Stigmabase | North America

Helping a child with colitis or Crohn's disease  - Fortunately, there are effective treatments, ranging from medications and nutritional therapy to surgery that can help your child live a normal, happy life.

A healthy child has a better chance to learn   - The strain of poverty and poor health makes it more difficult for many youngsters in Louisiana to succeed in school. Roughly 28 percent of children  ...

5 Tips for Raising "Happy" Successful Children  - Focus on your child's physical health . Healthy eating habits and physical activity are essential components of a healthy , successful lifestyle.

Why parents should celebrate their child's scribbles  - That's not clear, cautioned Brett Miller, an early learning specialist at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, which helped ...

Ben Carson's 4 words that made this LGBT woman curse him  - For conservative presidential candidates, the LGBT ambush can come at any time, and neurosurgeon Ben Carson was ready for it, sending the ...

UO on top 10 list of universities for LGBTQ students  - The UO has been named one of the best colleges for LGBTQ students by BestColleges.com. The honor recognizes the university for fostering a safe ...

Time to end LGBTQ discrimination in Methodist church  - After 25 years of leadership in The United Methodist Church, I recently chose to do what some may deem unthinkable: I came out as a lesbian to my ...

Inspirational Coming Out Videos" From Cosmopolitan Rounds Up Some Of The Most ...  - With the legalization of same-sex marriage and historic advances in laws protecting LGBTQ people, it's easy to assume that homophobia is on its way ...

University of Alberta proff Kickstarts Pride Tape campaign  - Yet for members of the LGBTQ community, team sports is considered one of the few remaining environments where homophobia and discrimination ...

Do the majority of Americans still get angry about LGBTQ rights?  - Apparently, 45 percent of those surveyed are angry at the way LGBTQ people are treated, and 41 percent think LGBTQ people have a right to be angry ...

Senate leader: no consensus on gay rights protections  -  The Indiana Senate's leader says his fellow Republicans aren't in agreement on extending state civil rights protections to include ...

What is Dementia?  - This explains that dementia is affecting Grandma Mary’s brain so messages get muddled and she forgets important things, which is why she has come to live with the family.

Four new recommendations for adolescent health  - These recommendations, which are updated every few years, are based on the most up-to-date research about the health of children now — and in ...

Children eat 3.5 stone of sugar each year which is three times the recommended amount  - Professor Russell Viner from Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health , said the Government should introduce a 20 per cent sugar tax on soft ...

Indiana Second-Highest in US for Teen Suicides  - Indiana Second-Highest in U.S. for Teen Suicides ... ask for help by calling a suicide hotline and getting the troubled teen to a mental health counselor.

The Dilemma of America's Dad  - Fewer government programs would all but guarantee a continuation of cycles of poverty , another American dilemma that can't be unlinked from our ...

How can Latin America meet the demands of an aspirational new generation?  - While 100 million Latin Americans have risen out of poverty since the early 2000s, 220 million are still living just above the poverty line, many young ...

America's Police Problem Isn't Just About Police  - According to a 2014 report from the national Bureau of Justice Statistics, Americans living in poverty were more than twice as likely to be the victims of ...

One of America's Poorest Cities Is Close to Ending Chronic Homelessness  - The most recent U.S. Census Bureau data found nearly 27 percent of families in Buffalo live in poverty , ranking it fourth in the nation for its poverty rate.