Clinical Psychologist Brenna Chirby poses for a photo in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, May 22, 2008. Thousands of private counselors are offering free services to troops returning from war in Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health problems - jumping in to help a military that doesn’t have enough therapists. ‘It’s only an hour of your [...]

LONDON (Reuters) - The government is considering a ban on cigarette vending machines, removing cigarettes from display in shops and outlawing the sale of packets of 10, health minister Alan Johnson said on Sunday.

In 2007, Britain joined several other countries in banning smoking in enclosed public places and the government is now keen to try [...]

Children interact in the Barcelona Baptist Church where abused and orphaned children are taken care of under the supervision of Pastor Julius Bonani in the poor area of Barselona, South Africa, Tuesday, March 18, 2008. The abused and orphaned children in Pastor Julius Bonani’s church personify the suffering, stigma and needless death inflicted by AIDS [...]