London :: United Kingdom
| about 3 hours ago
The rise in asthma in industrialised countries over the past 30 years may have been driven by an increase in Caesarean births, researchers report. Babies born by Caesarean delivery are more likely to develop asthma than those delivered naturally, doctors...
Tags: asthma, babies, children, birth
Siegen :: Germany
| about 15 hours ago
Monika Halbe, aged 44, was convicted of manslaughter for killing the infants, born in 1988 and 2003. She was not tried in connection with a third baby girl who died in 1986 because too much time had elapsed. She denied killing the babies, and said she...
Tags: babies, children, Monika Halbe, mother guilty
Harare :: Zimbabwe
| 2 days ago
To add to the peril of cholera, Zimbabwe's beleaguered population is now facing anthrax. An outbreak of the deadly infection has killed two children and one adult and spread to 32 others. It is threatening to wipe out at least 60,000 livestock in the...
Tags: children, cholera, starvation, hunger, Zimbabwe
Dublin :: Ireland
| 3 days ago
Irish Patients Association spokesperson, Stephen McMahon, said the price increases when taken against the current inflation rate of 4% and the present economic climate had to be seen as a major cause of concern. He warned that with so many people losing...
Tags: healthcare, public health, children, VHI, jobs, health insurance, Quinn Healthcare
Suva :: Fiji Islands
| 4 days ago
The interim Education Minister Filipe Bole urged students to enjoy their school holidays in a responsible manner while calling on parents and guardian to supervise their children well.
Tags: children, education, parents, Filipe Bole
Nablus :: Palestine
| 4 days ago
1. If I like it, it's mine
2. If it's in my hand, it's mine
3 .If I can take it from you, it's mine
4. If I had it a little while ago, it's mine
5. If it's mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way
6. If I'm...
Tags: CHILDREN, LAW, LAWS, OWNERSHIP, israel, palestine
Kabul :: Afghanistan
| 5 days ago
The United Nations' biggest ever winter food aid plan for Afghanistan faces new security threats and the global financial crisis could pressure funding for food relief to Afghans in 2009, a UN official said. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has now completed...
Tags: children, for, will, usa
New York City :: NY :: USA
| 5 days ago
Trafford Primary Care Trust has been clearing out toys saying they can be a health risk and there is a fair chance of toys spreading infectious germs among children. It has been reported that the Department of Health Guidelines was behind taking...
Tags: toys, health, danger, children
Eugene :: OR :: USA
| 5 days ago
FDIC Graphs Show the Extent of Financial Crisis: More Institutions Report Declining Earnings, Quarterly Losses; Lower Asset Values Add to the Downward Pressure on Earnings; Growth in Reported Noncurrent Loans Remains High; Nine Failures in Third Quarter...
Tags: FDIC, Graphs, foreclosure. mortgage, loan, economy, bailout, short sale, modification, refinance, pain, story, people, life, money, credit, hope, help, real, women, children, veterans, rights, equality, classism, fraud, ponzi scheme, robbery, greed, Wall Street, fascists, coup, democracy, liberty, banks, Paulson, racism, billions, trillions, dollars, taxes
Lahore :: Pakistan
| 6 days ago
“I am doing my bachelors in journalism from a local university in Lahore, whereas my family is based in a different city. This recent increase in bomb blasts has made me so paranoid. Every time I see them off, or hang up the phone the thought...
Tags: Pakistan, Lahore, bomb blast, terror, good bye, children, insecurity