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Mexican Catholics protest abortion bills
AP   Monday, 26 March 2007

Anti-abortion activists protests outside of the City Assembly in Mexico City, Friday, March 23,  2007. The Vatican has sent in its top anti-abortion campaigner to kick off the Roman Catholic Church's aggressive campaign against plans to legalize abortion in Mexico, an issue that has divided the nation and drawn in conservative President Felipe Calderon. Signs read in Spanish: 'Pregnant women need support, not abortions' and 'I say yes to life'.(AP Photo/Pablo Spencer)AP - Abortion opponents summoned by Mexico's Roman Catholic Church marched through the capital Sunday in the first volley in what is sure to be a protracted fight between conservative forces and liberal lawmakers who want to legalize the procedure in the first three months of pregnancy.


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Poor nations confront WHO on vaccines
AP   Monday, 26 March 2007
AP - Children rarely die from measles or other preventable diseases in the West, but in the developing world lifesaving drugs and vaccines are still out of reach for many. Will access to bird flu vaccines be any different?
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Berlin Zoo polar bear makes public debut
AP   Saturday, 24 March 2007

Cutest bear around : Baby polar bear Knuth toddles around in his enclosure during his first outing at Berlin's Zoologischer Garten zoo.(AFP/DDP/Michael Kappeler)AP - With a sniff and a stumble, Berlin Zoo's irresistibly cuddly baby polar bear made his public debut Friday, delighting hundreds of excited children who packed around the pen's railings. "We want Knut! We want Knut!" chanted a group of third graders who came to see the zoo's star, dubbed "cute Knut" by the German media.


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Bacteria-killing viruses fight ear infections too
Reuters   Saturday, 24 March 2007
Reuters - An enzyme viruses use to punch holes in bacteria works to prevent ear infections in mice and might offer a safe way to prevent them in children, too, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
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Health Tip: My Child's Sick
HealthDay   Friday, 23 March 2007
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Your child has diarrhea and is vomiting. At what point should you take him to the doctor?
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Health Tip: If Your Child Has a Seizure
HealthDay   Friday, 23 March 2007
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- If your child is having a seizure, it's important to prevent injury and keep her safe from harm.
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Fitted Sports Gear Key to Eye Protection
HealthDay   Friday, 23 March 2007
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) -- Each year in the United States, about 40,000 people -- a third of them children -- suffer sports-related eye injuries that could be prevented by wearing appropriate, sport-specific protective eyewear that's been properly fitted by an eye-care specialist, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
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Child hunger at 'emergency' level in Central America: UN official
AFP   Friday, 23 March 2007

Children being treated for malnutrition sleep in a hospital in Jocotan, Guatemala, 130 miles west of Guatemala City, September, 2001. Malnutrition among Central American children is still "a massive emergency" killing thousands every day and compromising the region's economic future, according to a United Nations World Food Program official.(AFP/File/Fernando Morales)AFP - Malnutrition among Central American children is "a massive emergency" killing thousands every day and compromising the region's economic future, a United Nations World Food Program official told AFP.


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Heart Association Backs Statin Use for At-Risk Kids
HealthDay   Friday, 23 March 2007
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 22 (HealthDay News) -- The use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs in youngsters should be part of updated guidelines for treating children and adolescents with high-risk lipid abnormalities, particularly high cholesterol.
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Raising a Glass for the World's Poor
HealthDay   Thursday, 22 March 2007
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) -- On March 22, thirsty New York City diners will be helping poor children around the world with every gulp.
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Brain-damaged people give insights into morality
Reuters   Thursday, 22 March 2007

An image showing PET scans of a normal brain (L) are seen in this undated file photo. New findings highlighted the role of a region in the front part of the brain below the eyes called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. (National Institute on Aging/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - It's wartime, and an enemy doctor is conducting painful and inevitably fatal experiments on children.


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