Sri Lanka Stops Aids Despite Confirming No Dangerous Intentions

"Sri Lankan authorities Monday ordered a foreign-owned ship carrying aid for Tamil civilians to leave the island without unloading its cargo."This order was given despite accepting there was no ill-intention."Sri...

Psychiatric drugging of children "deadly", says watchdog

Attendees arrived at the annual meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Liverpool yesteday, amid fierce protest from human rights watchdog the 'Citizens Commission on Human Rights' (CCHR), whose supporters...

Mom, teen fighting chemotherapy flee Sleepy Eye home, miss court

NEW ULM, Minn. — "An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for Colleen Hauser, who failed to bring her 13-year-old son, Daniel, to a court hearing regarding whether he should receive chemotherapy against his wishes. ...

Grapefruit Diet Warning After Blood Clot Scare

Doctors are issuing new warnings of the risks of  grapefruit, after a woman in Washington state almost lost a leg to gangrene from a blood clot.  She had started the popular grapefruit diet just three...

International Bubble Boy cure, based on Israeli research

"The film The Boy in the Plastic Bubble opened America's eyes to the rare genetic disorder -- severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) -- afflicting up to 100 babies every year in the US. David Vetter, whose story...

Bill to Tax, Regulate Marijuana Introduced in California

by Bruce Mirken      California state Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) today announced the introduction of legislation to tax and regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcoholic...

Crisis Worsens in Zimbabwe

The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe is worsening and without increased foreign assistance the crisis will become a full blown health catastrophe according to Medecins Sans Frontieres international president Dr....

Panama residents benefit from U.S. Army medical training

"CANITAS, Panama (Feb. 10, 2009) – As the Medical Readiness Training Exercise, or MEDRETE, got underway Feb. 2, a long line of people waited patiently outside a grade school in this small, rural town for their...

Hamas threw 'medicine grenades' at IDF

" Medicine bottles, transferred to the Gaza Strip as humanitarian aid by Israel, were used by Hamas as grenades against IDF troops during Operation Cast Lead. Pictures of the grenades were obtained exclusively by...

Missing SLA soldiers' parents urge ICRC to approach LTTE

Missing SLA soldiers' parents urge ICRC to approach LTTE[TamilNet, Sunday, 08 February 2009, 02:25 GMT]Parents of missing Sri Lankan soldiers this week urged the ICRC to approach the LTTE to check whether their sons were in Tiger custody as reports appeared in Colombo...

World food Organization: Vanni people are facing food shortage.

World Food organization points out, due to the confrontations in North, Vanni people, are facing food shortages. Ongoing war has affected 250,000 people being trapped in Vanni, and they are affected of food...

Nigeria - Teething Pain Medicine Kills 84 Kids

NIGERIA - The number of children who have died from a contaminated baby medicine has now risen to 84, from 34 in December.  The poison has caused the death of 75% of the 111 children who have been sickened...

U.N.’s John Ging..Fair and Balanced.. Criticizes Israel, Hamas

In this statement he seems to be trying to be fair but his prior statements were mostly anti- Israel. "As to Hamas, Mr. Ging called on its leadership to rein in its rank and file after armed policemen looted...

Doctor Refuses to Treat Lesbians, 2 Oaths, Religious Oath Rules

Barry Artiste Op/EdFunny in this day and age, like in our modern Wholesome Group Hug accepting Canadian Society, how some think one oath overtakes another oath, especially since the oath is medical in order to do your job goes out the window when religious beliefs trump...

‘Allow food, medicine, international mercy mission to Vanni’

‘Allow food, medicine, international mercy mission to Vanni’ – civil society groups[TamilNet, Friday, 30 January 2009, 12:17 GMT]A groups of Sri Lankan civil society organizations Thursday expressed alarm over the fast deepening humanitarian crisis in the Vanni and...
 

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