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...undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. "There's a therapeutic impact," says Helga Parks, who sells more than 2,000 Down Syndrome and Chemo Friends a year through her online Helga's European Specialty Toys. Parks believes her products boost a child's self-esteem by normalizing their condition, and foster understanding among peers: "They take away the fear and sense of alienation for both parties...
...Islamic Conference appealed for a "new partnership" with the Obama Administration. "Throughout the globe, Muslims hunger for a new era of peace, concordance and tranquility," wrote Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary-general of the conference. He then pointedly added, "We firmly believe that America, with your guidance, can help foster that peace, though real peace can only be shared--never imposed." (See pictures of Muslims in America...
Five years ago, Jewels was firmly on track to continue the family tradition of early parenthood. Her mother is a drug addict, and the grandmother who raised her had just died of cancer. Shifted to a foster home, Jewels turned to sex to find the love and attention her absent family couldn't provide. "I was lost," she says simply. (See pictures of a diverse group of American teens...
...districts. Burdette purposely stayed away from moral arguments and instead emphasized the social and economic costs of teen pregnancy. Researchers working with the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy have calculated that in 2004 alone, teen pregnancies cost U.S. taxpayers more than $9 billion in health care, foster care, public assistance and lost tax revenue. The cost for South Carolina taxpayers that year came to $156 million...
...academic dimensions that may not be fully represented under the current title. “This new name will better reflect the intellectual work that’s being done in these areas—very exciting work, I might add,” said committee member Deborah D. Foster about the four focus areas featured in the proposed moniker. Unlike the outdated name currently used, the new title would take an interdisciplinary and global approach that more accurately reflects the fluxes in population, increased globalization, and cultural changes undergone by certain ethnic groups, according to committee member Michele Lamont...