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Circumcisions kill 20 boys in SA
BBC Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:16:17 GMT
Twenty South African boys die after botched circumcisions and 60 are taken to hospital, officials say.
700 children die of hunger every a day in Congo
PRESSTV Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:59:47 GMT
Congolese officials say at least 700 children under the age of five are dying of hunger every day in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Concerns over increase in rickets
BBC Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:47:33 GMT
Doctors warn of a continuing rise in rickets with hundreds of children, particularly in ethnic minorities, being diagnosed every year.
Low-carb diet causes long-term weight loss
PRESSTV Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:41:55 GMT
Despite the general belief, a new study suggests that a low-fat diet is better than low-carbohydrate diet in long-term weight loss and maintaining a healthy weight.
Diet 'can help blocked arteries'
BBC Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:42:40 GMT
Three diets - low-carbohydrate, low-fat diet and Mediterranean - are equally effective in helping reverse blocked arteries, say Israeli researchers.
187 children killed in Yemen war, report says
PRESSTV Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:42:29 GMT
Some 187 children have been killed in the war in northern Yemen since August, according to a report issued by UNICEF and the Yemen children's rights organization SEYAJ.
Better child-diabetes care urged
BBC Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:37:39 GMT
A "shocking" number of children are being rushed to hospital each year with potentially fatal complications of diabetes, a charity says.
Children bailed after depot fire
BBC Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:18:41 GMT
Six children are released on bail by police after a suspicious fire in Derbyshire damaged several vehicles at an industrial estate.
Americans charged with child trafficking in Haiti
PRESSTV Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:01:59 GMT
As survivors of Haiti's killer earthquake are still trying to cope, Haitian police have charged 10 Americans with child trafficking in the tragedy-stricken country.
'Child smuggling' arrests in Haiti
ALJAZEERA Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:40:18 GMT
Americans held after allegedly taking 33 children out of Haiti without authorisation.
Haiti arrests 10 US citizens for child smuggling
PRESSTV Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:49:45 GMT
The Haitian police have arrested 10 US citizens after they tried to take 33 Haitian children out of the earthquake-stricken nation.
Haiti 'orphans' may have parents - "This is an abduction, not an adoption"
BBC Mon, 1 Feb 2010
Haiti 'orphans' found with Americans may have parents

A charity in Haiti say some of the children identified as orphans by a group of Americans who were taking them out of the country may have parents.

SOS Children's Villages said at least one of the 33 youngsters, a little girl, insisted her parents were alive.

The 10 Americans, who are now in police custody, said they were taking them to an orphanage in the Dominican Republic.

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Mr Willeit said many of the children had been found to be in poor health, hungry and dehydrated.

One of the smallest - just two or three months old - was so dehydrated she had to be taken to hospital, he added.

Haitian authorities said none of the children had documentation or proof they were actually parentless.

