Humanitarian officials are expressing growing concern over deteriorating health and sanitation conditions in Zimbabwe as crisis talks between political parties show no signs of progress. VOA’s Scott Bobb reports from our Southern African Bureau in Johannesburg.
A senior Zimbabwean health official Thursday appealed for international aid to fight a growing epidemic of cholera which he said has killed nearly 400 people.
His call came as cholera cases Read the rest of this entry »

DEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc.
Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE:FO)
, a global leader in premium spirits, and Canadian Club
), one of the world
s leading Canadian whiskies, announce a partnership with the Movember Foundation, a charity that encourages men to grow and groom a
in the month of November to raise awareness and money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Canadian Club and Movember will challenge Read the rest of this entry »

Yet after several boom years for veterans, there are just barely enough services to care for their needs. And trouble is brewing.
“I anticipate we are going to have difficult times,” said James A. Adkins, Maryland’s secretary of veterans affairs.
At first caught unprepared, federal and state veterans departments have responded in recent years with a smorgasbord of new and expanded programs for tuition assistance and financial aid, employment counseling, Read the rest of this entry »

Yet after several boom years for veterans, there are just barely enough services to care for their needs. And trouble is brewing.
“I anticipate we are going to have difficult times,” said James A. Adkins, Maryland’s secretary of veterans affairs.
At first caught unprepared, federal and state veterans departments have responded in recent years with a smorgasbord of new and expanded programs for tuition assistance and financial aid, employment counseling, Read the rest of this entry »

Boise, Idaho — Many classmates of Dr. Chip Roser ended their medical training ready to practice a specialty. They morphed into neurologists, cardiologists, pathologists, dermatologists or other “-gists.” Despite advice to the contrary, Roser chose the path of family medicine, with potentially lower pay and longer hours. And he doesn’t regret it.
But in a recent national survey, almost half of family practice doctors said Read the rest of this entry »

Yet after several boom years for veterans, there are just barely enough services to care for their needs. And trouble is brewing.
“I anticipate we are going to have difficult times,” said James A. Adkins, Maryland’s secretary of veterans affairs.
At first caught unprepared, federal and state veterans departments have responded in recent years with a smorgasbord of new and expanded programs for tuition assistance and financial aid, employment counseling, Read the rest of this entry »

CALDWELL, Idaho — Seven brothers and sisters spent their first Christmas under one roof in three years after a Caldwell couple fell in love with the energetic kids and adopted them into their home.
Not long ago, Nolan and Mandy Mather never imagined they’d host a bustling family of 11 in their three-bedroom home. But, after a chance encounter with a newborn named Eva through foster care in early 2007, their plans began to change.
After meeting Read the rest of this entry »

Yet after several boom years for veterans, there are just barely enough services to care for their needs. And trouble is brewing.
“I anticipate we are going to have difficult times,” said James A. Adkins, Maryland’s secretary of veterans affairs.
At first caught unprepared, federal and state veterans departments have responded in recent years with a smorgasbord of new and expanded programs for tuition assistance and financial aid, employment counseling, Read the rest of this entry »

(Media-Newswire.com) – ANN ARBOR, Mich. –The University of Michigan Health System is intensifying its commitment to children’s and women’s health care in the state and across the nation – as well as its investment in the Michigan economy – to meet the high demand for patient care services.
Today the University of Michigan Regents will be asked to approve a plan to enhance the scope and budget for the U-M C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Women’s Read the rest of this entry »

It’s wise to stay informed when a hurricane is on the way. That could mean leaving the tube on an all-weather network or navigating to a Web site that tracks the storm.
And while adults can understand that Hurricane Ike likely won’t reach Texas until late this week, the constant chatter and catastrophic images on television can strike fear in children, mental health experts warn.
“The really hard part is talking about destruction that happens Read the rest of this entry »