Families

Medical Charity: Kenya Forcing Displaced Families Home (Nasdaq)

16 May 2008

NAIROBI (AFP)--Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres on Friday accused Kenyan police of forcing families displaced in post-election violence to return home.

Dietitians Warn: New Budget May Set Working Families Up To Fail, Australia (Medical News Today)

16 May 2008

The proposed health check for four year old children is a very limited response to a complex issue without follow-up treatment, according to the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA). The leading nutrition organisation said this initiative, announced in yesterday's budget, was a step in the right direction, but risked leaving families in the dark, with a problem but no help to solve it.

Forum helps families respond to ‘growing epidemic’ of autism (Mid-Hudson News)

16 May 2008

GOSHEN – Parents of children with autism told a state Assembly hearing on the condition that they want and need more support. The Republican lawmakers came to the Orange County Seat in Goshen to have a dialog with the families, said Assemblywoman Nancy Calhoun of Blooming Grove.