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Mizoram Shows How Good Sanitation Can Help Tackle Problems Like Child Malnutrition

The north eastern state of Mizoram has reported a 13 percentage-point decline in stunting (below normal height for the age) and five percentage points decline in underweigh...

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Gender

A Kabaddi Tournament Helps Break Gender Barriers

For many of the families of Shivaji Nagar, even the idea of girls entering the playground without an accompanying male family member was alien. When Sabiya Sheikh tried to ...

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Health

Spending On Child Healthcare Soars, But 40 Mn Children Stunted

Here are some health statistics for Indian children five years or younger: 38.7% are stunted (below normal height for the age), 19.8% are wasted (underweight and short) and...

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Hollywood

Sacha Baron Cohen And Isla Fisher Donate To Help Syrian Children

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have made a $1 million donation split equally between Save the Children and the International Rescue Committee to support victims of the c...

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Health

Mark Hamill Visits Great Ormond Street Hospital

Star Wars legend Mark Hamill visited patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) this week. Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the legendary films, was visibly moved ...

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Hollywood

Mark Hamill Visits Great Ormond Street Hospital

Star Wars legend Mark Hamill visited patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) this week. Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the legendary films, was visibly moved ...

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Health

In Developing World, Cancer Is A Very Different Disease

In the United States the median age at which colon cancer strikes is 69 for men and 73 for women. In Chad the average life expectancy at birth is about 50. Children who sur...

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Top 5

Prime Time, Reality Bites

Prime Time has a plethora of fiction shows which are simply entertainment, entertainment, entertainment; barring the odd show or two. One can’t overlook the non-ficti...

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Festivals

Miami International Children’s Film Festival To Inspire Next Generation Of Filmmakers

From Dec. 26 through 31, Coral Gables Art Cinema will host the third annual Miami International Children’s Film Festival. The family-friendly event is the perfect sce...

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Health

Hunger Is Awards Over $4 Million To 79 Local Hunger Charities.

The Albertsons Companies Foundation and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) announced that Hunger Is, their joint charitable initiative to fight childhood hunger in...

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