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Using Bacteria To Swat Malaria Inside Mosquitoes
Health & Wellness  (tags: disease, health, healthcare, humans, illness, prevention, protection, research, treatment, science, children, interesting, medicine )

JL
- 3 days ago - npr.org
It's a bit like probiotics for mosquitoes. When scientists infect mosquitoes with a specific bacterium, the insects become resistant to the malaria parasite.
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Kids Don't Deserve Asthma: Take Action for Cleaner Tailpipes ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Health & Wellness  (tags: humans, children, pollution, protection )

Cher
- 3 days ago - secure.sierraclub.org
Stand up for children and clean air -- and against Big Oil -- and help reach 50,000 official comments for cleaner tailpipe standards by submitting yours below!
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Please Sign: Demand Justice for SC Boy Given Genital Surgery By State
Health & Wellness  (tags: Child Sex Reassignment, South Carolina Dept of Social Services, human rights, child mutilation, State of South Carolina, M.C. forced sex surgery, Southern Poverty Law Center, sexual orientationhumans, children, babies )

Susan
- 5 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
South Carolina state agents forced sexual-reassignment surgery on a toddler born with male and female sex organs - long before the child had a chance to decide his sex for himself. Even worse, they botched the surgery and chose the wrong sex.
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Deadly Giant Snail Found in Houston
Health & Wellness  (tags: humans, protection, habitat, environment, safety, prevention, healthcare, children, warning )

Evelyn
- 5 days ago - usnews.nbcnews.com
Residents of a Houston neighborhood are being warned to stay away from giant African land snails after a woman found one in her garden and snapped a photo of it...
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STOP POISONING OUR KIDS! -Tell the Nation's Top Ten Retailers to Get Tough on Toxic Chemicals in Consumer Products! PLEASE SIGN!
Health & Wellness  (tags: chemicals, kids, health, risk, humans, hazardous, children, disease, cancer, babies, illness, prevention )

Julie
- 6 days ago - mindthestore.saferchemicals.org
Walmart, Gap, Gymboree, Hallmark and H & M are just some of the companies who admit they use these chemicals in various products marketed specifically to children and adolescents.
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New Report Finds Over 5,000 Children's Products Contain Toxic Chemicals
Health & Wellness  (tags: children's products, toxins, health, research, children, risks, family, disease )

Nancy
- 8 days ago - inhabitots.com
According to reports filed with the Washington State Department of Ecology, over 5000 children's products contain toxic chemicals that are linked to cancer, hormone disruption, and reproductive problems. Image courtesy of Shutterstock
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Pass the Toxic Free Kids Act in North Carolina ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Health & Wellness  (tags: humans, health, children, protection )

Cher
- 11 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
North Carolina lawmakers have an opportunity to protect our children and families from toxic chemicals. A bi-partisan team of legislators in North Carolina's General Assembly have introduced House Bill 848 -- Toxic Free Kids Act of 2013 -- which would
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Take Action/Video:Surviving the First Day STATE OF THE WORLD'S MOTHERS
Health & Wellness  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, asia, children, world, society, middle-east, freedoms, death, HumanRights, women, society, safety, child, culture, family, ethics, babies, health, healthcare, prevention, nutrition, protection, warning, safety, risks, humans )

JL
- 13 days ago - savethechildren.org
In honor of Mother's Day, Save the Children presents our 14th annual State of the World's Mothers report.
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Help Childhood Cancer Survivors Thrive! PLEASE TAKE ACTION!!
Health & Wellness  (tags: family, childhood cancer, treatment, chemo, chemo therapy, children )

BarbKnigh
- 13 days ago - thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com
Having a child with cancer is one of the most frightening experiences a parent could have. By the same token, it is a call to rejoice when a child becomes a survivor of this deadly disease. But some don't realize it's not all smooth sailing .....
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The U.S. Government's "Watch List" on Developing Countries' Use of Health Rights
Health & Wellness  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, asia, children, conflict, corruption, freedoms, government, HumanRights, humanrights, politics, usa, world, middle-east, prevention, investigation, protection, risks, safety, society, children, government, warnin )

JL
- 14 days ago - citizenvox.org
Special 301 is an annual report by the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) which places countries on a "watch list" if USTR would like to see greater changes in their intellectual property rules or enforcement practice.
9 comments
Take Action: Give a Mother's Day Gift to America's Moms and Babies!
Health & Wellness  (tags: congress, usa, politics, lies, economy, cover-up, abuse, americans, u.s., propaganda, healthcare, ethics, treatment, warning, women, society, risks, safety, science, prevention, medicine, investigation, health, healthcare, children, babies )

JL
- 14 days ago - donations.diabetes.org
Tell Congress this Mother's Day we must do more to support better health for moms and babies. Ask your Members of Congress to support the Gestational Diabetes Act to create a tracking and surveillance system for gestational diabetes & provide research f
27 comments
Take Action: Tell Congress: Address Financing for Long-Term Services and Supports
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, children, healthcare, ethics, humans, health, government, protection, prevention, society, safety, risks, women, warning, investigation )

JL
- 15 days ago - change.org
Our current system forces people to spend down their financial assets until they reach poverty before they can receive the help they need, fails to provide realistic opportunities for personal planning, and fails to provide adequate support to families &
31 comments
All Mothers Deserve a Safe and Healthy Childbirth ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Health & Wellness  (tags: humans, children, birth, protection, health )

Cher
- 17 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The birth of a child can be one of the most amazing experiences in a woman's life, but for too many women around the world it can also be one of the most dangerous.
66 comments
How Big Pharma Is Killing Americans
Health & Wellness  (tags: americans, Big Pharma, cancer, children, disease, drugs, environment, ethics, family, food, government, healthcare, medicine, prevention, protection, research, safety, science, society, treatment )

Kit
- 25 days ago - truth-out.org
Thanks to America's for-profit health insurance industry, prescription drugs are a big business.
58 comments
 
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