Returning service members from Iraq and Afghanistan often struggle with readjusting to civilian life, health issues, and guilt. Until recently, the 1,000 or so Hindus serving in the US military – and their families – lacked a military confidant who understood their religion and culture. But now Captain Pratima Dharm has been appointed as the [...]
Tag: Health
December 12, 2011
December 11, 2011
Over 1 Million Children in Sahel Face Malnutrition
The United Nations Children’s Fund warns an estimated 1.25 million children in the Sahel region of Africa are facing severe and life threatening malnutrition during the coming year. UNICEF is launching a multi-million dollar appeal to provide the emergency therapeutic care needed to save these children’s lives. The U.N. Children’s Fund reports the largest number [...]
December 9, 2011
Obama backs morning-after ruling
8 December 2011 Last updated at 20:36 GMT Kathleen Sebelius did not cite safety concerns as her reason for blocking the drug’s access US President Barack Obama has defended a decision by his administration to maintain age restrictions on sales of an emergency contraceptive pill. He said that as a father of two girls, he [...]
December 8, 2011
December 6, 2011
Hinckley hearing testimony focuses on right place for him to live
Washington (CNN) — Testimony on day three of proceedings about the future of presidential assailant John Hinckley Jr. turned to whether Williamsburg, Virginia, is the right place for him to eventually live as an outpatient. “I think it is right now,” said Dr. Deborah Giorgi-Guarnieri, a psychiatrist whom Hinckley sees during his trips to his [...]
December 4, 2011
December 2, 2011
Civil rights lawyers move to fight Occupy evictions nationwide
Civil rights lawyers are ramping up their fight to halt Occupy evictions around the country, in the face of concerted efforts by city officials to clear the streets of their encampments. Throughout the country, local authorities are citing health and safety concerns and invoking obscure municipal codes as pretexts for clampdowns, according to the National [...]
November 28, 2011
Occupy LA await eviction deadline
28 November 2011 Last updated at 01:49 GMT Many protesters said they were willing to be arrested rather than leave Occupy Wall Street protesters camped outside City Hall in Los Angeles have said they plan to hold eviction parties as a deadline to leave the site looms. Overnight, police handed out leaflets informing occupants of [...]
November 27, 2011
November 26, 2011
LA mayor issues Occupy deadline
26 November 2011 Last updated at 04:02 GMT Mayor Villaraigosa has expressed sympathy with the Occupy protesters The mayor of Los Angeles has given Occupy Wall Street protesters in the city a deadline of midday on Monday to pack up their protest camp. But he hopes to avoid confrontations between police and protesters that have [...]
November 21, 2011
November 19, 2011
US brands cancer drug ineffective
18 November 2011 Last updated at 22:03 GMT The drug-maker says it will undertake further study to establish which patients will benefit from the drug US drug regulators have rescinded approval of a breast cancer drug, saying it is not effective enough to justify the risks of taking it. The drug, Avastin, was approved for [...]
November 15, 2011
November 15, 2011
New York police clear Occupy camp
15 November 2011 Last updated at 16:32 GMT Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. There were chaotic scenes as protesters resisted police New York police have dismantled the Occupy Wall Street camp in Zuccotti Park and arrested about 200 people following a raid in the early hours. Protesters were ordered to leave [...]