Not many know this, but malnutrition is one of the most serious health problems facing India. 46% of all children under 5 years old in India are underweight I.e. 60 million children. In Madhya Pradesh, 60% of children under 5 are malnourished— this exceeds the numbers...
opinion by satyen | 3 years ago 174 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The three childrens’ hospitals in Dublin today announced new precautionary measures in relation to visiting patients in their hospitals.
Due to the number of in-patient cases suffering from H1N1 Swine Flu Virus they have restricted visiting to parents and/or guardians...
created by ECashell | 3 years ago 166 views | 5 recommendations | 0 comments
" Human eggs and sperm have been grown in the laboratory in research which could change the face of parenthood. It paves the way for a cure for infertility and could help those left sterile by cancer treatment to...
A ‘Walk to Raise Awareness about Climate Change’ for the students of Karachi to celebrate the International Day of Climate Action had to be cancelled due to security concerns in the country. The Children’s...
Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line are convicted felons. That’s right. They each pled guilty in Federal Court in Miami to felonies. These included polluting our waters and lying about it to the United States Government in repeated cover ups....
"There's an incredible amount of information out there about the swine flu…along with a lot of mixed messages. What we hope to do is pull together some of the best, most reliable information currently...
created by einrad | 3 years ago 125 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Why I have to ask - do the media not pro-actively get more involved in missing people cases. Why do they not get behind the families and help them raise awareness? In today's Telegraph, an article written by Cassandra Jardine.Melanie Hall's remains were found this week after...
Personally I am sick to the back teeth of that excuse being used. But, yet again it is - and this time to stop people smoking outside at public beaches and parks.I must say that I am a smoker - but as a smoker I...
opinion by The_Cynic | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 187 views | 12 recommendations | 4 comments
This story is of a mother who really didn't "go missing" but vanished right before her son's eyes. This is a story that connects the dots between domestic violence, murder, and a child who will forever be branded as the "kid whose mother got killed."As the trial proceeds and...
opinion by Delilah | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 183 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Ruby cowered under the bed terrified her father would come and find her. She hadn't done the dishes. She had forgotten completely and had gone out playing. It wasn't the first time this had happened, but her fathers roaring voice could be heard all the way up to the second...
created by dvmemorial | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 196 views | 16 recommendations | 2 comments
Juba, South Sudan—The threat of a massive food deficit in South Sudan is growing, Action Against Hunger | ACF International cautioned today. The international organization is concerned about the humanitarian impact of a number of troubling developments: high staple food...
Two mothers in England who were babysitting each others' children were told by inspectors earlier this week that they were breaking the law for babysitting without a license. In Michigan, a woman has received a...
created by Annina Bergman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 983 views | 6 recommendations | 4 comments
Obesity and diabetes are skyrocketing among American children. You might think someone from the Food Network would promote healthy eating for kids, right? "On "The View," the Food Network's Paula Deen pushed...
The more a child's is spanked, the lower his or her IQ compared with others, according to a new study by one of North America's foremost child psychology experts. U.S-based sociologist Professor Murray Straus, who studied the impact of spanking for 40 years, presented at the...
created by candice.tsuei | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 929 views | 24 recommendations | 3 comments
" [Seven-year old Palestinian child on phone tells how his father, a member of the Hamas Al-Qassam Brigades, “died as a Shahid (Martyr).”] Nassur to child on phone: “What do you want to do to the Jews who...