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World Women

World Women

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Human rights defenders around the globe.

Naomi Pattirane on 20 July 2010 | 1 comment

Action for Change 2010

Action for Change 2010

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Students from all over the UK took action outside Liverpool Street Station in Lond...

Noodle on 10 March 2010 | 1 comment

Maternal health is a human right

Maternal health is a human right

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Pregnancy is not a disease, yet it kills one woman every minute. Almost all of the...

Amnesty International

Amnesty International ( vero ) on 10 March 2010 | 1 comment

Giving Life, Risking Death

Giving Life, Risking Death

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Women in Burkina Faso are trapped in a vicious cycle of discrimination that makes ...

Amnesty International

Amnesty International ( vero ) on 01 February 2010 | 1 comment

What people are saying about maternal health

  • Women play a very significant role in the family. The future of the children lies on their hands. One of the common chores of women is to prepare food. To avoid suffering from any food related problems, they should be knowledgeable about the nutritional value of any food or drinks taken by the children. A recent news states that some brands of fruit juice contains excessive amount of arsenic. Arsenic interferes with cellular longevity by allosteric inhibition of an essential metabolic enzyme. Symptoms of arsenic poisoning include headache, confusion, convulsion, diarrhea, vomiting, and in severe cases coma and death. The FDA’s limit is 23 parts per billion for juice, as the FDA believes that people will consumer more water than juice in a day. Therefore, the agency allows more arsenic in juice because the greater consumption of water will “balance out” the greater arsenic content. Read more: http://www.newsytype.com/13...

  • Arsenic poisoning is a medical condition caused by increased levels of the element arsenic in the body. Arsenic interferes with cellular longevity by allosteric inhibition of an essential metabolic enzyme. Symptoms of arsenic poisoning include headache, confusion, convulsion, diarrhea, vomiting, and in severe cases coma and death.

    The FDA’s limit is 23 parts per billion for juice, as the FDA believes that people will consumer more water than juice in a day. Therefore, the agency allows more arsenic in juice because the greater consumption of water will “balance out” the greater arsenic content. Read more: http://www.newsytype.com/13....

  • typical of the regime, disgusting behaviour, by so called professionals.
    abuse of power.

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