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Too fat, too thin: Report finds malnutrition fuels disease worldwide

A third of people worldwide are either undernourished or overweight, driving increasing rates of disease and piling pressure on health services, a global report showed on Tuesday.

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Too little sleep linked to health problems in children, teens

Updated sleep recommendations for children and teens point to the benefits of getting enough sleep and the dangers of getting too little.

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Start school later to prevent sleep-deprived teens: U.S. doctors

The American Medical Association on Tuesday urged starting school later in the morning for teenagers so they can get enough sleep.

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Drugs for schizophrenics regularly dispensed to foster kids

One in nine children in foster care in the U.S. are medicated with antipsychotics, despite efforts to curb the use of these potentially dangerous drugs, a new study found.

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China again tightens supervision of baby formula after scandals

China's food safety watchdog has issued further regulations to tighten supervision of baby formula, requiring producers to register and secure permits to sell their products, state...

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FAO panel discussion: Urgent measures to protect children rights

 In the occasion of World Day against Child Labour, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized on June 9th, a panel discussion on "Child Labour in...

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World Health Assembly agrees resolutions on women, children and adolescents, and healthy ageing

Delegates at the World Health Assembly agreed to implement 2 new health strategies that are closely aligned with the Sustainable Development

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WHO validates countries’ elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis

The World Health Organization congratulates Thailand and Belarus for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and syphilis.

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UN Sustainable Development Goals to better serve the rights of women and girls

“Rights are not a system of endorsement or appreciation; they are not an award or a test result or an indicator or a target. They are not a beauty parade,” said Deputy High...

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham visits Swaziland to focus attention on children at risk from regional drought crisis

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham travelled to Swaziland this week to see how

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FAO and ILO working together to stamp out child labour in agriculture

FAO and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) are reaching out to agricultural professionals to raise awareness about the importance of child labour issues.

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Mother, brother burn Pakistani woman to death, police say

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Yazidi teen details daring escape from ISIS training camp

A Yazidi boy who escaped an ISIS training camp and made a daring trek to safety across the desert of northern Iraq told FoxNews.com in an exclusive interview about his hellish, nine...

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First in Asia, Thailand eliminates mother-to child transmission of HIV

 When Anya Nopalit became pregnant with her first son, 16 years ago, she learned she had HIV and worried she would pass the virus on to him. Fortunately, Thailand had launched a...

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Serbia must improve disabled children's care to join EU: HRW report

Serbia shuts disabled children away in institutions with substandard care and the European Union must make better treatment for them a prerequisite for joining its ranks, Human...

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