By Bruce Sylvester
SAN ANTONIO, TX — March 24, 2005 — Breastfeeding offers young children protection from onset of transient wheezing, researcher reported at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
“We found that breastfeeding made it less likely that a child would have transient wheezing,” said lead investigator Michael Simon, [...]
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Article by Kathleen Prasad
Trooper’s body was low to the ground, slinking rather than walking. It was clear that he’d been abused or traumatized in the past. As I approached the dog outside the shelter, the volunteer who was walking him that day explained, “He’s really timid, but a sweet guy.” She gently stroked his fur, [...]
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By Maureen Clarke
March 10, 2005
We have five words for vegetarian travelers in the Basque region of Spain: “Ba al duzue barazkijaleentzako platerik?”
That would be Euskara for “Do you have any vegetarian dishes?”
It’s one of many critical phrases — translated into almost 70 languages, from Magyar to Nepali — on the International Vegetarian Union’s website (www.ivu.org). [...]
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Press Trust of India
New Delhi, March 23, 2005|15:34 IST
Homeopathic medicines have been found to be effective in checking the growth of certain infections in HIV positive patients by improving their immune system, a senior researcher claimed on Wednesday.
“In a study carried out on 100 patients in terminal stages of AIDS, homeopathic medicines proved to be useful [...]
