New Dysentery Threat Emerges Its known that clean water and sanitation can bring a sharp decline in dysentery cases in developing countries. But its not enough to stop the spread of the disease in countries undergoing rapid development and industrial...
Without Tickets Fans Can Still Get Into the Olympic Spirit In London's Hyde Park no expensive tickets were needed to watch the women's triathlon. Kate Davis Clarke came from New York City to cheer on her best friend, American triathlon athlete Sarah...
Chinese Farmer Bikes to Olympic Games Chen Guanming says he loves being in London for the Olympics - and thats a good thing since it took him two years to get here. He road across 16 countries on this pedicab, all the way from his home in eastern Chi...
US Museum Showcases National Medical Collection These conjoined twins are not what you'd come across in a conventional museum. They are one of the exhibits at The National Museum of Health and Medicine near Washington. Its aim is to promote the under...
E. London Interfaith Groups Celebrate Olympics, Ramadan In East London's York Hall, the United Kingdom's largest civil society organization, Citizens UK, organized an Iftar, the evening meal following a day of fasting during Ramadan. The group has be...
Nature, Nurture Required for Elite Athletes Doctors Michael Joyner and Michael Bostwick at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota studied this and also looked at other research. Most high-level athletes have something that distinguishes them from regular peopl...
A Cappella Group Delights DC Suburb The group is made up of about 100 men ranging in age from 19 to 83. They have one thing in common: A passion for singing. Every Tuesday night, since after the end of World War II, the group gathers here to rehearse...
Wounded Syrians Seek Refuge, Treatment in Lebanon Hasna was a typical Syrian housewife, living in the countryside of Homs with her husband and two small children, until frequent army bombings caused them to flee four months ago. But when they thought...
Global Air Pollution Threat Grows A lot of attention is being paid to greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. But scientists warn that other pollutants may make it harder to breathe in some places in years to come. By the year 205...
Therapy Dogs Help US Veterans Beat Stress Disorders Simonsen, the senior enlisted leader at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C. suffers from post traumatic stress disorder and a traumatic brain injury he received while deployed in Afghan...
South Asians Fuel Asian Population Boom in US Despite the sluggish economy, hiring manager Pete Tapaskar is having difficulty filling empty chairs at his suburban Chicago technology firm ProSoft. We dont get enough resources locally. We have to depen...
Little Expected Out of US, Pakistani Spy Chief Talks A year of frosty relations between Washington and Islamabad is beginning to thaw after Pakistan reopened NATO supply lines into Afghanistan last month. But analysts expect this progress to be short...
Thousands of Journalists in London Cover Olympics 24/7 While the athletes are out competing for medals, journalists are busy reporting the news. Thousands of journalists have been accredited to cover the Olympics. And with the Games progressing at a...
Documentary Profiles Ai Weiwei's Political Activism For years Ai Weiwei lived abroad where he created art installations. But for more than a year, he hasn't been allowed to leave China. Now, Alison Klayman's film, Ai Weiwei Never Sorry, shows the art...
US Athletes Confident Before Olympic Track Field Competition The U.S. track and field team won 23 medals in Beijing four years ago. This year, they hope to beat that with 30. But they will be facing some tough competition. Sanya Richards-Ross is one...
