Month: February 2015

Gluten-free eating is also often touted as a weight–loss aid. Certainly, Djokovic returned to the court in great streamlined shape, after cutting gluten and …
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By James Harding Giahyue MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia began a trial of experimental Ebola vaccines on Monday, involving thousands of volunteers as part of an effort to slow the spread of the deadly haemorrhagic fever and prevent future outbreaks. The epidemic has killed more than 8,800 people in West Africa since it began more than a year ago, overwhelming weak healthcare systems in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Its spread now appears to be slowing, especially in Liberia which currently has just a handful of cases. The trial to test two vaccines from GlaxoSmithKline and New Link/Merck began at the government-run Redemption Hospital in Monrovia, a cluster of cement blocks in the teeming New Kru Town neighbourhood that was one of the first parts of the capital to be struck by the disease.

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Exuberance, joy, laughter and optimism come naturally when we are young. The experiences of those feelings are forever stored in the reservoirs of memory. Wisdom earned through the trials of time gives us all the more reason to hold in a tight embrace the uplifting and awesome moments as they occur. Time and tragedy take their toll. Calling…

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By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Companies struggling to meet their renewable energy goals can now get help from a venture that aims to link up the biggest businesses in the United States with clean power. Nearly two-thirds of Fortune 100 companies have commitments to shift to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, but many are failing to meet those targets because of high costs and the complexity of large-scale renewables transactions. Launched on Monday, the Business Renewables Center (BRC) will supply member companies with energy specialists to help them navigate the clean energy markets. If successful, it could lead to a doubling of renewable energy use in the United States by 2025, BRC officials said.
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A terminally-ill British doctor's campaign encouraging healthcare workers to introduce themselves to their patients and make a human connection has gained hundreds of thousands of followers. Fed up with being referred to as "Bed 7" while in hospital receiving treatment for cancer, Kate Granger said she had started a campaign with the Twitter hashtag #hellomynameis. "It is about making a human connection, beginning a therapeutic relationship and building trust," said Granger, who is due to start her latest round of chemotherapy for sarcoma, a rare type of cancer which grows in the body's connective tissue. British Prime Minister David Cameron offered his support with a tweet on Monday, praising Granger for leading a campaign for "compassionate care".

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Going wheat-free is a big health craze, but is it really necessary? … However, dieticians don't advise following a wheat-free weight–loss diet unless it's …
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