Practicing One Or More Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Can Extend a Persons Life

People can live longer if they practice one or more healthy lifestyle behaviors – not smoking, eating a healthy diet, getting regular physical activity, and limiting alcohol – according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Afghanistan: One Of The World’s Most Difficult Places To Become A Mother

In Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan Province, Sharifa feeds rice and bread to her nieces and nephews. The six children are orphans who were left in Sharifa’s care when her sister died.

Hawa Aden Mohamed Honored for Her Work with Women And Girls Affected By Violence

Somali women’s rights activist Hawa Aden Mohamed has been selected to receive the prestigious 2008 Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty Award for international human rights defenders, Human Rights First announced today.

Long-Term Care By the Numbers – Political Opinion

Thanks to advances in public health and medicine, Americans are enjoying longer, healthier lives. Yet this increased longevity has created a challenge for caregivers as the number of people requiring long-term health care increases and the number of health...