Gemma Collins: ‘We’ve got to talk about incontinence’

Gemma Collins: ‘We’ve got to talk about incontinence’

Towie star Gemma Collins said people need to be more open about the subject of women’s incontinence. She is fronting a campaign aimed at helping women overcome any embarrassment they might have talking about it. She said: “It’s a taboo subject. It’s really sad to know that women are stopping doing their activities because of … Read more

Amid Cabinet reshuffle talk, Odisha Speaker, two Ministers quit their posts

Amid Cabinet reshuffle talk, Odisha Speaker, two Ministers quit their posts

Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Patnaik | Photo Credit: PTI Speaker of the Odisha Assembly, Bikram Keshari Arukha, and two Ministers on Friday quit their posts fuelling speculation of a minor reshuffle in the Naveen Patnaik Cabinet. School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash and Labour and Employee’s State Insurance … Read more

Congress candidates get pep talk by leaders

Congress candidates get pep talk by leaders

A number of Congress candidates, some of them first-timers in the electoral arena, and whose names figured in the first list released on Saturday, underwent training in election management from party’s election veterans here on Monday. In more than an hour-long training in which about 50 candidates took part, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC … Read more

World has waited far too long for this: India on compensation fund approved at U.N. climate talk

World has waited far too long for this: India on compensation fund approved at U.N. climate talk

Bhupender Yadav, minister environment of India, speaks at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit | Photo Credit: PTI India on Sunday called as historic the U.N. climate summit in Egypt for securing an agreement on establishing a fund to address loss and damage due to climate change-induced disasters, saying “the world has waited far too long for this”. Making an intervention … Read more

Black Families and ‘The Talk’

Black Families and ‘The Talk’

SOURCES: Nick Battle, EdD, vice president, Association of Black Therapists; professional counselor licensed in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Earl Turner, PhD, associate professor of psychology, Pepperdine University; founder, Therapy For Black Kids; member, American Psychological Association Task Force on Police Use of Force Against African Americans; founder, Turner Psychological and Consulting Services. … Read more

Talk, Test, and Take Control: Living With Pancreatic Cancer

Talk, Test, and Take Control: Living With Pancreatic Cancer

Four months. From the time my dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer to the time that he died was just 4 months. It’s hard to believe that more than 21 years have passed since that experience and how it changed my personal and professional passion to create a world where pancreatic cancer patients can thrive. … Read more

A place for men to talk… and cry

A place for men to talk… and cry

A man from Hampshire has set up a group to get men talking, after losing a close friend to suicide. The ManGang was set up by Andy Bishop, whose friend, ‘Sparky’, took his own life in 2017. Andy started weekly support groups, which run across Hampshire, providing a safe space for men to talk openly … Read more

Conservative Talk Show Host Who Railed Against Vaccines Dies of COVID

Conservative Talk Show Host Who Railed Against Vaccines Dies of COVID

By Robert Preidt and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Conservative radio talk show host Phil Valentine, a COVID-19 vaccine skeptic and mask mandate opponent, has died at age 61 of COVID-19. “We are saddened to report that our host and friend Phil Valentine has passed away,” his station, … Read more

How to Talk to Your Child About ADHD

How to Talk to Your Child About ADHD

If your child has ADHD, it’s important to talk with him about it. “It’s never too early to start talking with your child about his ADHD,” says Patricia Collins, PhD, director of the Psychoeducational Clinic at North Carolina State University. You want them to be involved, to understand, and to be on board,” says Terry … Read more