The former United States President George Herbert Walker Bush, 90 years old, hospitalized Tuesday, December 23nd in Houston, Texas for respiratory difficulties, stayed a second night in the hospital with as a precaution, while his portfolio said that he had a good day, and the prognosis is favorable. This allowed Bush to maintain a high […]
Armenia: Pre-natal Care Not Available for Disabled Women
Healthcare infrastructure not equipped for expectant mothers with mobility difficulties. By Gayane Mkrtchyan – Caucasus Disabled women in Armenia say they are prevented from getting proper antenatal care because hospitals lack the equipment and access facilities they need. Some say the poor provision reflects enduring Soviet-era attitudes to disability. Tamar Tashchyan, a 40-year-old Armenian immigrant […]
The Center for Productive Longevity Announces Winners of the Nationwide Later-Life Story Contest
The Center for Productive Longevity (CPL) is pleased to announce the winners of its Later-Life Story Contest, which was created to demonstrate that older people can continue to lead successful and inspirational lives. Barbara M. Traynor was chosen for the Inspirational Life Story category and Lynn Brooks for her Entrepreneurship Success Story. Both entries are […]
Israeli Forces Kill 2 On Gaza-Bound ‘Freedom Flotilla’
Israeli armed forces stormed a ship carrying aid to Gaza today, killing two and injuring at least 30 others, according to the Associated Press. The boats are carrying around 700 protestors for Palestinian independence, and "10,000 tons" of aid like electric wheelchairs and bottled water, according to their press release. Earlier, The New York Times […]
What Still Ails America
9/09/09 What Still Ails America By Mary Lyon Okay, full disclosure, up top. Liberal here. Progressive. Especially about the mushrooming health care crisis in this country. I like the idea of a public option. I dislike how hate radio, political partisans, and manipulated tantrum-throwers have spread lies and helped pervert the public discourse about a […]
Trust Vote and Nuke Deal Awaken Indian Politics
Posted by Javits Rajendran to Global Voices Online It’s not time yet, for the ruling party to gloat over their sensational yet marginal victory over the ‘Indo –US Nuclear Deal Issue’ which has long haunted their very existence. But they have emerged as the winners nonetheless. Lok Sabha TV drew eyeballs of the internet to […]