Commemorating International Day Of The Girl
Last December, I sat down with an extraordinary young woman named Nadia Taha. Nadia is Yezedi, a member of an ethnic minority in Iraq that has been brutalized by ISIL. After witnessing six of her nine brothers killed by ISIL, Nadia was sold into slavery. She escaped to Germany after three months, and became a brave and forceful voice advocating against ISIL's atrocities. As I listened to Nadia -- not much older than my own daughter -- recite the unimaginable trauma she had endured, I was ast..>> view original'Alarmist' doctors pressure state for birth changes
THE state’s top doctors group is calling on the Palaszczuk Government to “urgently” change the way maternal services are delivered in Queensland, claiming the move away from obstetrician-led services is putting mothers and babies at risk.Australian Medical Association Queensland President Chris Zappala said research showed peri-natal death rates doubled when women gave birth under midwife-led care compared to when treated by an obstetrician.“There is also significantly higher rates to neonatal i..>> view originalTax sugary drinks to fight obesity, UN health agency urges governments
Tax sugary drinks to fight obesity, UN health agency urges governments Posted October 12, 2016 09:48:47 Governments should use tax policy to increase the price of sugary drinks like sodas, sport drinks and even 100 per cent fruit juices as a way to fight obesity, diabetes and tooth decay, the World Health Organisation says. Key points:20 per cent price increase could reduce consumption of sweet drinks by same proportion, WHO says"Enough evidence" now to encourage cou..>> view originalAnthea Page claims she got a staph infection from a makeup brush
An Australian model has warned others about unsanitary make up brushes after she was diagnosed with a serious eye infection.Anthea Page posted on Instagram last week that she had a staph infection which she believes came from a dirty make up brush used on her at Sydney Fashion Weekend.The accompanying photo showed Ms Page's right eye is visibly red and swollen. Ouch: Model Anthea Page posted a photo to Instagram showing a staph infection in her eye (above) 'I observed unhygienic practices': The..>> view original'How could this happen in Australia?': Cairns cafe worker responds to customer's racial slur
Former refugee Josie Ajak, 20, was on shift last week at the busy Gloria Jeans cafe in central Cairns when a female customer refused her assistance, instead requesting her to ‘get a white lady’ to serve. Ms Ajak, who arrived in Australia as a refugee in 2004 after her family fled wartown Sudan, said she was "completely stunned" by the woman's reaction, having earlier greeted her with a smile. "I was shocked but I responded very kindly, I said that’s fine and just moved her to the side and..>> view originalGlobal chemo drug shortage impacts SA
A chemotherapy drug shortage means some cancer patients in South Australia will receive larger injections delivered more slowly, SA Heath has revealed. A global shortage of the chemotherapy agent etoposide phosphate, used to treat a range of cancers, means SA patients will be injected with an alternative form of the drug from late October. SA Health says the alternative form, etoposide as base, is not directly interchangable with the phosphate version which can lead to dosing errors. The depart..>> view originalPeanut clinics to test if early exposure reduces allergy risk
Peanut clinics to test if early exposure reduces allergy risk Posted October 12, 2016 08:57:04 Perth doctors are to trial peanut clinics in a bid to reduce rising rates of allergy among infants and children by exposing them to peanut products early.Researchers were planning to use the clinics to test 400 infants to determine the possible benefits of early exposure.Current guidelines suggest that those at high risk should be exposed from as early as four months old.The..>> view originalThis is the best country to be a girl. And it's not Australia
News World This is the best country to be a girl. And it's not Australia. 10:00pm, Oct 12, 2016 Updated: 7:55pm, Oct 12. This is the best country to be a girl. And it's not Australia. best country to be a girl. Australia ranks considerably worse than ...>> view originalNew Study Claims Your Ovaries May Be Able To Grow New Eggs
ShutterstockA new study by the University Of Edinburgh has discovered that human ovaries may be able to grow more eggs in adulthood. If this notion proves to be true, it will discredit the theory that modern science has accepted as truth: women are born with only a set number of eggs and once they reach their mid-30s their eggs drastically decline before their bodies prepare for menopause.According to Cosmopolitan, this study found that cancer patients who were given chemotherapy had a higher q..>> view original
Monday, October 17, 2016
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