Bollywood star to focus on child nutrition in new role as UNICEF ambassador

Posted on Sat, 03 Dec 2011

30 November 2011 – One of Bollywood’s biggest names, the actor-producer Aamir Khan, today became the newest Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), teaming up with the UN ...

Two separate girls! Packard Children’s surgeons separate conjoined twins

Posted on Sat, 05 Nov 2011

Two separate girls! Packard Children’s surgeons separate conjoined twins... Angelica and Angelina...Today’s surgery to separate conjoined twins Angelina and Angelica Sabuco is progressing well.The twi...

Conjoined twins’ separation – a complex feat

Posted on Wed, 02 Nov 2011

Conjoined twins’ separation – a complex featOctober 31, 2011Tomorrow is the “big day” for conjoined twins Angelina and Angelica Sabuco. The San Jose, Calif. two-year-olds are being surgically separate...

Perinatal Antidepressant May Affect Brain Development

Posted on Wed, 02 Nov 2011

Perinatal Antidepressant May Affect Brain DevelopmentRats exposed to an antidepressant just before and after birth had altered behaviors and substantial brain abnormalities. The findings raise questio...

Yoga or Stretching Eases Low Back Pain

Posted on Tue, 01 Nov 2011

Yoga or Stretching Eases Low Back PainA new study reports that weekly classes of yoga or intensive stretching are equally effective at reducing low back pain and improving back movement. Both proved b...