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It has been shown (and probably experienced by all of us) that performing worse than our peers on a particular task results in negative self-esteem and poorer subsequent performance on the same task.

The incidence of malaria has fallen significantly in The Gambia in the last 5 years, according to a study carried out by experts there with support from scientists based in London. The findings from the study, which was funded by the UK Medical Research Council, appear in the Lancet, and raise the possibility of eliminating malaria as a public health problem in parts of Africa. Malaria is a major cause of illness and death in Africa, including The Gambia.

If you want to make sure your kids don't come home and gorge themselves on their Halloween candy, it can help to have a plan in place even before you go trick-or-treating.