"This is an abduction, not an adoption," Haitian Social Affairs Minister Yves Christallin told AFP news agency.
Low-Carb diet 'heart benefits'
BBC Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:59 GMT
A low carbohydrate diet, like Atkins, is better at cutting blood pressure than weight loss drugs, according to US research.
Football fan invents heated seat
BBC Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:29:06 GMT
A football fan from Nottingham says he got so fed up with his children being cold at matches that he invented a portable heated seat cover.
Babies sought for autism research
BBC Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:11:26 GMT
Experts at Durham University ask parents to volunteer their babies for research into how the brain develops.
Rare Elvis film shows family life
BBC Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:22:45 GMT
Footage showing Elvis and Priscilla Presley with their new-born baby daughter is auctioned in Wiltshire.
Top Obama official fathers illegitimate child
PRESSTV Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:20:49 GMT
The White House Budget Director, Peter Orszag, has admitted to having fathered a baby girl "out of wedlock" and has demanded "privacy" over the matter.
Plane crash in Papua New Guinea kills 6
PRESSTV Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:04:13 GMT
A small plane has crashed in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, killing six people, including two children.
Swine flu 'more likely in young'
BBC Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:44:40 GMT
Children are twice as likely as adults to catch swine flu, a study says, while dismissing suggestions they are "super-spreaders".
Football league chairman made MBE
BBC Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:07:03 GMT
A man who has overseen a children's football league for more than 40 years in Stoke-on-Trent is appointed MBE in the New Year Honours list.
Two new centres for under-fives
BBC Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:34:07 GMT
Two new centres for children under the age of five are to open in Cambridgeshire in the new year.
Hunt for child's good Samaritan
BBC Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:24:11 GMT
Police try to find a good Samaritan who found and returned a two-year-old girl to her Buckinghamshire school, to thank him.
Warning over indecent exposures
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:04:31 GMT
Children using Woking Park during the holidays are warned about a man who has carried out eight indecent exposures.
In Pictures: Designing the OLPC
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:20:52 GMT
A look at the many different designs of the machines of the One Laptop Per Child project.
Warning as children seen skating
BBC Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:23:04 GMT
Police warn youngsters to stay away from frozen lakes and ponds after children are seen playing on some in Herefordshire.
Phytoestrogen intake, cancer linked?
PRESSTV Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:46:36 GMT
Despite the general belief linking dietary phytoestrogen intake with different types of cancer, a new study voices doubt on the association.
Scientist's child lecture honour
BBC Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:27:31 GMT
A scientist at the University of Sussex is to deliver the prestigious Christmas Lectures for children.
Warning over walking on icy lakes
BBC Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:14:18 GMT
Fire chiefs warn parents to ensure their children stay off frozen lakes after footprints were found on one in Stoke-on-Trent.
Fears over child fitness levels
BBC Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:03:31 GMT
Sedentary lifestyles are making children less fit - even among those who are not obese, a study suggests.
Jerusalem Mayor cuts aid money for toddler care in East Jerusalem
HAARETZ Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:43:32 GMT+02:00
Jerusalem mayor Nir Barakat has decided to cut city aid money for a toddler health care program in the Arab neighborhood of Silwan. ...
Cancer children need heart checks
BBC Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:32:28 GMT
Children who battle and survive cancer are at increased risk of heart problems and must be closely screened for this, say experts.
Baby P concerns 'taken seriously'
BBC Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:35:09 GMT
A senior doctor who claimed Baby Peter could have been saved if a hospital had listened was "taken seriously", an NHS report says.
Genes found to cause childhood obesity
PRESSTV Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:06:16 GMT
While many blame parents for overfeeding their children, a new study reports that genes play a critical role in causing childhood obesity.
Specialist burns centre to open
BBC Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:44:55 GMT
A dedicated burns unit will be unveiled by a renowned plastic surgeon at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool.
Grey hair 'not caused by stress'
BBC Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:54:42 GMT
A woman's genes are much more likely than lifestyle factors such as stress or diet to cause greying hair, a study suggests.
Bruni-Sarkozy urges action on HIV
BBC Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:59:55 GMT
The French first lady is campaigning to increase access to HIV drugs for women and children in the developing world.
Arson attack baby photo released
BBC Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:15:08 GMT
The mother of a baby girl who was left in a critical condition after an arson attack at their home releases a photo of her child in hospital.
Parents lobby to keep school open
BBC Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:26:12 GMT
Parents of children who attend the Vale of Berkeley College are to meet councillors to lobby to keep it open.
Flu in kids 'higher than thought'
BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:21:46 GMT
Up to a third of children in some areas may have had swine flu, but many will not have been ill, analysis shows.
Tobacco, lead found to be main causes of ADHD
PRESSTV Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:43:25 GMT
Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke and childhood exposure to lead are linked to an increased risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.
Child death details kept private
BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:57:32 GMT
The findings of a review into the death of a child known to social services in Doncaster will not be published, the town's council says.
Council faced with £5m overspend
BBC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:16:54 GMT
A big rise in the number of protected children helps lead to a big overspend by Devon County Council.
School shuts over swine flu fears
BBC Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:02:45 GMT
A school for children with learning difficulties in Coventry closes due to a suspected swine flu outbreak.
Three rescued from 'marooned' car
BBC Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:04:14 GMT
Two children and an adult are rescued after they became stranded in a car in a fast-flowing ford in Berkshire.
Parents wrong about child fitness
BBC Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:09:41 GMT
Parents have huge misconceptions about the amount of exercise their children take part in, the British Heart Foundation says.
New jab offers better protection
BBC Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:31:20 GMT
Experts say a new vaccine for children against pneumococcal meningitis will offer better protection than the current jab.
Under-fives to get swine flu jab
BBC Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:19:49 GMT
Children under the age of five are to be the next in line to get swine flu injections, the government is expected to say.
Do you face criminal record checks?
BBC Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:06:11 GMT
The BBC is looking to speak to people who may now face criminal record checks - a requirement that might put people off working with children.
Reward offered over dumped baby
BBC Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:41:15 GMT
A £5,000 reward has been offered to find the mother of a dead newborn baby found at a Lincolnshire recycling centre.
Hope over Down's learning problem
BBC Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:13:28 GMT
US researchers find key to reverse the memory problems of Down's children.
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Something your Zionist media won't tell you...
YOUTUBE 12 August 2009
A very powerful and emotive short clip which highlights the psychological effects of Israel's actions on Palestinian children. Includes an interview with Rachel Corrie's family.
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