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  • June 2008

    • China's One-Child Policy Leads to Nation of Angry Men

      New Republic  |  Jun 28, 08 7:43 CDT

      China's One-Child Policy Leads to Nation of Angry Men

      (Newser) - China’s got a big problem, one of its own making. The nation's one-child policy, now 30 years old, has resulted in a land of angry, testosterone-filled young men unable to find wives, writes Mara Hvistendahl in the New Republic . Finally worried about the world's biggest gender imbalance and its related spike in crime, the government is "vainly" seeking solutions—one campaign makes the point that having a baby girl isn't so bad, after all— but the problem seems almost certain to get worse in coming years. More »

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      China  • Beijing  • violence  • Communism  • infant mortality  • young men

  • January 2008

    • 45K Dying Each Month in Congo

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 23, 08 2:34 CST

      45K Dying Each Month in Congo

      (Newser) - The civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo officially ended in 2002, but it's still killing 45,000 people a month, a new study concludes.  Malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia, and malnutrition caused by 10 years of conflict—not to mention continuing armed skirmishes in the east—have left 5.4 million dead in the most lethal conflict since World War II, the Guardian reports. More »

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      war  • civil war  • malaria  • Democratic Republic of Congo  • infant mortality  • pneumonia  • diarrhea  • malnutrition

  • September 2007

    • Clinton Summit Pulls in Billions

      Reuters  |  Sep 27, 07 7:19 AM CDT

      Clinton Summit Pulls in Billions

      (Newser) - Over 1,000 philanthropists pledged billions of dollars at this year's Clinton Global Initiative, where the ex-president annually brings together world leaders, corporate biggies and change-minded celebs. Angelina Jolie plans to educate 1 million children in conflicted areas; Brad Pitt pledged $5 million to build homes in New Orleans, and Norway and the Netherlands promised $1.2 billion to save the lives of pregnant women and babies in Africa. More »

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      Bill Clinton  • Africa  • pregnancy  • Angelina Jolie  • New Orleans  • Brad Pitt  • charity  • Netherlands  • philanthropy  • Norway  • donation  • infant mortality  • Clinton Global Initiative

    • 1 Million Cribs Recalled

      Chicago Tribune  |  Sep 21, 07 5:50 CDT

      1 Million Cribs Recalled

      (Newser) - Following the deaths of at least three children, the Consumer Product Safety Commission today recalled roughly 1 million Simplicity and Graco cribs. "We do not want your child in that crib tonight," a CPSC spokesman told the Chicago Tribune. The cribs, manufactured in China, can trap and suffocate infants if the drop side is improperly installed. More »

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      infant mortality  • Consumer Product Safety Commission  • Product recalls

    • Global Infant Mortality Rate Lowest in Years

      Reuters  |  Sep 13, 07 3:10 AM CDT

      Global Infant Mortality Rate Lowest in Years

      (Newser) - Infant mortality rates have dropped to new lows worldwide, according to UNICEF. Vaccination drives, education supporting breastfeeding, and anti-malarial measures helped drive last year's death rate of children under 5 down to 72 per 1,000. It stood at 93 per 1,000 in 1993. "It could be  that this is the tipping point when we now see a dramatic decline," said a UNICEF official. More »

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      health  • children  • Africa  • infant mortality  • mortality  • UNICEF

    • US Life Expectancy Hits Record

      Reuters  |  Sep 12, 07 4:58 CDT

      US Life Expectancy Hits Record

      (Newser) - Americans can expect to live longer than ever before, according to figures out today, thanks to falling rates of deaths from heart disease, cancer, and stroke. In 2005, US life expectancy increased to almost 78 years, the country’s highest number ever—but only 42nd in the world. The news wasn't all good: Infant mortality increased from the previous year. More »

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      cancer  • heart disease  • Alzheimer's  • stroke  • Parkinson's disease  • life expectancy  • infant mortality

  • August 2007

    • US Lags in Life Expectancy

      Associated Press  |  Aug 12, 07 1:47 CDT

      US Lags in Life Expectancy

      (Newser) - The US has slipped to 42nd place in international rankings of life expectancy, the AP reports. Two decades ago, the US was in 11th place. The downgrade is partially due to the fact that the more countries are included in the survey, but rising health insurance costs, skyrocketing obesity rates, high infant mortality, and racial disparities are most likely to blame for putting the US behind most industrialized nations. More »

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      obesity  • health care costs  • racial inequality  • life expectancy  • infant mortality

  • April 2007
  • March 2007

    • The Moral-Hazard Myth

      New Yorker  |  Mar 18, 07 8:43 CDT

      (Newser) - Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point and Blink, examines the premise underlying U.S. health insurance known by the Dickensian term: Moral Hazard. The theory of Moral Hazard describes the notion that insurance can change peoples’ behavior. Without deductibles, co-payments and other barriers to use, people will use too much health care. More »

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      health  • United States  • health care  • health insurance  • insurance  • life expectancy  • infant mortality  • immunization

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