ABC’sprogram20/20isoneofmyfavorites.LastFriday’sepisodedocumentedmiserablelifeofpeoplewithalbinoaroundtheworld,especiallyinAfrica.Albinoisarecessivegeneticdiseaseresultedfromcompleteorpartialabsenceofpigment.Therearetwokindsofalbino.Oneisoculocutaneousalbino.Patientswiththistypeofalbinoarelackofpigmentinskinandeyes.Asaresult,theyarevulnerabletosunshineandhavehighriskofdevelopingskincanceran...[
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          AWalktoBeautifulGivingbirthtobabiesisjoyousforwomen.ItishowevernotsotrueforsomewomenlivinginruralareasofEthiopia,Africa.Theirnightmaresstartwithdeliveringbabies.Theyaredevaluedandabandonedbytheirhusbands;despisedandcondemnedbytheirparentsandsiblings.Theyhavenosociallifebutbeingscornedandalienatedbytheirneighbors.Theylosetheirdignityashumanbeings.Theonlychoiceleftforthemseemswaitingfordeathinl...[
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SexandtheCity2Iamreallyenjoyingmydowntimebeforebeingchallengedinschool.SoIspoiledandindulgedmyselfinwatchingthenewlyreleasedmovie“SexandtheCity2”inadditiontotakingcareofmyson.“SexandtheCity2”isasequelto“SexandtheCity1”.Themoviewentfurthertofocusonfamilyissuessuchasmarriageandkids.Thegirlswerelearningtodealwithnewchallengesintheirrelationships.Inthemovie,Samanthawasstillcrazyaboutherph...[
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          TheyearofmagicalthinkingLifechangesfast.Lifechangesintheinstant.Thebook“Theyearofmagicalthinking”startswiththetwosayingsmentionedabove.Thememoryofthestorymayfadeawaywithtime,butthetwosayingswillrootdeeplyinmyheart.Thestatementsaresosimple,andyetsotrue.ThebookwaswrittenbyJoanDidiontocommemorateherhusbandJohn,whodiedfromasuddenheartattack.Joanexperiencedtheusualgrievingprocessincludingshock,d...[
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          WorththeRide---MyJourneywithDuchenneMuscularDystrophy
Duchennemusculardystrophy(DMD)isanX-linkedrecessivedisorder.Itaffectsmoremalesthanfemales.Usuallyifamotherisanobligatecarrier,thereisa50%possibilityforhersonstobeaffectedwhereasnoneofherdaughterswillbeaffectedthoughhalfofthemwillbecarriers.MostofgeneticdisordersincludingDMD,ifnotall,affectmorethanoneorganandsysteminthehumanbody.MDMpati...[
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          HospitalinfectionsinUS
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          Bedtimerulesandbetterschoolperformance
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