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31/10/2006 Experts Say Environment, Genetics May Be Factor
Most parents would agree that their kids always seem to grow up too quickly, but now, puberty is hitting young girls earlier than ever. Nearly half of African-American girls start showing signs of puberty by 8 years old, and some American girls are developing as young as 5, even 4 years old, experts say. Skyla Jones is an energetic 5-year-old from Georgia who loves to play. Last year, her mother, Melissa Jones, noticed Skyla was tired all the time, had a body odor, and had blood in her urine. |
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01/11/2006 The team monitored H5N1 in market chickens, ducks and geese, and found the new strain emerged last year, displacing previous strains in southern China by early this year. The compulsory chicken vaccination program did not stop the strain; indeed the scientists suggest it may have even exacerbated the virus.
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By Sinikka Tarvainen Oct 29, 2006, 7:54 GMT
Madrid - For millennia, the Mediterranean has fed its coastal peoples with abundant fish, but now it threatens to become a barren sea.
Overfishing is taking a heavy toll on fish stocks, with the numbers of tuna plummeting and anchovy becoming scarce in the western Mediterranean. 'Many species are becoming increasingly rare,' says Alain Bonzon, secretary-general of a commission monitoring fishing in the Mediterranean. |
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