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Female Genital Mutilation: Strategies For Eradication Female Genital Mutilation: Strategies For Eradication
Female Genital Mutilation: Strategies For Eradication- by Fran P. Hosken. Article discusses how female genital mutilation continues to be practiced in Africa, Indonesia and Malaysia among Moslem populations. ...
Genital Mutilation & The United Nations: Male And Female Circumcision, Human Rights, & The Restoration Of Spiritual Integrity & Freedom Genital Mutilation & The United Nations: Male And Female Circumcision, Human Rights, & The Restoration Of Spiritual Integrity & Freedom
Genital Mutilation & The United Nations: Male And Female Circumcision, Human Rights, & The Restoration Of Spiritual Integrity & Freedom- Presentation given by Anastasios Zavales about educating the world community about ...
Global Women Intact Global Women Intact
Global Women Intact- Specializing in female circumcision, genital mutilation, and alternative ritual of passage information. ...
Knuckleheaded Islamic Thought: Female Circumcision Knuckleheaded Islamic Thought: Female Circumcision
Knuckleheaded Islamic Thought: Female Circumcision- An angry commentary. ...
Mutilated Humanity Mutilated Humanity
Mutilated Humanity- by Ashley Montagu - The story of bodily mutilations would occupy a large volume in the story of humankind, and few would be more strange and interesting than those relating to male and female circumci ...
Senegal bans female circumcision Senegal bans female circumcision
Senegal bans female circumcision- BBC News Online - Dec 23, 1998 - Senegal has banned female circumcision on cultural or religious grounds. Anybody found practising circumcision on girls now faces up to five years in pri ...
Islam and Female Circumcision Islam and Female Circumcision
Islam and Female Circumcision- By Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, Ph.D. - Minaret of Freedom Institute. Brief article discussing religion and female genital mutilation. ...
NPR : Genital Mutilation Can Be Grounds for Asylum Status, Court Rules NPR : Genital Mutilation Can Be Grounds for Asylum Status, Court Rules
NPR : Genital Mutilation Can Be Grounds for Asylum Status, Court Rules- A US appeals court ruling in favor of a young Somali woman says that a history of genital mutilation makes a woman automatically eligible for asylum ...
NPR : Atlanta Female Circumcision Case Stirs Concern NPR : Atlanta Female Circumcision Case Stirs Concern
NPR : Atlanta Female Circumcision Case Stirs Concern- The arrest of an Ethiopian citizen in Atlanta, Ga., raises concerns that female circumcision, a form of genital mutilation common in some African nations, is being pe ...
Female Circumcision Comes to America - The Atlantic Female Circumcision Comes to America - The Atlantic
Female Circumcision Comes to America - The Atlantic- Performed by new immigrants, veiled in deference to a cultural tradition of the developing world, female circumcision is becoming an American problem. ...
Irin News: Boost for Anti-FGM Effort Irin News: Boost for Anti-FGM Effort
Irin News: Boost for Anti-FGM Effort- United Nations humanitarian report from Kenya explains how a series of seminars resulted in the resignation two hundred practitioners of female genital mutilation. Includes outline o ...
NPR : Nigerian Woman Challenges Mutilation Ritual NPR : Nigerian Woman Challenges Mutilation Ritual
NPR : Nigerian Woman Challenges Mutilation Ritual- Reports on a Nigerian woman who is trying to have the practice of female genital mutilation accepted as a violation of the anti-torture convention. She is living illegal ...
NPR : INS Fraud NPR : INS Fraud
NPR : INS Fraud- Reports about a Ghanaian woman named Adelaide Abankwa who won political asylum in the US, based on her claim that she would be subject to female genital mutilation if she were returned home, but faces an ...
Excision Practiced Where Pre-Islamic Traditions Strongest Excision Practiced Where Pre-Islamic Traditions Strongest
Excision Practiced Where Pre-Islamic Traditions Strongest- Integrated Regional Information Networks article about the persistence of the practice of female circumcision in Mali. ...
NPR : Asylum and Genital Mutilation NPR : Asylum and Genital Mutilation
NPR : Asylum and Genital Mutilation- About a Nigerian woman fighting deportation from the US, saying she needs to stay because her 10-year-old daughter, who is an American citizen, would be subject to genital mutilation ...
NPR : Mutilation - Asylum NPR : Mutilation - Asylum
NPR : Mutilation - Asylum- Report on the story of Adelaide Abankwah, the second woman in U.S history to be granted political asylum because she feared she would be subjected to female genital mutilation if she returned t ...
The Truth in Labeling Campaign The Truth in Labeling Campaign
The Truth in Labeling Campaign- Focuses on the issue of monosodium glutamate in food and drugs, which some people consider is causing their health symptoms. ...
Guide to Food Additives Guide to Food Additives
Guide to Food Additives- Food additive codes with notes on allergies, health issues and additive usage. ...
Baby Milk Action Baby Milk Action
Baby Milk Action- UK organization (member of IBFAN) campaigns against inappropriate infant feeding and irresponsible marketing. Includes information about their activities, policy papers, and news; also offer information ...
INFACT Canada INFACT Canada
INFACT Canada- Protecting, supporting and promoting breast-feeding in Canada. Offers information about national activities and international campaigning issues, a newsletter, press releases, and resources. ...
Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI) Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI)
Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI)- A national network promoting mother and child health through support of breastfeeding. Information about their programs for education and training, advocacy, social mobili ...
International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN)
International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN)- A world-wide network of organizations working to reduce infant and child mortality; promotes breast-feeding and campaigns against irresponsible and dangerous corporate prac ...
