The Impact of Kansas’ Second Trimester Abortion Ban on Women
Kansas is under fire from reproductive rights organizations this week after it became the first state to ban a common second trimester abortion procedure.
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Next time you go shopping for running sneakers — or any workout sneakers — keep these tips in mind.
Jump in counselling for UK transgender children wins LGBT praise
By Kieran Guilbert LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A growing number of children in Britain are being referred to the state-funded National Health Service (NHS) for counselling for transgender feelings, a development activists hailed on Wednesday as a sign of greater awareness of transgender issues. The number of children – under 11 and some as young as three – being treated at the country’s only specialist centre for children with
Jump in counseling for UK transgender children wins LGBT praise
By Kieran Guilbert LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A growing number of children in Britain are being referred to the state-funded National Health Service (NHS) for counseling for transgender feelings, a development activists hailed on Wednesday as a sign of greater awareness of transgender issues. The number of children – under 11 and some as young as three – being treated at the country’s only specialist center for children with
Blue Bell Creameries Recalls Even More Ice Cream Due To Listeria Risk
Even more Blue Bell ice cream products are being recalled due to potential bacterial contamination.
Are These The 3 Most Important Things Women Look For In A Guy?
The biggest turn-ons are the exact opposite of what you’d think they’d be.
Diet Supplement Warning in New Study
A recent study found nearly a dozen supplements contain a harmful chemical almost identical to the powerful stimulant amphetamine.
U.N. warns of 'slaughter of innocents' in Syrian refugee camp
By Magdalena Mis LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – United Nations officials warned on Wednesday of a potential “slaughter of innocents” unless aid and assistance reached a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria where thousands of civilians are trapped up in a vicious battle. Some 18,000 civilians, including 3,500 children, are caught in the camp outside Damascus just a few miles from President Bashar al-Assad’s palace. The Yarmouk camp, which was home
UK biotech Silence Therapeutics raises $58 million for its RNA drive
British biotech group Silence Therapeutics has raised 38.9 million pounds ($58.2 million) by selling two tranches of new shares at 240 pence each to develop its genetic medicine platform. The company, whose technology works by interfering with RNA molecules, said its brokers had sold an additional block of shares to institutions, meeting demand after an initial sale announced on April 2 raised 27.3 million pounds. Chief executive Ali Mortazavi said
Rural Women Access Early Cancer Screening in Turkey
Cross-posted from UN Women“I would not have found the opportunity to even go ,” says 65-year-old Ümmügül, from a farming family in the village of Hamamkarahisar, located an hour away from Eskişehir – a central Anatolian city in Turkey. She is one of the 659 rural women living on…
