Today the Annie E. Casey Foundation released its twenty-first Kids Count Data Book, which measures the well being of children across all 50 states. The foundation, established in 1948, is a private charitable organization, dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States. The primary mission of the Foundation is [...]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently considering broadening its standards on gastric banding to include adolescents 14 to 17. Currently the procedure is legally approved for use in weight reduction for severely obese adults 18 years of age or older. But recent studies have shown that gastric bands, such as Lap-Band, are [...]
An editorial has outlined the grave risk to children’s health from the consumption of highly-caffeinated energy drinks.
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Mexico City’s gay community is gradually turning the capital into a relative oasis in a staunch Catholic country reknown
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Fifty percent of the women who have dined out at a restaurant feel guilty, and about twenty five percent try to avoid di
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