Friday News

Well, it's been quite some time since my last post. With Kerry's being on vacation this week, I figured I would follow with his Friday tradition of posting some relevant news stories. So here goes:

1. Death toll rises to four as China milk scandal escalates. We commonly hear stories of child maltreatment inflicted by parents and other individuals, but seldom do we hear about it on such a widespread corporate scale.

2. Urgent call for actions against human trafficking. As awareness of the global blight of human trafficking increases, more and more measures are being taken to prevent it. This couldn't make us at GW Medical Publishing any happier.

3. Women fight to put violence on the global agenda. The absence of the issue of intimate partner violence on the UN's Millennium Development Goals is somewhat disconcerting. This is the story of two women's attempts to rectify this quandary.

4. Genital cutting prevalence in Ethiopia decreasing, survey finds. In the midst of all the shocking and rather depressing news stories, it's sometimes hard to maintain an optimistic perspective. This story, however, provides a ray of hope as it reveals some progress against the deplorable practice of female genital mutilation.

5. Participants want child protection laws enforced. This seems like a worthy request. After all, what is legislation without proper enforcement?

6. Macon launches Georgia's largest community-wide child sexual abuse prevention initiative. It's always heartening to hear about new measures taken to prevent child maltreatment. This one is particularly good merely because of the program's clever name--"Macon a Difference." That alone justifies reading the article and lending your support.

7. Campaign to tackle domestic violence.

8. Sexual Assault Response Teams helps those who need help when they need it the most.

9. Studt ties child abuse to asthma.

10. Parenting plays key role in infants' response to stress.