The WHO warned that the disease, cutaneous leishmaniasis, threatens the health of 13 million Afghans, especially women and girls. Cutaneous...
Remember the good old days of eco-love? Greenies wore smiles, danced barefoot and seemed blissfully happy doing little more than hiking through a forest. Well, those days are officially dead and gone as the modern...
"Our homes are full of plastic, and the kitchen is no exception. The problem: Chemicals in plastic containers and other kitchenware may leach into the foods or drinks that they're holding. Scientific evidence suggests that some of these chemicals may be harmful to people,...
Recognizing the compelling need to improve prevention, treatment, care and support services for children with diabetes, the World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) has scaled up initiatives to address both types of diabetes among children: type-I and type-II, said Dr Anil Kapur,...
Wednesday and Saturdays are Routine Immunization days in Uttar Pradesh. From morning one witnesses rural women with infants in arms making a beeline for primary health centers. But June and December are more special months for little children in India's most populous state...
There is news from Haiti today about hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean who wants to be a Presidential candidate running on a platform to ensure the right to an education to all Haitian children. What does that have to do...
Social movements have the habit of empowering the people who least deserve it and coming down hardest on the people who likewise deserve it the least. When Soviet Union fell, it was not the real wrongdoers - the...
I have just finished re-reading "Infidel," written by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali born Dutch politician who now lives in the United States and works for the American Enterprise Institute. Whew, what a mouthful. I used to be one of those people who scoffed at...
Even charities need to advertise. Every good cause, no matter how well known, accepted or funded, still needs to buckle down and work at raising awareness and cash. Over the years, many charitable organizations...
1-7 August 2010: World Breastfeeding Week (CNS): Statistics state that 270,000 infants born in Uttar Pradesh (UP) die in the first month of their birth and every sixth malnutrition child lives in UP. "The grim situation of infant mortality and child malnutrition can be...
Palestinian TV Host PA TV quiz presents world in which all of Israel is “Palestine” http://palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=157&doc_id=2497 by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik The Palestinian Authority...
"Sex education starts early, especially if you go to elementary school in Provincetown, Mass.That’s because the school committee has unanimously adopted a condom distribution policy beginning as early as first grade.According to the Provincetown Banner, the program requires...
The source is an Islamic satellite channel for children called “Birds of Paradise” which broadcasts from Bahrain and aired in Gaza. The children’s choir is also called “Birds of Paradise”. The head of...