What Is Placenta?

An incredibly complex and important organ in its own right, the placenta is only found in mammals. And how it functions has the potential to have profound effects on the li...

Climate Change Caused California Drought

A lot has been written about the California drought.

A lot. Sadly, and a bit surprisingly, very little of it touches on the climate connection. Which is too ba...

How Can We Make Medication Use In Pregnancy Safer?

Women?? human rights need to be addressed globally in order to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity. And healthcare professionals have an important role to play in tackl...

Vatican Announces Major Summit On Climate Change

Catholic officials announced on Tuesday plans for a landmark climate change-themed conference to be hosted at Vatican later this month, the latest in Pope Francis’ fa...

Nashville Star Charles Esten Brings Light to the Dark World of Cancer

Esten and his family’s dedication to LLS has grown stronger each year and, today, LLS announced Esten is the 2015 National Light The Night Walk Honorary Chair. Since ...

Bon Jovi, Charities Open Hunger Centre

Centre at area devastated by Superstorm Sandy to help people get food stamps, health care and meals
Rock star and philanthropist Jon Bon Jovi and local charities are o...

Kalki Koechlin Speaks About Child Sexual Abuse

Kalki Koechlin, who has been in the news for the past couple of weeks due to her forthcoming film “Margerita, With a Straw” got a different kind of attention wh...

#Love Knows No Disability: We The People On Love, Sex And Disability

Love knows no disability. On We The People, the team of the film Margarita With A Straw has us talking about sexuality and disability. An estimated 70 million to 100 millio...

Global Warming Is Already Clobbering The Amazon

WHEN IT COMES to doing research in the Amazon, Oliver Phillips says the worst part is the sweat bees. Phillips, an ecologist from the University of Leeds who has been ...