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Healthy relationships may prevent depression in child abuse survivors
May 7, 2015
Healthy relationships may prevent depression in child abuse survivors
Child abuse survivors who find stable romantic relationships as adults may also find that these relationships help protect against depression,…
Austrian baker causes stir with ‘tasteless’ 9/11 cake
May 7, 2015
Austrian baker causes stir with ‘tasteless’ 9/11 cake
A Vienna baker has stirred up anger by making a cake depicting Austria's main political parties as New York's twin…
Jackie Chan warns Singapore youth on drugs after son’s detention
May 7, 2015
Jackie Chan warns Singapore youth on drugs after son’s detention
Jackie Chan was named Singapore's first celebrity anti-drug ambassador on Thursday and the kung fu movie star sought to warn…
Harry can’t wait to see ‘beautiful’ Princess Charlotte
May 7, 2015
Harry can’t wait to see ‘beautiful’ Princess Charlotte
Prince Harry Thursday described new niece Princess Charlotte as "beautiful" and said he can't wait to meet her as he…
J&J seeks bioethics advice on compassionate use of drugs
May 7, 2015
J&J seeks bioethics advice on compassionate use of drugs
Dying patients sometimes seek emergency access to experimental medicines, desperate for a last-chance treatment even if there's little proof it…
Hospital efforts to save very premature babies vary widely in US
May 7, 2015
Hospital efforts to save very premature babies vary widely in US
They weigh as little as a pound yet force some of the toughest choices in all of medicine. Extremely premature…
Baby love: three entrepreneurial Finnish dads think inside the box
May 7, 2015
Baby love: three entrepreneurial Finnish dads think inside the box
From their suburban Helsinki homes, three thirty-something fathers are hoping to create an international market for a peculiarly Finnish package…
American football in Egypt gains popularity
May 7, 2015
American football in Egypt gains popularity
Until recently, American football was almost entirely unknown in Egypt. Nowadays, there are six different football teams, and even a…
Bangladesh uses ‘sacred Arabic’ to stop peeing in public
May 6, 2015
Bangladesh uses ‘sacred Arabic’ to stop peeing in public
For years authorities in Bangladesh have battled to stop men urinating in public, with signs in the local Bengali language…
WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity
May 6, 2015
WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity
Health data released on Wednesday provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes and…