Chronic Diseases Are Killing More in Poorer Countries

Chronic diseases like cancer and heart disease are rising fast in low- and middle-income countries, striking far younger populations than in rich countries and causing much...

Hugh Jackman Backs Broadway Charity

Hugh Jackman has thrown his support behind a charity campaign by offering fans the chance to meet him if they donate to BroadwayCares/Equity Fights AIDS. The Wolverine star...

Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma auction costumes to raise funds for charity

Bollywood actors Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma who will be seen together in upcoming film, ‘Bombay Velvet’, have auctioned their costumes in order to raise f...

Why Increasing Antarctic Sea Ice Doesn't Mean Climate Change Isn't Happening

Antarctic sea ice reached a record high this year, topping 20 million square kilometers (nearly 8 million square miles) in September - a milestone it hadn't touched since 1...

Stars work the stock market for charity

Dame Helen Mirren, Damian Lewis and Prince Harry became stockbrokers in London on Wednesday (03Dec14) to raise money for charity. They were joined by former Girls Aloud sin...

Groupon India partners with UNICEF and Kareena Kapoor Khan to raise funds for promoting quality education for children in India

UNICEF, has announced its partnership with Groupon, a daily deals site, to raise funds for promoting quality education for children in India. UNICEF India Celebrity Advocat...

How close are we to finding a cure for HIV?

World Aids Day takes place on 1 December, with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continuing to be a major global public health issue. So far, Acquired Immunodeficiency...

‘Ashamed’ a short film promoted by Pocket Films goes viral

Mumbai, December, 2014: ‘Ashamed’ a short film promoted by ‘Pocket Films’ is a film with a powerful impact and les...

World Aids Day 2014: History, HIV Facts and 'Aids-Free Generation' Theme

World Aids Day, observed annually on 1 December, is dedicated to raising awareness to the Aids pandemic caused by the spread of the HIV infection.

To date, there ar...