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U.S. Ban on Female Genital Mutilation Mired in Racism and Fear

The beginning of February saw the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), which marks another day of tolerance towards intersex FGM. While we in the intersex…

February 13, 2013No CommentRead More

How Intelligence Happens – Professor John Duncan

Professor John Duncan, author of “How Intelligence Happens” and Assistant Director of the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge, UK, explains how our thoughts are processed in the…

July 2, 2012No CommentRead More

Does war change our DNA? – Professor Peter Pregelj

The impact of war and terrorism on children has been the focus of a growing number of studies worldwide. Questions have been raised about children’s vulnerability to the stress that…

May 24, 2012No CommentRead More

Obesity: is it all in your mind? – the brain’s control of appetite and body weight

Dr. Lora Heisler and Dr. Justin Rochford reflect on the interrelation of biology, behaviour and obesity. Obesity represents a major medical and economic challenge of the 21st century. In the…

January 19, 2012No CommentRead More

UK Blood Donation Restrictions Lifted for Gay Men

The UK has lifted restrictions on blood donations from men who have had sex with men to bring the rules into line with other group of people with high-risk sexual…

September 8, 2011No CommentRead More

Health Minister Beth Mugo Encourages Kenyan Women to Breastfeed

“Breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer. Infants exclusively breastfeeding for 4 months are less likely to develop asthma than those not breastfed or breastfed for shorter durations. And there…

August 16, 2011No CommentRead More

Israel Will Find “Less Patient Demand” for Smoked Cannabis Than Expected

The Israeli cabinet has voted to legalise the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes. Commenting on the development, Professor Wayne Hall from the University of Queensland, explained that the preparation…

August 8, 2011No CommentRead More

Interview with Shlomi Sendak – Head of the Israeli Medical Cannabis Clinic

Shlomi Sendak is Head of the Israeli Medical Cannabis Clinic and he spoke to The Global Herald about the legalisation of cannabis for medical uses by the Israeli cabinet on…

August 8, 2011No CommentRead More

Israel Legalises Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Israel legalised medicinal cannabis in a cabinet meeting on Sunday 7th August 2011. The move was designed to recognise that “medical use of cannabis is necessary in certain cases”. The Israeli…

August 7, 2011No CommentRead More

Interview with Anne Tamar-Mattis – Legal Advocate for the Rights of Intersex Children

Anne Tamar-Mattis is the founder and executive director of Advocates for Informed Choice which provides legal advocacy for the rights of children with intersex conditions or DSDs (differences of sex…

July 22, 20111 CommentRead More