By Joseph D’Urso LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Two survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM) have launched Britain’s first billboard campaign to raise awareness and encourage girls at risk to get advice as public pressure mounts to stamp out the practice. Survivors Aissa Edon and Hoda Ali joined forces with students Mabel Evans and Kain Egan who came up with the idea after realizing that no one in Britain had
By Pavithra George FALLS CHURCH, Va. (Reuters) – Musician Stuart Jewell is working on a long-cherished dream to record a song that he wrote almost thirty years ago, but his purpose is to create a memento for his family, rather than to become a star. A stage III cancer patient, Jewell spends long hours in a recording studio in Falls Church, Virginia, as he battles his disease. “When I play
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway and General Electric have invested $22.5 million in U.S.-Israeli eVolution Networks, a provider of energy-saving software to mobile network operators. EVolution said on Tuesday the money, which came from Berkshire’s IES Holding and GE Ventures, would be used to expand into new markets, like data center energy management. The company said its system can reduce the annual energy consumption of mobile operators by up to
More than 35 countries have been hit in a surge in bird flu outbreaks since early last year, killing tens of millions of poultry, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. U.S. poultry and egg producers have been grappling with a record outbreak of avian flu, mainly the H5N2 strain, that has led to the culling of more than 33 million birds since December last year and
Like vegetarianism, diets containing modest amounts of meat are linked with a reduced risk of serious diseases like heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, according to a Public Health Nutrition report published in December 2012.
Lisa Royle warned the world of just how subtle breast cancer can be, in a photo that’s now gone viral.
Amid all the late-night rose ceremonies, endless alcohol, and frequent traveling, how do “Bachelor” and “Bachelorette” contestants squeeze in healthy eating and exercise?
Single moms face higher health risks – but the association is weaker in certain parts of the world, a new study reveals.
As the gluten-free diet trend crests its mighty wave, and Celiac disease (the autoimmune syndrome that affects digestion of the grain protein) becomes a more common diagnosis, pharmaceutical companies are working hard to develop a pill as a first line of defense against symptoms of accidental ingestion — like headaches, bloating, abdominal pain, joint pain, diarrhea, and vomiting.
The leading U.S. scientific organization, responding to concerns expressed by scientists and ethicists, has launched an ambitious initiative to recommend guidelines for new genetic technology that has the potential to create “designer babies.” The technology, called CRISPR-Cas9, allows scientists to edit virtually any gene they target. The technique has taken biology by storm, igniting fierce patent battles between start-up companies and universities that say it could prove as profitable and