The article reports, “Experts suggest the United States’ ranking near the bottom of 33 developed countries for life expectancy at birth — 27th — may be due to domestic violence.
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In the News
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
The article reports, “For months, CNN has been campaigning against modern-day slavery on its newscasts and Web sites. For the next stage, it’s bringing in star power. On Monday, the network will announce a plan for a one-hour documentary, ‘Nepal’s Stolen Children,’ reported and hosted by the actress Demi Moore. In the documentary, which will be shown for the first time on June 26, Ms.
In the News
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
The article reports, “A British Muslim women’s group has launched a ‘jihad against violence’, in a bid to reclaim the term jihad from extremists.
In the News
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
The article reports, “Boys who are bullies at school are at increased risk of abusing their partner later in life-a link that U.S. researchers say could hold potential for curbing domestic violence, which affects about a fourth of all U.S. women.
In the News
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
The article reports, “A new study from Rhode Island Hospital shows that a large proportion of victims of community violence treated in its emergency department are female. Injured adolescent females are more likely than males to be injured by a relative or intimate partner, and are more likely to be injured by a single assailant.
