South Africa: Parents Urged to Give Consent for HPV Vaccine
[SAnews.gov.za] Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, has appealed to parents, caregivers and legal guardians who have not yet signed the consent form to vaccinate young girls against cervical cancer with the HPV vaccine to do so. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 19, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
One woolly mammoth's journey at the end of the Ice Age
Lately, paleoecologist Audrey Rowe has been a bit preoccupied with a girl named Elma. That's because Elma is ... a woolly mammoth. And 14,000 years ago, when Elma was alive, her habitat in interior Alaska was rapidly changing. The Ice Age was coming to a close and human hunters were starting early settlements. Which leads to an intriguing question: Who, or what, killed her? In the search for answers, Audrey traces Elma's life and journey through — get this — a single tusk. Today, she shares her insights on what the mammoth extinction from thousands of years ago can teach us about megafauna extinctions today with guest ...
Source: NPR Health and Science - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nathan Rott Source Type: news
Coraline 2: Whatever Happened To Neil Gaiman's Rumored Sequel?
Since its release in 2009, "Coraline" remains a beloved horror classic by viewers young and old. Based on the 2002 Neil Gaiman novel of the same name, the stop-motion animated feature follows the exploits of the titular young girl (voiced by Dakota Fanning) as she discovers a passageway to an…#coraline #neilgaiman #dakotafanning #academy #goldenglobes #laika #paranorman #kubo #twostrings #cartoonbrew (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I ’ve always loved new hobbies and horses – then, two years ago, my equine dream came true
My obsession with trying new activities finally led me to my greatest passion – horse riding – when the last lockdown liftedGrowing up, I thought of myself as a “horse girl”. I knew the importance of keeping your heels down and your back straight, how to braid your horse’s mane for dressage, and that real horse girlies mucked out the stalls themselves. I could navigate the febrile politics of a stable, handle the intensity of competition and understoo d why everyone looked at the new girl sideways – she had to earn her place.Of course, I had never walked into a stable, let alone ridden a horse. I had no sleek j...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 18, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Yassmin Abdel-Magied Tags: Hobbies Horses Life and style Psychology Science Health & wellbeing Source Type: news
Travis Kelce Donates $100K to Two Girls Shot at Kansas City Chiefs Parade
Travis Kelce has donated $100,000 to a family whose two daughters were shot during the Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City, Mo., last week. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end posted two donations, for $50,000 each through his Eighty-Seven and Running Foundation, to the GoFundMe page for the…#traviskelce #superbowl #kansascity #kansascitychiefs #gofundme #reyes #hollywoodreporter #lisalopezgalvan #taylorswift #patrickmahomes (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Girl Scout Cookie Season 2024 Is Here
In 2024, Girl Scout Cookies have fully staked their place in the American culinary zeitgeist. Whether you’re a Samoas fan or a Thin Mint devotee, nearly everyone is happy to shell out as much as $6 to score a box of their favorite Girl Scout cookie — and support a longstanding organization that…#girlscoutcookies #samoas #thinmint #girlscout #girlscouts #targetandwalmart #scouts #irl #keebler #abcsmartcookies (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Taylor Swift Fan Killed in Car Crash While Heading to Eras Concert in Australia
A teenage girl traveling to Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour concert in Melbourne, Australia, was killed in a car accident. On Thursday (Feb. 15), fan Mieka Pokarier, 16, was traveling with her mother and 10-year-old sister from the Gold Coast to the pop superstar’s show in Melbourne Cricket Ground when…#melbourne #miekapokarier #goldcoast #tmz #sydney #westmeadhospital #karleighfox #gofundme #singapore #sweden (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Shailene Woodley, Jack Whitehall Join Voice Cast of ‘Girl in the Clouds’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Shailene Woodley and Jack Whitehall have joined the cast of the animated feature “Girl in the Clouds,” directed by Philippe Riche (“Rabbids Invasion”). The film, penned by Riche and Luc Bossi, is inspired by the novel “The Little Girl Who Swallowed a Cloud as Big as The Eiffel Tower” by…#shailenewoodley #jackwhitehall #clouds #philipperiche #rabbidsinvasion #riche #lucbossi #romainpuértolas #providence #briofilms (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Questions arise over Sephora ’s handling of girls in blackface
Sephora made headlines this week after a video went viral showing three girls wearing apparent blackface at one of the chain’s Boston locations.#boston (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Questions Arise Over Sephora ’s Handling of Girls in Blackface
Sephora made headlines this week after a video went viral showing three girls wearing apparent blackface at one of the chain’s Boston locations. The company said in a statement to the news media that it had asked the shoppers to “leave the premises,” adding, “Under no circumstance is this type of…#boston #sephora #tiktok #prudentialcenter #darkbrownfoundation #louisvuitton (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Two of Epstein ’s Closest Advisers Are Sued by His Victims
Lawyers representing victims of Jeffrey Epstein sued two of the disgraced financier’s closest advisers on Friday, accusing them of “aiding, abetting and facilitating” his sex trafficking of young women and teenage girls. The civil suit, filed in federal court in Manhattan, seeks class action…#jeffreyepstein #manhattan #darrenindyke #richardkahn #daniellebensky #epstein (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Christina McAnea lauds women who helped win NI peace
General secretary Christina McAnea was met with a standing ovation after she delivered the keynote speech on the second day of UNISON’s 2024 women’s conference in Brighton.
Smiling as she greeted the hall of delegates, Ms McAnea gave a tribute to the first female regional secretary of UNISON, Inez McCormack.
Ms McAnea described how she was in her early twenties when she first heard Ms McCormack speak at a trade union conference, saying that Ms McCormack – then Northern Ireland’s regional secretary for NUPE – “brought the conference alive.
“She’d brought half a dozen women members with her to the confere...
Source: UNISON Health care news - February 16, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Janey Starling Tags: Article News 2024 women's conference Christina McAnea equal pay Northern Ireland Source Type: news
School Uniforms Might Get in the Way of Kids Exercising
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024 (Health Day News) -- Schools that want little girls to get plenty of exercise might want to rethink their dress code.A University of Cambridge study of more than 1 million kids in 135 countries found that in countries where... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
How Madame Web Connects to the Spider-Man Cinematic Multiverse
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Madame Web.
Three Spider-Man movies are hitting theaters in 2024, but none of those three movies are actually about Spider-Man—or even feature the friendly neighborhood web-slinger as a character at all. Madame Web, which is now in theaters, is an entry in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, a collection of films that take full advantage of the studio’s ownership of Spidey film rights even as the main character is primarily making live-action appearances in the Disney-owned Marvel Cinematic Universe where Tom Holland plays him.
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Source: TIME: Health - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: James Grebey Tags: Uncategorized culturepod Explainer freelance Source Type: news
Women, Girls Equal Partners in HIV Responses, Says Activist
Tendayi Westerhof was one of the first celebrities in Zimbabwe to disclose their HIV-positive status. By Ed HoltBRATISLAVA, Feb 14 2024 (IPS) UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, recently made an impassioned call for governments to support women and girls from marginalized communities at the frontlines of the defence of human rights, to help ensure, among others, that global health is protected.
This comes as the latest data from UNAIDS shows that:
Globally, 46% of all new HIV infections were among women and girls in 2022
In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) accounted for more than 77% of ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ed Holt Tags: Africa Aid Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Global Headlines Health Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Zimbabwe Source Type: news
