Hint: it’s not HIV/AIDS, malaria or tuberculosis.
For many Africans, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malaria are no longer the biggest health threats. Instead, cancer is. Every year, there are thousands of children and adults in Senegal who die from poor health care, but what may surprise you is that they are dying from cancer. Cancer, diabetes and heart disease are responsible for 30 percent of all
Defense lawyers could prevent executions if allowed to present evidence of torture.
As pre-trial hearings continue for the Guantanamo Bay detainees charged with the 9/11 attacks, lawyers for the defendants argue that their clients’ rights are being infringed due to the fact that war-court restrictions prevent the disclosure of torture and abuse undertaken during clandestine government interrogations. Defense counsel argued that
Meanwhile, Republican deficit hawks would rather pour gasoline on the economic fire instead.
OK, it’s like this: our house is on fire. The flames are beginning to burn our belongings, family mementos, etc. (you get the picture). Finally, the fire department arrives. They begin to attach the hose to the fire hydrant situated on our property and then… I start arguing with my wife about how high the water bill will be and refuse to let the
Downwind of Canada’s largest oil, gas and tar sands processing zone, known carcinogens and pollutants fill the air
Downwind of the “Industrial Heartland” of Alberta, Canada, where over 40 companies have created the nation's largest oil, gas and tar sands processing zone, lurk levels of carcinogens and other air pollutants even beyond those of some of the world's most polluted cities, according to a report published online this week. In addition, the report
In Washington state battle, pro-GMO lobbyists forced to expose illegally hidden donors
Following ongoing legal pressure from campaign groups and the Washington State Attorney General's office, pro-GMO trade group the Grocery Manufacturers Association released a listof high rolling donors to their campaign aimed at blocking GMO labeling in the state. As was expected, major food corporations and GMO users such as PepsiCo,
Many transgender people face various medical issues, but are struggling to receive the right care plans that meet their needs.
Last spring, Jennifer Blair, a 62-year-old aspiring therapist who lives in Denver, noticed the kind of changes in her breast tissue — rapid, abnormal growth on one side of her chest — that would frighten any woman and alarm any physician. Blair didn’t have health insurance, but because she didn’t earn much money, she qualified for Colorado’s
