Cigarettes More Dangerous Than Ever: US Health Report

WASHINGTON: Smoking cigarettes can cause even more health problems than previously known, including liver and colon cancer, blindness, diabetes, and erectile dysfunction, s...

Climate change affects mangroves in Florida

Washington, Jan 1: Mangrove trees, which are highly sensitive to cold, have expanded enormously on the Atlantic coast of Florida as the frequency of frosts has diminished, ...

Antibacterial soap makers would need to prove efficacy under proposed FDA rules

Manufacturers of antibacterial hand soaps and body washes would have to prove that their products are safe to use over time and perform better than ordinary soap and water ...

Truth or Dare…? The Alchemy of Desire Deconstructed

I am completely compelled and driven by an intense need to write this piece because I’m no longer now, able to be in denial of the force driving me to give some persp...

Strengthening African health systems

A group of current and former African finance ministers discussed ways to improve the management of public health systems at an early October roundtable convened by Harvard...

Obama Says Health Law Critics ‘Grossly Misleading’

President Barack Obama defended his health-care law, saying the flawed online insurance exchange will get fixed and accusing critics of “grossly misleading” the...

Obama: I take full responsibility for fixing health site

US President Barack Obama has accepted “full responsibility” for ensuring the troubled healthcare website gets fixed.

Speaking in Boston, he said he was...

New Global Centers in Nigeria and India Partner with Hollywood for Social Impact

India’s Bollywood and Nigeria’s Nollywood film industries are leveraging the power of entertainment in an effort to prevent disease and improve the quality of l...

WORLD’S LARGEST FILM INDUSTRIES USING ENTERTAINMENT TO IMPROVE LIVES

New Global Centers in Nigeria and India Partner with Hollywood for Social Impact:

LOS ANGELES, November 1, 2013 — India’s Bollywood and...