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Published on Saturday, 03 October 2009 19:00 | | 
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In November 2007, a landmark decision by the US Department of Health ruled that Hannah Poling from Georgia, now aged ten, had developed autism triggered by vaccinations. Hannah, a healthy baby, developed normally until 19 July 2000 when, aged 19 months, she was given nine vaccines in five injections.
Published on Thursday, 01 October 2009 19:00 | |
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Saunsuray and Alexandra are two of UNICEF’s young humanitarian
activists. Their mission is to make young people of the world aware of the
devastation AIDS has inflicted on the African continent
Sixteen-year-old Saunsuray and nineteen-year-old Alexandra Muis d'Entremont Govere grew up in an impoverished Zimbabwean village. The AIDS scourge had reached their little community and the disease had orphaned many of their playmates.
Published on Thursday, 01 October 2009 05:34 | | |
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Stretch marks, weight gain and overwhelming fatigue are the side-effects of pregnancy with which most women are familiar. But for some, motherhood appears to leave the body better able to cope with extreme physical demands, leading to enhanced athletic performance.
No pressure then!
Published on Friday, 25 September 2009 09:26 | | |
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On 21 September 2009, at more than 2600 events in 135 countries across the globe, hundreds of thousands of people joined together to issue a deafening wake-up call to world leaders on climate change
Visit the Global Wake-Up Call website here and have a look at the video below.
Published on Friday, 25 September 2009 19:00 | |
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The acronym EAR — for Empathy, Assertiveness and Respect — is a good way to remember the key components of successful communication, says Dr David Burns
Good communication involves skilful listening (Empathy), effective
self-expression (Assertiveness) and caring (Respect). So the last time you had a row, which skill was missing from your toolbox?
Published on Saturday, 26 September 2009 19:00 | | |
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The humanitarian, actor and Unicef Ambassador Roger Moore is so horrified at the 'revolting' cruelty of foie gras production he is calling for it to be banned
To create this luxury foodstuff, ducks and geese are crammed into tiny cages where they cannot move at all and are force-fed every three hours with 4lb of corn mixture which swells inside them — a process which sometimes causes their beaks to break and ruptures their innards.
In some farms they 'live pluck' their feathers at the same time.
Israel has led the way and already banned foie gras, insisting that 'it caused unacceptable suffering and is therefore in violation of the law'.
Now it is time for the rest of the world to follow their lead.
Published on Tuesday, 05 May 2009 19:00 | | |
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In a recent interview on Australian radio, Jake Lynch, former BBC newsman and a leading international proponent of peace journalism, explains the thinking behind this radical approach.