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Cost of feeding hungry world surging due to conflicts and instability – UN agency

Improved aid access, strengthened resilience and advances in food system networks could provide as much as $3.5 billion in annual cost savings at a time when humanitarian needs are...

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors sing to ban child marriage

Singer Angélique Kidjo and eight of Benin's other music artists are urging parents to not marry off their young daughters in a new music video created by the United Nations Children...

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Health services, especially vaccines, must ‘reach the unreached,’ stress UN agencies

 Globally, nearly 13 million infants – almost one in ten – did not receive any vaccinations last year, putting them at serious risk of potentially fatal diseases, the United Nations...

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Study finds slight autism risk link to antidepressants in pregnancy

Children exposed to antidepressants during their mothers' pregnancies seem to have a slightly higher risk of autism than children whose mothers had psychiatric disorders but did not...

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Absent dads tied to stress-related cellular changes in kids

The loss of a father due to death, divorce or jail is associated with children having shorter caps on the ends of their chromosomes, according to a study that points to a possible...

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Kids still getting hurt riding ATVs despite safety warnings

Even though pediatricians warn parents not to let children under 16 ride all-terrain vehicles, young kids are still getting injured and killed in ATV crashes, a U.S. study suggests.

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More hospital closings in rural America add risk for pregnant women

 Dr. Nicole Arthur, a family practice physician, was trained to avoid Cesarean deliveries in child-birth, unless medically necessary, because surgery increases risks and recovery...

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Fewer U.S. hospitals can care for children

 In Massachusetts, a child who winds up in an emergency room - whether for a routine or a serious problem - is likely to be transferred to a second hospital for care, a “potentially...

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Honduras bans child marriage, no exceptions

 Lawmakers in Honduras voted unanimously to ban child marriage, making it illegal in the Central American nation for children under the age of 18 to get married under any...

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Mother’s soda intake during pregnancy tied to child’s obesity risk

Pregnant women who drink non-diet sodas during pregnancy are more likely to have kids who carry extra body fat by age 7, researchers say. In the study of more than 1,000 mother-...

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Antidepressants in pregnancy not tied to intellectual disability in kids

Pregnant women's use of antidepressants does not increase their babies' risk of intellectual disability, a new study suggests.

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Nursing while pregnant safe for most healthy mothers

Healthy, well-nourished women who breastfeed while pregnant don’t seem to increase their risk of delivering prematurely, miscarrying, or having a low-birth-weight baby, the authors...

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Bangladesh cuts red tape to bring home girls sex trafficked to India

On an overcast evening, on a boat criss-crossing a river on the Bangladesh-India border, Payal, 16, hid under a fishing net hoping to reach India where her agent said a dance tutor'...

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States consider allowing kids to use sunscreen at school without doctor’s note

Lawmakers in several states have passed legislation granting children permission to possess and use sunscreen at school, which has been regulated by schools since the FDA declared...

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Don’t use kids as Brexit bargaining chips, EU bosses told

The Children’s Commissioner has called on EU leaders to ensure children are not held hostage during the upcoming Brexit negotiations.

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