Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Last night HBO premiered I Am An Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA. Since its inception, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has made headlines and raised eyebrows. They are almost single-handedly responsible for the movement against animal testing and their efforts have raised the suffering animals […]
Category:Health
This is the category for Health. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 10 July 2021: Australia: Andrea Wildin, Greens candidate in Stretton state by-election, discusses political issues with Wikinews 10 July 2021: National Health Service England waiting list at highest on record for second consecutive month 6 July 2021: Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier […]
The Causes Of Brown Spots On The Face Are Brown Spots Curable?
Read More About: Joint Relief Institute Brown spots, also known as age spots and liver spots are curable once you know the root cause for them in the first place. They can be removed, but if precautions aren’t taken to remove the root cause then it’s probable that they will simply reappear. Despite being called […]
Augusten Burroughs on addiction, writing, his family and his new book
Friday, October 12, 2007 I had an unofficial phone call from Gay Talese last Tuesday. He had just flown back from Colombia and he was cranky. “I’m happy to do an interview with you,” he said, “but what the hell could you ask me that’s not already out there? Have you even bothered to look?!” […]
Practice Makes Perfect
Read More About: Rc Helicopter Blades Australia Practice Makes PerfectWhen my daughter began to play the clarinet, most of the notes she played were painfully off key. Soon the notes were more or less correct, but the melody was lacking as she took long pauses to place her fingers. As she practiced, she was able […]
Hot dog eating champion retains title after tiebreaker
Friday, July 4, 2008 For the second year in a row, American competitive eater Joey Chestnut defeated his Japanese rival Takeru Kobayashi at the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York City, after a tie forced a five hot dog eat-off to be held. After ten minutes of hot dog eating, two shorter […]
Cloned cattle’s milk and meat seem safe, according to new study
Tuesday, April 12, 2005 A National Academy of Sciences report (.pdf) last year said that while the milk and meat from cloned animals would not likely make anyone sick, more research should be performed. Now, a new US-Japan study published in the April 11 online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences […]
A Special Education Success Story With Add And Adhd}
Read More About: Macrame Rope Australia Submitted by: Claudia Mann The Problem In our rapidly moving culture, special education students, diagnosed with ADD or ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) are an ever-increasing challenge for teachers. Having taught in some capacity for nearly 40 years and being a parent of an active […]
News briefs:August 6, 2006
The time is 19:00 (UTC) on August 6th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Lebanon fighting escalates as ceasefire looms 1.2 Syrian minister rejects proposed U.N. resolution 1.3 British soldier killed in southern Afghanistan 1.4 Canadian held in China faces execution 1.5 Iran bans Shirin Ebadi-led human rights group […]
Red Cross is not in New Orleans for Katrina, Guard raced it to Superdome
Saturday, September 10, 2005 The American Red Cross is not lending its usual assistance in New Orleans, because the Louisiana National Guard acted first. After Saturday September 3, it was agreed with state officials the Red Cross was not needed because the large-scale evacuation of the city was under way. The organization explains on its […]