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UN Human Rights Council strongly condemns abuses by Syrian authorities High Commissioner Navi Pillay addresses the Special Session of the Human Rights Council on the situation in Syria 2 December 2011 – The United Nations Human Rights Council today strongly condemned the continued abuses by the Syrian authorities as part of its violent crackdown against […]
Be a Friend to Pollinators … … Animal pollinators are essential to reproduction for 35% of the world’s food crops, but they are disappearing. This animation explains what individuals can do to help pollinators in their own communities, and describes the varieties of pollinators. ### About United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Mission Statement The United States […]
Worming out of listening Freshman seminar re-creates Darwin’s experiments Justin Ide/Harvard Staff Photographer Earthworms took center stage at John Knowles Paine Hall last month as students in a freshman seminar re-created Darwin’s experiment exploring the creature’s hearing. Arnold Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Ned Friedman (third from left) and students peer at worms to […]
DR Congo: UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict welcomes sanctioning of militia leader Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Margot Wallstrom 1 December 2011 – The United Nations official leading efforts to combat sexual violence in conflict today welcomed the decision by a Security Council committee to place a militia leader in the […]
UN human trafficking expert calls on Australia to step up efforts to help victims Special Rapporteur Joy Ngozi Ezeilo 1 December 2011 – Australian authorities must do more to assist the victims of human trafficking, particularly when the victims are children, an independent United Nations human rights expert has warned at the end of an […]
Developing countries spur growth in global manufacturing output – UN 1 December 2011 – Global manufacturing rose slightly in the third quarter of this year despite fears that the world economy could plunge into another recession as a result of instability in European financial markets, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) said in a report released […]
Inspired by global events, UN launches social media campaign to celebrate rights High Commissionner Navi Pillay at press conference on the launch of social media campaign on human rights 1 December 2011 – The United Nations has launched a social media campaign to encourage people to get involved in the global human rights movement, inspired […]
Senior UN official highlights new tools to provide food aid to fragile countries WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran 1 December 2011 – The head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) stressed today the importance of providing more support to fragile countries, adding that new agreements reached during this week’s aid effectiveness forum in the […]
Bone cancer patients needed for study of potential pain treatment People with cancer that has spread to their bones are being recruited by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers for a clinical trial that will assess the use of ultrasound to alleviate pain. The trial is investigating how effectively a device called ExAblate 2000 — which emits […]
Observing World AIDS Day Today, December 1, we commemorate World AIDS Day. This has been a year of reflection as we marked the 30th anniversary of the first reported cases of AIDS on June 5, 1981. AIDS is still here, and it affects all of us in the U.S. and around the world. AIDS has been, and continues to be, […]
Medications can be effective when they are used properly, but some can be addictive and dangerous when abused. This chart provides a brief look at some prescribed medications that—when used in ways or by people other than prescribed—have the potential for adverse medical consequences, including addiction. In 2010, approximately 16 million Americans reported using a […]
Saw palmetto Treatments
In men: used to treat and relieve symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); shrinks the prostate and releases the squeeze of the urethra, so that, urine flows normally; increases urine volume, decreases frequent urination, and more ease of urination.
In women: helps relieve painful periods and regulates the menstrual cycle; stimulates the production of prolactin, a female hormone that promotes breast enlargement. Used to treat urinary tract and bladder infections; has an aphrodisiac effect by enhancing sexual functioning and sexual desire.
Actually, there is no reason to be embarrassed. Enlarged breasts are common among teenage boys and men, and breast reduction surgery is increasingly popular among guys. In fact, in the US it’s the fourth most popular cosmetic surgical procedure among males, with nearly 17,000 of them performed in 2009 alone.
Great news for all those women (and men) who have wanted to try the beautifying effects of snail slime but could never get past the “ick” factor. 20yrsyounger.com promises to get rid of the Ewww… while still letting women reap the anti-aging and rejuvenating benefits of snail slime cream. The process itself is called lyophilisation […]
The specific type of birth defect depends on the systems in the fetus developing at the time of alcohol exposure. Organ systems are most vulnerable to damage by alcohol during the period of most dynamic development. The damage seen in animal models roughly corresponds to weeks 3 to 8 in human pregnancy. However, if a woman drinks any time throughout her pregnancy, damage may occur.
