South Africa president is HIV negative

JOHANNESBURG – South African President Jacob Zuma is HIV negative, the results of the test that the leader took earlier this month have said.

This was the fourth HIV test taken by Zuma, even as the president said he has decided to “take the test at regular intervals” and asked everyone else to do the same. …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : South Africa president is HIV negative.

Parents can help overweight kid with body image

WASHINGTON – When parents maintain a healthy body image and weight-control strategies, overweight adolescent children tend to follow their example, a new study reveals.

“There was a pretty strong association between parent body satisfaction and adolescent body satisfaction,” said Taya Cromley, who led the study at University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
“Messages from parents …. Read the original article  : Parents can help overweight kid with body image.

Noisy neighbours affecting lives of Britons

LONDON – At least three million adults in Britain suffer from noisy neighbours but over 30 percent fail to take action, a study has said.

Neighbours’ loud voices and arguments accounted for the most disturbing noise (58 percent), followed by blaring music or television noise (40 percent), Which? Legal Service, which surveyed 2,131 adults aged …. Source article  : Noisy neighbours affecting lives of Britons.

Jacob Zuma is HIV negative

LONDON – After receiving much flak over ruining safe sex campaigns, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has revealed test results showing he was HIV negative.

Zuma, who has three wives, triggered controversy by fathering a child out of wedlock and admitting to having unprotected sex with …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Jacob Zuma is HIV negative.

Sex wonder pill to be sold in Britain

LONDON – A pill that prevents premature ejaculation is all set to be launched in Britain with “the potential to do as much for men’s sexual health as Viagra”.

The Sun reported Monday that the Priligy tablet is to be taken one to three hours before sex and it is shown to make men last three … Original article on : Sex wonder pill to be sold in Britain.

South Africans get 100 free condoms after HIV test

JOHANNESBURG – South African citizens who took a test in the country’s largest HIV/AIDS campaign have been given 100 free condoms each, a media report said.

Responding to President Jacob Zuma’s call for everyone to know their HIV status, South African citizens came out in thousands to get tested for HIV at the launch of the … Original source on Gaea Times at : South Africans get 100 free condoms after HIV test.

Russia bans Gerber baby food from US

Moscow, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has banned baby food containing poultry components produced by an Amercian company after the country passed new safety regulations, a top official has said.

Consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor banned the Gerber Products company, one of US’ largest producers of baby food, from importing four kinds of its poultry products to …. Read the original article  : Russia bans Gerber baby food from US.

Athletes get food poisoning in Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo, April 26 (IANS/EFE) More than 1,200 young athletes participating in an event in the Dominican Republic fell sick and 22 of them were hospitalised due to food poisoning, media report said.

The athletes between the age of nine and 18 were competing in the 12th Don Bosco Salesian National Games in Santo Domingo. Organisers …. Source  : Athletes get food poisoning in Dominican Republic.

Leftover veins can help treat future heart problems

LONDON – Researchers have found that human veins left over from lifesaving bypass surgery could be a source of “master” cells that can help treat future heart problems.

Stem cells have been popular area of research because they have the ability to produce many different types of human cells, thus opening up the possibility of repair … Read more »».

Allison Cowles, matriarch of family that publishes The Spokesman-Review, dies at 75

Allison Cowles dies at 75 from pancreatic cancer
SPOKANE, Wash. – Allison Stacey Cowles, a longtime civic leader and matriarch of the family that publishes The Spokesman-Review, has died.
The newspaper said Cowles died late Saturday night in Spokane from pancreatic cancer. She was 75.
Cowles met future Spokesman-Review publisher William H. Cowles III in Cambridge, …. Read the original article  : Allison Cowles, matriarch of family that publishes The Spokesman-Review, dies at 75.