By John Larrabee PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) – Like many U.S. teens, Sam Suchman and Mattie Zufelt are fans of horror movies, which inspired them to begin work on a 30-minute action thriller they are due to finish shooting in the coming days. The 19-year-old friends and creators of “Sam & Mattie’s Teen Zombie Movie” decided not to let another trait they share – Down syndrome, a genetic disorder associated with
Doctors in Ghana will suspend a three-week strike they called to press for better conditions of service, the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) said on Friday. The decision will come as a relief to President John Mahama’s government, which is under pressure to control spending and stick to the terms of an International Monetary Fund deal aimed at reviving economic growth and ending a fiscal crisis. The strike was the first
The chief executive officer of biotechnology company Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc said on Friday the company has temporarily stopped screening new patients for the trial of its experimental brain cancer drug. CEO Linda Powers said in a telephone interview the company will issue a statement later Friday explaining why it took the step, just a few months before it had planned to complete recruitment of patients for the 7-year-old study of
We are in an historic moment for LGBTQ health. Among the many policy wins our communities have seen over the past several years — from federal marriage equality to mandatory hospital visitation rights for same sex partners — we have also seen evolving recognition of inequities in the health and wellness of our communities. Just last week, we…
Article Source: makeyourbodywork.comMost of us are pretty impatient. When we decide that we want something, we tend to want it now and are ready to do whatever it takes. This can be a good thing since a little impatience can be a great motivator to take action. However, it can also lead to taking on too much, which is often what happens when it…
By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Mental health problems like anxiety and depression may partly explain why people with rheumatoid arthritis have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study. Researchers linked anger, anxiety, depressive symptoms, job stress and low social support to increasing risk of hardening of the arteries, or atherosclerosis, for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Treating psychosocial problems may help ease arthritis symptoms as
A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a Department of Labor rule requiring employment agencies to pay the minimum wage and overtime to domestic workers providing in-home care for the elderly, sick or disabled. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected a challenge filed by the Home Care Association of America and two other trade associations that represent the agencies. The Department of Labor said
For years, the stores that sell marijuana pipes and bongs have insisted that the products they sell are for tobacco use, choosing their words carefully to avoid being ensnared in laws against marijuana paraphernalia. As states and cities across the country have lowered the penalties for possession, a patchwork of federal, state and local laws means little has changed at the head shops. Seventeen states have decriminalized marijuana – meaning
Prioritizing their needs (c) SheetaleIt seemed like a numbers game, in 2000, when 189 countries signed the United Nations Millennium Declaration which laid out priority areas of improvement in human wellbeing needed for a more just and equitable world. The Declaration included eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which countries aimed to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — How do you measure sexual desire?