More than 60,000 Americans were victims of state-sanctioned sterilization during the 20th century. After getting married at age 18, Elaine Riddick desperately tried to start her own family. It wasn’t until she was in her 50s, however, that the North Carolina woman found out that doctors sterilized her when she was a teenager. Riddick was raped at age 13 and says that, when she awoke in a hospital... 

Ethnic minorities now constitute a majority of babies in the United States, marking a significant demographic shift, according to official figures. Preliminary census estimates reveal that, for the first time, ethnic minorities make up the majority of infants in the country. This change underscores a growing age divide between older, mostly white Americans and a younger, predominantly minority population,... 

Population Research Institute (PRI) President Steven Mosher. Given the precipitous decline in the birthrates of European countries, all anti-natal programs funded by the United States should immediately be replaced by pro-natal programs, one top population expert recently told the U.S. Senate. “It doesn’t matter whether we call them reproductive health programs, family planning programs, or population... 

Pictures of diseased lungs and a man blowing cigarette smoke out of a tracheostomy hole in his neck are among the final nine graphic images that will be part of new health warnings on cigarettes and advertising. The warnings represent the most significant changes to U.S. cigarette labels in more than 25 years and are required to be placed on all cigarette packs, cartons and ads no later than September... 

Richard James Verone, 57, shown in this booking photo, “robbed” a bank for $1 to get health care in prison. A 59-year-old man has been jailed in Gastonia, North Carolina, on charges of larceny after allegedly robbing an RBC Bank for $1 so he could get health care in prison. Richard James Verone handed a female teller a note demanding the money and claiming that he had a gun, according to... 

An outbreak of a peculiar strain of the E. coli bacteria has already taken 40 lives worldwide. With fear that this outbreak will become a full-blown epidemic, scientists and citizens alike are wondering why this seemingly invincible strain is here and what they can do to combat it. “If you look at it genetically…you have to come to the conclusion that this strain was exposed to eight different... 

The American Cancer Society put out their annual report on the state of cancer in the U.S. with some good news, and some bad. The good news is that the American Cancer Society has reported that the rates of lung cancer being diagnosed among men and women have declined, says SmartAboutHealth. The gap in cancer death rates between college graduates and those who only went to high school is widening,... 

The crew: Dunn (far right) was part of the cast for MTV show Jackass. Reality TV daredevil and Jackass star Ryan Dunn was killed in a car accident in the early hours of this morning. The 34-year-old died in a one car collision near his home in West Goshen, Pennsylvania at around 2.30am following a night out with friends. Upon arrival to the scene, police found a 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 ‘off the... 

Women in Saudi Arabia have been openly driving cars in defiance of an official ban on female drivers in the ultra-conservative kingdom. The direct action has been organised on social network sites, where women have been posting images and videos of themselves behind the wheel. Saudi women have been encouraged to challenge the status quo and get behind the wheel Friday. The initiative is called “Women2Drive,”... 

Angry, drunken revelers ran wild Wednesday night after the Vancouver Canucks’ 4-0 loss to Boston in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, setting cars and garbage cans ablaze, smashing windows, showering giant TV screens with beer bottles and dancing atop overturned vehicles. Angered hockey fans attack Vancouver angry, drunken revelers ran wild Wednesday night after the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 loss... 

T.A. SCIENCES INC. TA-65. A pioneering study published in the Rejuvenation Research Journal today shows that TA-65, a natural Telomerase Activator made and marketed by Telomerase Activation Sciences, Inc. ("T.A. Sciences"), reduces the percentage of short telomeres in immune cells and restores and remodels the aging human immune system to be more like that of a younger individual. When expressed... 

About 100 men in their 20s and 30s, filled a conference room at a Dublin hotel last week to hear a migration agent describe the personal fortunes waiting to be made a world away in the booming mining towns of the Australian outback. With unemployment running at close to 15 percent in Ireland, and local wages a fraction of those now on offer in Australia, it appeared to be an easy sell. “I want... 

Ron Paul scores 0% while Mitt Romney scores 51%? Now what could this be, an error perhaps? No, it’s clearly not an error as you can hear the lady in red saying that congresswoman Bachmann is the only other candidate in double digits (21%). So yes, according to CNN, Ron Paul is below 10%, 0% to be more precise. Ron Paul is a US representative and congressman for almost 40 years, he is also an... 

Two weeks ago, the World Health Organisation warned for the first time that mobile phones may cause cancer – urging users to limit their use. The warning followed Interphone’s research from 13 countries that found that the even just using a phone for 15 minutes a day could substantially increase the risk of a brain tumour. But it could come to late for many mobile addicts, as it takes... 

The E. Coli death toll in Germany has reached 33, the France Press agency reports. Now, scientists say that it were grown sprouts from a farm in northern Germany which triggered the outbreak . The E. Coli bacteria live in the elementary tract of men, mammals and birds. The majority of their strains are harmless but some can be particularly aggressive, threatening life. Source  Read More »