“Couch Potato Pill” Might Stop Heat Stroke Too We’ve all seen the story in the news before. Whether it’s the death of a physically fit high school athlete at football training camp in August, or of an elderly woman gardening in the middle of the day in July, heat stroke is a serious, life-threatening condition […]

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Cycle of ethnic violence in South Sudanese state must end, UN envoy says The “cycle of violence” between ethnic communities in Jonglei state in South Sudan must end, the top United Nations official in the newly independent country has warned, calling on the Government, church leaders, civil society groups and the communities themselves to each […]

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Multitasking – a medical and mental hazard “During a recent check-up, my doctor snuck a look at her phone a couple times. I don’t think it had anything to do with my health or care, so it was mildly annoying—but I didn’t say anything. After reading a report about a man who almost died because […]

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UN refugee agency concludes work among displaced in northern Uganda Lucky David Wilson (left) filming his music video with Achan Katherine in Unyama trading centre, a former IDP camp in northern Uganda The United Nations refugee agency said today it has concluded relief work among nearly two million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Uganda, the majority of […]

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South Sudan: UN launches major aid effort after clashes in troubled region Mothers and their children near Pibor, in Jonglei state, South Sudan, who have been displaced by ethnic tensions in the area A massive humanitarian operation to bring succour to people affected by inter-ethnic violence in South Sudan’s state of Jonglei is under way […]

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Post-earthquake assistance in Haiti shifts to reconstruction – UN UNDP Associate Administrator Rebecca Grynspan (foreground) visits a cash-for-work project in Port-au-Prince, Haiti The allocation of resources for Haiti’s recovery from the devastating earthquake two years ago has shifted to reconstruction, infrastructure restoration, debris removal, job creation and capacity building, senior United Nations officials said today, […]

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Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour steps down as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Youssou N’Dour. Photo: Thesupermat Renowned Senegalese musician Youssou N’Dour has temporarily stepped down from his role as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as he embarks on campaigning as a candidate in his country’s presidential elections, the agency has reported. According […]

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Age-related effects of MS may prove reversible Study provides hope of stimulating myelin sheaths around nerves In a study, researchers report that defects in the regeneration of the myelin sheaths surrounding nerves, which are lost in diseases such as MS, may be at least partially corrected after exposing an old animal to the circulatory system […]

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No amnesty for gross human rights violations in Yemen, top UN official says High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay The United Nations human rights chief today warned that there must be no amnesty for gross rights violations in Yemen, stressing that the victims of the worst abuses during the country’s protracted crisis must have […]

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Tobacco Company Misrepresented Danger from Cigarettes, Study Finds Toxicity Levels Obscured, Increasing Risks of Heart Disease, Cancer A new UCSF analysis of tobacco industry documents shows that Philip Morris USA manipulated data on the effects of additives in cigarettes, including menthol, obscuring actual toxicity levels and increasing the risk of heart, cancer and other diseases […]

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