Tag: prince
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British royals join Christmas party for mental health charity’s volunteers
Britain's Prince William, his wife Kate and his brother Harry joined in with a mental health charity's Christmas party on Monday, helping to make decorations. The trio launched the “Heads Together” campaign earlier this year to work with charities to help tackle the stigma of mental health in Britain.
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Grammy-winning singer Chaka Khan enters rehab for drug abuse
Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Chaka Khan has postponed all performances for this month after checking herself into a drug addiction rehabilitation program, her representatives said in a message posted on her website. The treatment was described only as “an addiction rehabilitation and aftercare program” that would require her to “postpone all dates scheduled for the…
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Grammy-winning singer Chaka Khan enters rehab for drug abuse
Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Chaka Khan has postponed all performances for this month after checking herself into a drug addiction rehabilitation program, her representatives said in a message posted on her website. The treatment was described only as “an addiction rehabilitation and aftercare program” that would require her to “postpone all dates scheduled for the…
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Thumb suckers less prone to allergies: New Zealand study
Infants who suck their thumbs or bite their nails appear less prone to allergies as adults, New Zealand researchers have found. Researchers then followed up by giving them allergy skin prick tests when they were aged 13 and 32. The allergy level fell to 31 percent for children who did both.
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When stars seek medical care, risk of ‘VIP Syndrome’ looms
One doctor delivered test results to Prince's home. Another sent his son, who wasn't a physician, on a cross-country flight to bring medication to the music star.
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Leading aid agencies urge UK to stick to aid spending commitment
By Astrid Zweynert LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Britain must stick to its international aid spending target despite criticism about transparency and efficiency to ensure it can lift millions of people out of poverty, a group of 20 British aid agencies and advocacy groups said on Sunday. In a letter to the Observer newspaper, charities…
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Fentanyl, the powerful drug that killed Prince, presents growing threat
By Fiona Ortiz CHICAGO (Reuters) – Fentanyl, a powerful painkiller that a medical examiner identified as the drug that killed the superstar Prince six weeks ago, has been responsible for an epidemic of overdose deaths around the United States, according to federal officials. The most potent narcotic known, it is a man-made opioid 50 times…
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Fentanyl, the powerful drug that killed Prince, presents growing threat
By Fiona Ortiz CHICAGO (Reuters) – Fentanyl, a powerful painkiller that a medical examiner identified as the drug that killed the superstar Prince six weeks ago, has been responsible for an epidemic of overdose deaths around the United States, according to federal officials. The most potent narcotic known, it is a man-made opioid 50 times…
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U.S. cyclist Van Garderen opts out of Rio over Zika
(Reuters) – Cyclist Tejay Van Garderen has withdrawn from consideration for the U.S. team for the Rio Olympics over concerns that the Zika virus outbreak could present risks for his pregnant wife, USA Cycling said on Thursday. U.S. health officials have concluded that infections by the mosquito-borne Zika virus in pregnant women can cause microcephaly,…
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Olympics-U.S. cyclist Van Garderen opts out of Rio over Zika
* “Can’t risk bringing anything back” – Van Garderen * Still competing in Tour de France, Vuelta a Espana (Adds background, details) June 2 (Reuters) – Cyclist Tejay Van Garderen has withdrawn from consideration for the U.S. team for the Rio Olympics over concerns that the Zika virus outbreak could present risks for his pregnant…