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Still Eating Peanut Products?...Buyer Beware...
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, peanut butter recall, children, pets, death, illness, salmonella, prevention, investigation, Societal Child Abuse and Neglect, diet, governent, food safety )

Nancy
- 309 days ago - iht.com
Peanut industry is not required by St & Feds to inform public -or even government- of salmonella contamination in plants. Industry giants used peanuts in a variety of products & relied on factory to perform safety testing-divulge problems.
Help for Children and Teenagers in Chronic Pain
Health & Wellness  (tags: Children, Child Welfare, Child Abuse and Neglect, Pain, ACT, Teens, Alternative Treatments, Research )

Nancy
- 310 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) studied for them for first time, teaches how to "curb" pain, and live with it "more effectively." Trains them to "stand up and look beyond the immediate present"... to stop avoiding and do what they've been avoiding.
Mom's Drinking Shown to Cause Greater Risks for Babies and Children.
Health & Wellness  (tags: Child Abuse and Neglect, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Children, Neonatal, News, Study )

Nancy
- 310 days ago - sciencedaily.com
FASD linkages between Mom's drinking and 'child outcomes" were inconsistent. New metric now identifies over twice as many at-risk mothers; shown effective at predicting deficits including "poor child cognition and behavior problems" in their children.
Peanut Criminals Should Be in Jam...
Society & Culture  (tags: Peanut Butter, Petition, Corporate Crime, US Congress, Dishonesty, Child Abuse and Neglect, Death, Illness, Ethics, Government, Health, Politics, Rights )

Nancy
- 312 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Recognizing that we cannot protect ourselves or our loved ones from threats of death and illnesses from the foods we buy , such as the latest with the peanut butter, we need to stand together to ask Congress to do it. Please sign the petition. Thanks!
Suspect Peanuts Sent to Schools for Free Lunches
Health & Wellness  (tags: Peanut Butter Recall, Peanut Corp of America, Salmonella, Roaches, Molds, Societal Child Abuse and Neglect, USDA, Free Lunch Programs )

Nancy
- 312 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Peanut Corp. of America is accused of having no conscience for selling 32 truckloads of known contaminated peanut products to USDA for use in Free Lunch Programs for poor kids. Inspection found 4 strains of salmonella, dead roaches, molds, etc. in factory
Ottawa Boy's Invisible Invention Warns Birds About Deadly Windows
Green Lifestyle  (tags: environment, children, caring humans, interesting and informative )

Nancy
- 327 days ago - cbc.ca
Eighth grader Charlie Sobcov wants to stop birds from dying in collisions with windows, but he doesn't want to ruin anybody's view. Using paint that birds can see but people can't, he invented window decals to protect the birds. Kudus to this caring boy.
Childhood Trauma Linked to Risk for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Health & Wellness  (tags: Child Abuse, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Corticol, Stress )

Nancy
- 333 days ago - cdc.gov
6 of 10 people suffering from CFS were severely abused as children. Childhood sexual abuse and emotional maltreatment also lead to low levels of cortisol, frequently referred to as the "stress hormone," which results in abnormal responses to stress.
Jury Selection Begins In Murder Trial Of Nixzmary's Mother
Society & Culture  (tags: chilld abuse, child homicide, child neglect, murder, violence, neglect, crime, JusticeDenied )

Nancy
- 456 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Justice moving...slowly, but moving forward...for Nixmary Brown, the NY 7 year old who suffered unimaginable abuse from mother and stepfather that resulted in her death. Her stepfather unbelievably acquitted of murder, now serving 25 yrs for manslaughter.
Family Fights to Keep Child From Being Sent Back to Iraq
Society & Culture  (tags: child, blind, terrorist victim, Iraq, USA )

Nancy
- 560 days ago - katu.com
5 yr old Jauda was left blind when, caught in terrorist gunfire in Iraq, a bullet went through the side of his forehead. Brought to the US to receive treatment and to heal, Jauda doesn't want to return to Iraq. He may have no choice. His Visa is expired.
Stricter Laws and Punishment for Animal Cruelty
Society & Culture  (tags: animal abuse, human abuse, violence, cruelty, laws )

Nancy
- 583 days ago - petsitehq.com
People who abuse other people are most likely to have a background on animal abuse as well. There are a lot of serial rapists and murderers who started out by abusing and torturing animals...before looking for more challenging subjects...humans.
 
 
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