India Hits Its U.N. Poverty-Cutting Target, but Misses Others

India is on track to cut poverty in half by the end of this year, compared to 2000 levels, but needs to do more to improve education and empower women, a United Nations rep...

TN aims to bring down maternal mortality rate, says TNHSP Director

The Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project (TNHSP) is working towards reducing Tamil Nadu’s maternal mortality rate (MMR) to 45 per one lakh live births by 2017 from the c...

Jessica Alba and Jennifer Meyer create necklaces for charity

Jessica Alba and celebrity jeweller Jennifer Meyer have put their glossy heads together to design two necklaces for the AIDS charity, which are launching today on Gilt. The...

Now there’s a way to diagnose HIV with a smartphone

Researchers at Columbia University have developed a gadget that can test for syphilis and HIV via a smartphone or tablet. Here’s how it works: The “dongle&rdquo...

Too much sitting can be deadly – even if you exercise, review finds

Regular exercise doesn’t erase the higher risk of serious illness or premature death that comes from sitting too much each day, a new review reveals. Combing through ...

Funders For LGBTQ Names Elton John AIDS Foundation As Top Funder For LGBTQ Health Issues

The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) is proud to be identified as the top funder for LGBTQ health issues according to a new report by the Funders for LGBTQ Issues, the sol...

Maternal deaths come down by 11 points

PATNA: Bihar has registered a decline of 11 points in the maternal mortality rate between 2011- 13. According to figures released by Registrar General of India this week, 2...

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Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius - and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. ~ Marilyn Monroe

It has now been a long time that I ...

Stars Attend Hollywood Stands Up To Cancer

Hollywood Stands Up To Cancer, presented by the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) and chaired by Jim Toth and Reese Witherspoon, took place in Culver City, CA, on Wed...