Healthy heart ensures healthy kidney

Scientists have shown that a lifestyle that encourages a healthy heart could also shield patients with chronic kidney diseases from kidney failure and premature death, says a study. The findings, appearing in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), suggest that patients with kidney diseases should be encouraged to improve their heart's health, reports Science Daily. Poor ...

Nepals Tibetan Refugees Struggle Under Chinas Shadow

KATHMANDU Tibetan refugees in Nepal say they face increasing restrictions from Nepalese authorities due to pressure from China. VOA correspondent Aru Pande talks to Tibetans who, for decades, have made the Himalayan country their home. Dolma Lama learned to weave Tibetan carpets from her mother - who fled Tibet and settled in Kathmandu after a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese ...

Lifestyle Why authorities should tread carefully on the uptake of vaccine

NAIROBI, KENYA: Now that the Government has launched a pilot project to vaccinate schoolgirls in Kitui against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is associated with cervical cancer, our health authorities should find time to familiarise themselves with a petition to prohibit similar vaccinations of Indian girls that is currently awaiting determination by ...

Totally Biased Turns Knicks Gay Protest Into Fashion Show At Madison Square Garden

"Totally Biased" sent two correspondents, comedians Guy Branum and Aparna Nancherla, to Madison Square Garden to interview people protesting gay-bashing that recently occurred at Knicks games -- interview them about their fashion choices, of course. Check out the clip above to see what happens when a protest turns into a red ...

Bengalurus grass-roots movement to clean up Indias Garden City

BENGALURU // Residents fed up with waiting for government action have begun a grass-roots movement to clean up India's Garden City. Bengaluru, the capital of India's high-tech industry, was once famous for its lush spaces such as Cubbon Park, which spans more than 300 acres and is home to more than 150 types of trees and plants. But now, the city is infamous for its mounds of ...