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The Sahel region of West Africa suffered terribly from a severe drought during the 1970s to the 1990s. Because of the disastrous social, economic, and environmental impacts of the drought, . []

AUSTRALIA's Robbie McEwen has suffered fractures during the closing stages of the Grand Prix de l'Escaut.

Mental health issue is raised as Twins and Multiple Births Association releases survey resultsMothers of twins or triplets have almost twice the average risk of postnatal depression, a survey by the Twins and Multiple Births Association showed today.It found that 17% of mothers who had a multiple birth experienced PND, compared with an average of 10% among all mothers. Another 18% of mothers of multiples were not sure if the feelings they had amounted to postnatal depression.The association said a few of the women walked out on their babies but returned. Others felt alone and cried regularly. Some harmed themselves and others contemplated suicide.The survey found that mothers who suffered PND reported less sleep and less help from family and friends than non-sufferers. They were more likely to have received poor quality antenatal care or to have developed pregnancy complications. Some of the mothers said health visitors promised to drop off leaflets about depression, but did not do so.

TORONTO -- Pope Benedict XVI is expected to acknowledge abuse of aboriginals at Christian-run schools when he meets with survivors later this month at the Vatican, a spokesman for the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said Wednesday.

Injuryprone Simon Jones told he must undergo yet another operation on his fragile knees.

The economy may be in the dumps, but that doesn't mean your health has to suffer. YoungHollywood.com caught up with the co-hosts of the daytime hit The Doctors to discuss how being healthy saves you money. They also talk about the medical costs of not treating your body right. Plus: The docs open up about their favorite moments on the show and how they balance their TV and medical careers.

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BOSTON (Reuters) - One 4-month-old baby was shaken so violently she needed surgery. Another 3-week-old suffered fractured ribs from abuse at home. A 9-year-old diabetic boy stopped receiving proper treatment for his condition.

A recent episode of the BBC daytime drama series Doctors - set in aGP group practice - featured a doctor who failed to spot the tell-talesymptoms of angina in a patient. Luckily, her professional instincts rang alarm bells and shegot to him shortly after he suffered a heart attack, saving his life. How realistic is this scenario?

[The following is an exact transcript of this podcast.]It's April 15th. Like many people around the country, you might be feeling your blood pressure rise as you deal with everyone's favorite activity--filing taxes. Now there's good news if you want to know how bad your heart is suffering from the stress: MIT researchers have built an easily wearable blood pressure sensor. It works around the clock to provide an accurate 24-hour read of blood pressure. [More]