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Will Rising Childhood Obesity Decrease U.S. Life Expectancy?

(2005) A new study contends that rising childhood obesity rates will cut average U.S. life expectancy from birth by two to five years in the coming decades—a magnitude of decline last seen in the United States during the Great Depression.

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Study Finds U.S. Manufactured-Home Owners Face ‘Quasi-Homelessness’

(October 2004) Rising housing costs in rural America have put homeownership beyond the reach of many working-poor families. Owning a manufactured home (often also known as a "mobile home") in a rural trailer park is often touted to these families as an affordable "next best thing"—and a step toward conventional homeownership.

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Abandoning Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: An In-Depth Look at Promising Practices

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Domestic Violence High in Egypt, Affecting Women’s Reproductive Health

(2010) Violence against women is a costly and pervasive public health problem and a violation of human rights. In Egypt, a third of women are physically abused by their husbands, according to the 2005 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey (DHS).

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