Baby Feeding Law Group Baby Feeding Law Group
Baby Feeding Law Group- A coalition of UK organizations working for the implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes into UK legislation. Includes a members listing, information on thei ...
Geneva Infant Feeding Association (GIFA) Geneva Infant Feeding Association (GIFA)
Geneva Infant Feeding Association (GIFA)- Maintains a documentation centre for, and coordinates IBFAN groups in Europe; also represents IBFAN network to government delegations at the UN. Information about their activitie ...
Nataional Alliance for Breast-Feeding Advocacy (NABA) Nataional Alliance for Breast-Feeding Advocacy (NABA)
Nataional Alliance for Breast-Feeding Advocacy (NABA)- Dedicated to the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding in the US. Information about their activities, legal issues, news and alerts, and their publicati ...
Breast Feeding Committee for Canada Breast Feeding Committee for Canada
Breast Feeding Committee for Canada- Dedicated to protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding as the normal method of infant feeding and the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Initiative. Information about their ...
Innocenti Declaration on the Protection, Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding Innocenti Declaration on the Protection, Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding
Innocenti Declaration on the Protection, Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding- Text of a declaration produced and adopted by participants at the WHO/UNICEF policymakers' meeting held at the Spedale degli Innocenti, Flo ...
World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA)
World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA)- Formed in 1991 as a global network of organizations and individuals to protect, promote and support the right of all mothers and children to breastfeeding, acting on the In ...
New Zealand Breast Feeding Authority New Zealand Breast Feeding Authority
New Zealand Breast Feeding Authority- A coalition of groups working to establish the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, and for breastfeeding to become the cultural norm; includes information on their programs, activitie ...
Supersmart Supersmart
Supersmart- Offers nutritional complements including amino acids, vitamins and antioxidants. ...
Council for Responsible Nutrition Council for Responsible Nutrition
Council for Responsible Nutrition- Committed to enhancing the publics awareness by educating consumers about the proper uses of nutritional supplements. ...
More Proof of the Global Harmonization Scam to Wipe Out Access to Vitamins More Proof of the Global Harmonization Scam to Wipe Out Access to Vitamins
More Proof of the Global Harmonization Scam to Wipe Out Access to Vitamins- The Drug Cartel's effort to harmonize the laws world-wide in order to knock out competition from the dietary supplement industry is no longer me ...
The Healing Power of Soy's Isoflavones The Healing Power of Soy's Isoflavones
The Healing Power of Soy's Isoflavones- Feminist Women's Health Center's page on soy's ability to prevent illness and promote good health. ...
Medicare and Healthcare Compliance Medicare and Healthcare Compliance
Medicare and Healthcare Compliance- Healthcare publisher includes free article reprints on compliance strategies. ...
Law Firms Expand Health Fraud Units Law Firms Expand Health Fraud Units
Law Firms Expand Health Fraud Units- Article about legal aspects of health fraud and the government's crack down on Medicare and other abuses. ...
Medicare Fraud and Abuse Detection Medicare Fraud and Abuse Detection
Medicare Fraud and Abuse Detection- Tips on detecting and preventing fraudulent practices in Medicare. ...
Quackwatch Quackwatch
Quackwatch- Covers unproven and scientifically questionable claims of alternative health therapies, vitamin peddlers, and other health frauds. ...
The Quack-Files The Quack-Files
The Quack-Files- Critical reviews, specially of alternative medicine. Provides resources and links on quackery, alternative medicine and health fraud. ...
How to Spot Health Fraud How to Spot Health Fraud
How to Spot Health Fraud- The FDA Backgrounder lists the most common kinds of health fraud. Provides advice on how to spot a quack and where to file a complaint. ...
National Council Against Health Fraud, Inc. National Council Against Health Fraud, Inc.
National Council Against Health Fraud, Inc.- The NCAHF is a USA voluntary health agency that focuses its attention upon health fraud, misinformation and quackery as public health problems. ...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration U.S. Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Food and Drug Administration- Easy-to-read FDA publication about phony medicines and unproven treatments. ...
"Operation Cure-all" Targets Internet Health Fraud "Operation Cure-all" Targets Internet Health Fraud
"Operation Cure-all" Targets Internet Health Fraud- FTC law enforcement and consumer education campaign focuses on stopping the quacks. ...
The Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice The Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice
The Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice- Peer-reviewed journal devoted exclusively to distinguishing scientifically-supported claims from scientifically-unsupported claims in clinical psychology, psychiatry, soci ...
Quackery - Wikipedia Quackery - Wikipedia
Quackery - Wikipedia- Overview of current and historical aspects of fraudulent health care. ...
Medical Quackery Medical Quackery
Medical Quackery- Handbook of Texas entry on the history of quackery including definition and overview. ...
Anti-Quackery Webring Anti-Quackery Webring
Anti-Quackery Webring- Nearly 100 listings. ...
International Advocates for Health Freedom International Advocates for Health Freedom
International Advocates for Health Freedom- The founder, John Hammell, has been fighting for health freedom for 10 years, and first got involved with alternative medicine after recovering from a life threatening illness ...
Institute for Health Freedom Institute for Health Freedom
Institute for Health Freedom- Established to bring the issues of personal health freedom to the forefront of America's health policy debate, IHF's mission is to present the ethical and economic case for strengthening per ...
Galen Institute Galen Institute
Galen Institute- A research organization focusing on free-market health care reform and tax policy. ...
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons- A non-partisan professional association of physicians, dedicated to the highest ethical standards of the Oath of Hippocrates and to preserving the sanctity of the patient- ...

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