June 2013 – With 165 million children around the world who are stunted as a result of undernutrition, the United Nations children’s agency has reiterated its calls to invest in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life. “The battle against undernutrition is being won, but progress is too slow for too many,” said Werner Schultink, the head of nutrition at the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “Our message is clear – that the time is now for all of us to demonstrate resolute leadership and … [Read more...]
Obamacare, Three quick things you should know!
June 8, 2013 by
Hi all -- In the past few days, we've received three really interesting new pieces of information about the health care law, and we wanted to share these data points with you so that you get a big picture of how things are changing for the better as the law gets implemented. First, the Affordable Care Act is helping to make sure that insurance companies and providers have to compete for your business by creating a Health Insurance Marketplace that offers people more choice and control … [Read more...]
NIH Scientists Discover How HIV Kills Immune Cells
June 6, 2013 by
NIH Scientists Discover How HIV Kills Immune Cells Findings Have Implications for HIV Treatment WHAT: Untreated HIV infection destroys a person’s immune system by killing infection-fighting cells, but precisely when and how HIV wreaks this destruction has been a mystery until now. New research by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, reveals how HIV triggers a signal telling an infected immune cell to die. … [Read more...]
1st Annual International Day to End Obstretric Fistula, May 23
May 24, 2013 by
IMAGE The International Day to End Obstetric Fistula MAY 23 In December 2012, 167 countries from around the world co-sponsored a biannual resolution at the United Nations General Assembly that called on all Member States to support the activities of UNFPA and its partners in the Campaign to End Fistula. This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the Campaign to End Fistula, a collaborative initiative launched by UNFPA and its partners. Check out Friends of UNFPA’s new … [Read more...]
Tiffany Bond is Taking Steps Against Breast Cancer!
May 22, 2013 by
Celebrating the personal fundraising page for The Jackie Bond Bunch Team In 2008 my mom and I were both diagnosed with cancer within the same week. She had breast cancer and I had Oropharynx (throat) cancer HPV related. I was 39 and she was 61. My beautiful sister in law was diagnosed with colon cancer within the same month as us. She was 56. My chemotherapy and radiation treatment saved my life but one week after I finished my 35th radiation treatment I lost my greatest love and best … [Read more...]
Eliminating Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis B: More Than Just a Test
May 9, 2013 by
This Sunday we will observe Mother’s Day and celebrate mothers across the nation. May is also Hepatitis Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about viral hepatitis and to highlight opportunities to address this ‘silent epidemic’, such as redoubling our efforts to provide quality health care to mothers with chronic hepatitis B infection and help eliminate perinatal hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission in the United States. DOWNLOAD mp3 Hepatitis B in the U.S. Nationally, new … [Read more...]
Surviving the First Day, Save the Children celebrates Mothers!
May 8, 2013 by
In honor of Mother's Day, Save the Children presents our 14th annual State of the World's Mothers report. READ THE REPORT HERE The first day of life is the most dangerous day of a child's life in countries rich and poor around the world, including the United States. Beloved actresses Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Connelly and Allyson Hannigan join with celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe and moms from around the world to share their first moments. Would love if you shared your baby's … [Read more...]
INCITE A Single Moms Support Group seeking Support
May 7, 2013 by
INCITE A Single Moms Support Group is a non-profit organization, based out of Burlington, one that raises up single moms and their children in our community by offering support, encouragement, guidance, direction and opportunities for empowerment. We are hosting a few fundraisers this year, to help us in continuing to offer our programs and services that assist single moms and their children in our community, that are struggling and in-need of extra support. I am reaching out to … [Read more...]
Entropy may be Your Challenge, Take Action!
May 6, 2013 by
"There should be a balance between material and spiritual progress, a balance achieved through the principles based on love and compassion." - Dalai Lama The word for "shame" in this verse is the Greek entrope, meaning "turning inward" or "inversion." Biblically, it is used only one other time, in I Corinthians 15:34: "Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame." Evidently, this special variety of shame is … [Read more...]
