This seminar is part of the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health’s 2009 seminar series.
Participants will learn about traditional practices, procedures and beliefs affecting young immigrant and refugee women’s health and wellbeing. Seminar topics include early marriage; forced marriage; FGM; unplanned pregnancy; and traditional practices related to pregnancy and childbearing.
Resources available to young immigrant and refugee women in diverse Read the rest of this entry »
FARMINGTON — With the presidential election only days away, a health care executive gave his assessment of what might happen under various scenarios.
ConnectiCare President and CEO Mickey Herbert, speaking at Tunxis Community Foundation’s economic dinner Wednesday at the Farmington Club, outlined three scenarios; i.e., what might happen to health care in America should Barack Obama win, John McCain win or if the election is close. Read the rest of this entry »
Mexican food has become one of the most popular ethnic cuisines in the U.S. But for years, we've been told it's bad for us. Now, new research shows not all mexican food is bad and some foods may actually help prevent breast cancer.
As a two-year breast cancer survivor, Margie Carrillo closely watches what she eats.
“I go a lot towards the fruits and the vegetables, of course salads and protein. I'm big on protein.”
Now she can add Read the rest of this entry »
The Levi’s(R) brand will open its newest U.S. store in San Francisco’s historic Castro neighborhood at 525 Castro Street today, November 10. The Castro location is the brand’s second owned-and-operated retail operation in its hometown city. In celebration of its new home in the Castro, the Levi’s(R) brand is honored to sponsor the “People’s Premiere” of Milk, the highly anticipated biopic about the life of gay-rights icon Harvey Milk. Inspired Read the rest of this entry »
— A technician in a Walgreens pharmacy was arrested Thursday after admitting to stealing about 3,000 painkiller and tranquilizer pills, according to a sheriff’s official and an arrest affidavit released Friday.
Genelle L. Trefelner, 30, of the first block of Virginia Park Boulevard, faces felony charges of trafficking in oxycodone, trafficking in hydrocodone and possession of alprazolam with intent and grand theft.
A Walgreens pharmacy loss Read the rest of this entry »
This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special
English. I’m Bob Doughty.
And
I’m Faith Lapidus. Wintry conditions are
returning to the northern part of the world.
Winter brings cold weather and, with it, a danger as old as man’s
knowledge of fire. The danger is death
or injury by carbon monoxide poisoning.
Today, we tell about this ancient and continuing danger.
Several
years ago, a family of five was enjoying a holiday in the American state of
California, Read the rest of this entry »
SUNRISE, Fla., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ — British Swim School, the onlySouth
Florida swim school with indoor heated pools, has announced today the opening
of a new location in Cutler Ridge at Southland mall serving theMiami, Florida
area withMiami swimming classes.
British Swim School teaches children and adults how to swim, starting with
babies as young as 3 months old. With 25 years of experience, swimming lessons
inMiami courtesy of British Swim Read the rest of this entry »
The director of the troubled state mental hospital in Goldsboro is stepping down at the end of the year.
Jack St. Clair told Cherry Hospital staff in a memo Friday that he is leaving his job on Dec. 31 after three years. Cherry has been under scrutiny for staff assaults on patients and substandard care. In September, the federal government said it would no longer pay the state about $800,000 a month to care for patients at Cherry because the hospital Read the rest of this entry »
New Delhi, Oct.7: The stories of women who die in India during pregnancy, delivery or from post-partum complications have largely remained untold – until now.
A powerful new tool that analyses the underlying medical and social reasons behind maternal death is being used by health experts, policymakers and communities to save women’s lives.
The Maternal and Perinatal Death Inquiry and Response (MAPEDIR) innovation extends across select districts Read the rest of this entry »
Looks like Michael should choose his friends more wisely. That was his biggest mistake. He’s an awesome athlete and still a good role model. Owning up to what happened and like one of the posters said, not hiding behind a bunch of lawyers, he’s an honorable young man!
Lea, Houston,
Michael is an incredible athlete, and an incredible human being. I am the mother of three 20-something children. They are wonderful, but have done some stupid things. Read the rest of this entry »