GlobalShift

Say you’re eating dinner in a restaurant and the person at the next table has a heart attack and collapses. There is about a ten minute window before the person is brain dead. Besides calling 911, would you know what to do?

Obama agrees with one of McCain’s arguments at the healthcare summit, surprising the senator, and showing American that they have a non-partisan president, but that his patience is waning.

Twenty years ago, Hank Gathers was one of the best college basketball players in the nation. He was dominating his senior year and was all set to go on to be a multi-million dollar NBA player. And twenty years ago, on March 4, 1990, it all ended in an instant.
It was the West Coast Conference [...]

Historically thought of as a condition unique to women, eating disorders are increasing among college-aged men. In honor of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, GlobalShift takes a look at why, and possible solutions to curb the rising number of those afflicted.

Three days. Sixty miles. Millions of dollars going towards ending breast cancer. When Nancy Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan Komen, that she would do everything she could to cure breast cancer, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation was formed. This summer, you can become a part of Nancy’s promise by registering to [...]

Imagine if Fran Drescher had auditioned for Avatar. It’s a good laugh for a great cause.
Watch the clip then take the Take180 Challenge or visit Cancerschmancer.org for more information on how you can help in the fight against cancer.

We have yet to find a cure for AIDS, but science is getting closer to finding a way to eliminate the disease, and now, an expert claims antiretroviral drugs and widespread HIV testing could stop the spread of AIDS in five years. Epidemiologist Brian Williams suggested a plan of annual HIV testing for anyone over [...]

At the risk of sounding like your mother, if you haven’t been vaccinated for the H1N1 virus, you still need to do it. I know that in January there were reports that the flu peaked and the danger of getting sick was fading away. Plus, the media coverage went down, plus you’re young, plus it costs money, plus you don’t have time. Well, you don’t have time to be sick either.

Gender seems like the simplest form of identity.
Male or female? Check one.
But what about the case of  Caster Semenya, the South African track athlete who recently made headlines when she was forced to undergo sex-verification tests after her success in the World Athletics Championships.
After winning the gold in the 800-meter race, questions were raised as [...]

While the debate over abortion has been raging for decades, a new conversation over the rights of the fetus has emerged, making the issue more diverse than ever. Should the rights of the fetus ever be allowed to trump the rights of the woman carrying it?