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Turkish child marriage film shines light on hidden abuses
By Zoe Tabary LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Child brides in Turkey are often raped, beaten and forced to undergo virginity tests, according to the director of a new documentary which aims to break the silence on the taboo issue. “Growing Up Married”, which will premiere in London on Oct. 30, examines the impact of…
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You’re Welcome, World: America Is Behind Climbing Childhood Obesity Rates
From First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign and Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution to parents who pester their kids to eat their vegetables and put down the video games, health advocates around the world are doing their best to reduce childhood obesity. Despite these efforts, new research released this week shows the childhood obesity epidemic…
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Rugby-Australia’s Leali’ifano to have bone marrow transplant
Wallabies back Christian Leali’ifano is to undergo a bone marrow transplant next month, with his younger sister the donor, as he continues to battle against leukaemia. Leali’ifano, who can play either flyhalf or inside centre, said on Friday he had already had two bouts of chemotherapy which had put the disease into remission and the…
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Florida declares new area of Zika transmission in Miami
Florida officials on Thursday announced a new area of Zika transmission in the Miami region and have called on the federal government for funding to help fight the outbreak. Florida Governor Rick Scott said state health officials have confirmed that local transmission of the mosquito-borne Zika virus is occurring in a new small area in…
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Poland party chief: We aim to tighten abortion law
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leader of Poland’s ruling conservative party says the government aims to further restrict the country’s anti-abortion law to prevent the termination of pregnancies with sick or deformed fetuses — even in cases where the child has no chance of survival.
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Changes in depression symptoms tied to lung cancer survival
By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – – Worsening depression symptoms are associated with shorter survival for lung cancer patients, particularly those in the early stages of disease, according to a new U.S. study. Conversely, when depression symptoms lift, survival tends to improve, researchers found. “Surprisingly, depression remission was associated with a mortality benefit as they…
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U.S. hedge fund files lawsuit accusing Theranos of fraud
(Reuters) – A San Francisco-based hedge fund has filed a lawsuit against Theranos Inc, accusing the blood testing company of using fraudulent methods to attract an investment of nearly $100 million, according to an investor letter filed by the fund. The hedge fund, Partner Fund Management LP, filed the lawsuit in the Delaware Court of…
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Medics dash to rural Haiti as cholera kills 13 in Matthew’s wake
By Makini Brice and Joseph Guyler Delva PORT SALUT, Haiti/PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Cholera has killed at least 13 people in southwest Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, officials said on Saturday, as government teams fanned out across the hard-hit southwestern tip of the country to repair treatment centers and reach the epicenter of one…
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Hurricane Matthew death toll passes 800 in Haiti, cholera takes lives
By Makini Brice and Joseph Guyler Delva CHANTAL, Haiti/PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Hurricane Matthew's trail of destruction in Haiti stunned those emerging from the aftermath on Friday, with the number of dead soaring to 842, tens of thousands homeless and outbreaks of cholera already claiming more lives. Information trickled in from remote areas that were cut…