Natural childbirth expert Sheila Kitzinger dies at 86
LONDON (AP) — Anthropologist and childbirth expert Sheila Kitzinger, whose books helped people around the world begin new lives as parents, has died. She was 86.
Natural childbirth expert Sheila Kitzinger dies at 86
Clinton's campaign to target middle class
Before the kickoff of her 2016 run, two advisers shed light on the message.
Obama and Castro hold historic meeting
President Barack Obama and Cuba’s Raul Castro sat down together Saturday in the first formal meeting of the two country’s leaders in a half-century, pledging to reach for the kind of peaceful relationship that has eluded their nations for generations.
Pope calls Armenian slaughter '1st genocide of 20th century'
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday called the slaughter of Armenians by Ottoman Turks “the first genocide of the 20th century” and urged the international community to recognize it as such, sparking a diplomatic rift with Turkey.
Four killed by wildfires in Russia's Siberia: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Four people have been killed by wildfires raging though the grasslands of Russia’s Khakassia republic in southern Siberia, the TASS news agency reported on Sunday. More than 20 villages and towns have been damaged by the fires that have been burning for several days in dry and windy weather, the Emergency Ministry said. Seventy-three people have suffered burns or smoke inhalation. Two planes and a helicopter have
Retrieving dead and wounded can be fatal in Yemen conflict
By Mohammed Mukashaf ADEN (Reuters) – Bodies are piling up in the streets of Aden and some of the wounded are stranded in agony. There are dead and wounded left in the street whom we cannot reach,” said Abdullah Radman, a doctor with the International Committee of the Red Cross. Saudi Arabia and its Sunni Arab allies have been bombing Yemen for over two weeks, aiming to halt the advance
Aetna, Cigna balk as Angelina effect spurs genetic cancer testing
The insurers say that the tests are unproven and may lead patients to seek out medical care they don’t need. While they acknowledge that multi-gene tests produce data that may not be useful from a diagnostic standpoint, they say that by refusing or delaying coverage, insurance companies are endangering patients who could be undergoing screenings or changing their diets if they knew about the possible risks.
Hiroshima survivors: haunted 70 years on, determined to remember
By Kiyoshi Takenaka HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – Hiroshi Harada remembers how his leg sank into one of the bodies blocking a narrow Hiroshima street 70 years ago, as he fled the spreading fire ignited by the atomic bomb. Then it was very hard to pull my leg out … To escape, I had no choice,” said Harada, the 75-year-old former head of an atomic bomb museum. “But Hiroshima needs to
Hundreds protest against pollution from south China coal plant
Hundreds of people in China’s southern Guangdong province protested against the expansion of a coal-fired power plant on Sunday, state media reported, the latest sign of public discontent over pollution. Residents had complained of smog in Heyuan city since the power plant there began operations in 2008, and officials recently approved a second phase for the project, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Skinny-Guy Rules To Gaining Muscle
Hard-gainers, skinny bastards, or (to use the technical term) ectomorphs tend to think their inability to gain muscle is because they’re not training hard enough. They’re wrong!