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  • Leprosy sufferers step up fight against stigma at Vatican

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    Former leprosy sufferers testified Friday at a Vatican conference about the stigma linked to the disease which still persists in some societies, and about their attempts to fight exclusion. Although it has been eradicated almost globally through treatments developed in the 1980s, leprosy still affects 200,000 people a year, particularly in India, Indonesia and Brazil.…

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    Former leprosy sufferers testified Friday at a Vatican conference about the stigma linked to the disease which still persists in some societies, and about their attempts to fight exclusion. Although it has been eradicated almost globally through treatments developed in the 1980s, leprosy still affects 200,000 people a year, particularly in India, Indonesia and Brazil.…

  • 9 Reasons Women Should Not Be Afraid To Lift Heavy Weights

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    The myth that women who lift heavy weights will end up with a “bulky” or “manly” physique should be demolished. It’s simply not true. Lifting heavier weight will not automatically turn us into massive body builders, unless of course that’s what you want and you put in some serious effort for it. But for women…