As World Breastfeeding Week got underway Tuesday, child advocates called for the promotion of mothers’ milk as the best way to get babies off to a healthy start in life …
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Brazil’s Endangered Golden Monkeys Recover Following Big Population Drop From Yellow Fever
There are now more golden lion tamarins bounding between branches in the Brazilian rainforest than at any time since efforts to save the species started in the 1970s, a new …
your ads here!Gunmen Kill 2 Pakistani Policemen Guarding Polio Vaccinators
Unknown gunmen killed two police officers in southwestern Pakistan in an attack Tuesday on polio vaccinators. The deadly shooting occurred during a national immunization campaign in Quetta, the capital of …
your ads here!Two Super Moons, Blue Moon, Meteor Shower to Grace August Skies
A dazzling array of celestial events is in store for stargazers in August: two supermoons, a rare blue moon, and a once-in-a-year meteor shower. Those turning their eyes to the …
your ads here!Biden Goes West to Talk About Administration’s Efforts to Combat Climate Change
President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah next week and is expected to talk about his administration’s efforts to combat climate change as the region endures …
your ads here!WHO: Afghanistan, Pakistan Close to Eradicating Polio
Afghanistan and Pakistan have reported a very small number of polio infections in their region this year, fueling expectations the neighboring countries could be just months away from interrupting the …
your ads here!Smoking Declines as Tobacco Control Measures Kick-In
Smoking rates are falling, and lives are being saved as more countries implement policies and control measures to curb the global tobacco epidemic, according to a World Health Organization report …
your ads here!Record Heat Shows Plight of Americans Suffering Without Air Conditioning
As Denver neared triple-digit temperatures, Ben Gallegos sat shirtless on his porch swatting flies off his legs and spritzing himself with a misting fan to try to get through the …
your ads here!Wildlife Lovers Urged to Join UK’s Annual Butterfly Count
Wildlife enthusiasts across Britain are being encouraged to log sightings of butterflies and some moths, as the world’s largest annual survey of the increasingly endangered pollinating insects returns. The U.K.-wide …
your ads here!Mangrove Forest Thrives Around What Was Once Latin America’s Largest Landfill
It was once Latin America’s largest landfill. Now, a decade after Rio de Janeiro shut it down and redoubled efforts to recover the surrounding expanse of highly polluted swamp, crabs, …
your ads here!Climate Change Likely Why Dangerous Fungus Spreading Fast, Scientists Say
SEATTLE — In 2016, hospitals in New York state identified a rare and dangerous fungal infection never before found in the United States. Research laboratories quickly mobilized to review historical …
your ads here!Two Supermoons in August Mean Double the Stargazing Fun
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August: a pair of supermoons culminating in a rare blue moon. Catch the first show Tuesday evening …
your ads here!In US, Homeless Students’ Education Took Hard Hit During Pandemic
PHOENIX — By the time Aaliyah Ibarra started second grade, her family had moved five times in four years in search of stable housing. As she was about to start …
your ads here!EU Looks to Ban Harmful Chemicals in Imported Toys
The EU is looking to prohibit chemicals deemed unsafe for children — especially ones that disrupt growth hormones — in imported toys under new rules proposed Friday by the European …
your ads here!Relentless Heat Wave Hits California
This week President Joe Biden announced additional measures to protect communities from extreme heat that has hit parts of the United States. In Los Angeles, authorities are coping as best they can and trying some innovative ways to beat the heat. Angelina …
your ads here!Saguaro Cacti Collapsing in Arizona Extreme Heat, Scientist Says
Arizona’s saguaro cacti, a symbol of the U.S. West, are leaning, losing arms and in some cases falling over during the state’s record streak of extreme heat, a scientist said …
your ads here!Meat Allergy Caused by Ticks Getting More Common in US, CDC Says
NEW YORK — More than 100,000 people in the U.S. have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of a weird syndrome triggered by tick bites, according to a …
your ads here!Successful US AIDS Relief Program Faces Challenge in Congress
A 20-year-old, U.S.-funded AIDS relief program that is credited with saving tens of millions of lives around the world may not be reauthorized if conservative and anti-abortion activists are successful …
your ads here!Biden Announces Advanced Cancer Research Initiative
The Biden administration on Thursday announced the first cancer-focused initiative under its advanced health research agency. The goal is to help surgeons more easily differentiate between healthy tissue and cancerous …
your ads here!Health Threats Surge in Sudan, Regionally, as Conflict Escalates
The World Health Organization on Thursday warned that health threats are surging as the war in Sudan escalates and millions of people, many sick and wounded, flee for safety within …
your ads here!UN Chief: Planet Is Boiling; Time Running Out to Stop Climate Crisis
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that it is not too late to “stop the worst” of the climate crisis, but only with “dramatic, immediate” action. “The era of global …
your ads here!Study: Ocean Currents Vital for Distributing Heat Could Collapse by Midcentury
A system of ocean currents that transports heat northward across the North Atlantic could collapse by midcentury, according to a new study. Scientists have said that such a collapse could …
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