Amnesty tells state to stop criminalising sex lives
Amnesty International on Thursday urged governments to stop criminalising people's sex lives and instead protect their right to control their own bodies.
Mar 6, 2014
Archive: 06/03/2014
Rare skin infection traced to NYC fish markets
(AP)—Health officials say they have traced a rare skin infection to raw seafood purchased at fish markets in New York City's three Chinatowns.
Mar 6, 2014
Team finds a new structure in dogs' eye linked to blinding retinal diseases
In humans, a tiny area in the center of the retina called the fovea is critically important to viewing fine details. Densely packed with cone photoreceptor cells, it is used while reading, driving and gazing at objects of ...
Mar 6, 2014
Inadequate sleep predicts risk of heart disease, diabetes in obese adolescents
Obese adolescents not getting enough sleep? A study in today's The Journal of Pediatrics, shows they could be increasing their risk for developing diabetes, heart disease and stroke.
Mar 6, 2014
Iron deficiency important to assess in children adopted from institutional settings
A new longitudinal study finds that children who spent more time in institutional settings (like orphanages) prior to adoption, and had more severe iron deficiency at the time of adoption, were more likely to have lower IQs ...
Mar 6, 2014
