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Month: May 2007

May 16, 2007
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Adopting Siblings

It is very sad in a situation where there are siblings available for adoption and one of the children gets a permanent home and the rest are left behind. This happens quite often. Separating siblings, brothers and sisters, can have an awful affect on an adoptive child’s life. Especially if the adoption involves an older child who completely understands what is happening. Certainly the adopted child would have mixed emotions. They would have to happy realizing they were going to a permanent home where they’ll be loved and cared for. But, this adoptive child is leaving behind sisters and brother who to them are family.

May 16, 2007
by yosako
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Adopting from Russia

North Americans are now adopting from Russia. Adoption organizations such as Children’s Hope International are working with prospective adoptive parents who choose to adopt from Russia. There are children of all ages waiting for adoption in Russia. There are usually more boys than girls available for adoption as well as many children with special needs, as well as older children. Children’s Hope International places children from orphanages and baby hospitals with adoptive parents and families. Adoption agencies such as this work with the prospective adoptive parents from the application process to the day when they actually hold their adoptive child in their arms.

May 16, 2007
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Adopting from China

Many North Americans nowadays are adopting from China. Most adoptive children available from China are girls. There are boys available but a very small number compared to girls. People who are interested in adopting from China may have to wait 16 – 24 months to have their application reviewed. The age requirements for adoptive parents adopting from China are married couples 30-50 years of age. They must be at least 30 when the dossier is registered in China. Married couples ages 30-44 are eligible to adopt a child 6-18 months old. Couples 45-50 are eligible to adopt children 18 months to 3 years of age. Couples ages 51-55 is eligible … Continue reading →

May 16, 2007
by yosako
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Adoption Overview

Adoption is an interesting topic for millions of people. For individuals who love children, adoption is always somewhere in their subconscious. It would be magnificent if adoptive children could be placed in loving homes without so much red tape and expense. There are thousands of parents who would like to take children but simply cannot afford it. Fortunately there are also thousands of people who are in the financial position to adopt unwanted and abandoned children. For people who are unable to have children of their own, adoption is a dream come true. Because of thousands of loving adoptive parents, thousands of children are placed in permanent homes where they … Continue reading →

May 16, 2007
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General Rules for Adoption

There are different types of adoption and there are different places where people can adopt children from. Every adoption has guidelines and a specific protocol. However, there are general rules for every adoption. There are requirements and restrictions when adopting a child, no matter which type of adoption is chosen or where the adopted child is from. The first general rule for adoption deals with the age of the adoptive parent or parents. Some adoptions state that the adoptive parents must be thirty to fifty years of age. Other adoptions require the parents to be twenty-five to fifty-five years of age. There are some adoptions which do not specify an … Continue reading →

May 16, 2007
by yosako
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Dengue Fever

Dengue fever is a viral infection which is transmitted by mosquitoes. It is characterized by fever, a rash and muscle and joint pains. Dengue fever is caused by several related viruses. It is transmitted by the bite of mosquitoes, found in tropic and sub tropic regions. Dengue fever begins with a sudden onset of a high fever, often reaching up to 104-105 degrees Fahrenheit, a headache and slightly later, the appearance of severe joint and muscle pains. A flat, red rash may appear over most of the body during the early part of the fever. A second rash, measles-like in appearance, develops later in the disease. Infected people may also … Continue reading →

May 16, 2007
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Medicine for a Cold – a fact file

When you have a runny nose, itchy eyes are sneezing or coughing, you are said to have caught a cold. Mostly, people catch a cold during the winter because of the low atmospheric humidity during the winter season which enables cold causing viruses to develop more easily. The virus can enter your body either through your mouth or nose or sometimes through your hands. You are likely to catch a cold when you come into contact with an infected person. For a common cold, you don’t really need to go to a doctor, but if the problem persists and you have a high fever, vomiting or severe headache then you … Continue reading →

May 16, 2007
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Bad effects of junk food on health

Junk food is dangerous to your health. A high intake of junk food can lead to stomach disorders and can also affect the heart. There are now over 400,000 deaths per year caused by illnesses related to being overweight, which means that obesity has now overtaken smoking for the leading preventable cause of death. Currently, youths and children are becoming more addicted to junk food and if this continues, one in every three children born will develop diabetes in their lifetime, which can cut 17-27 years off your life. A small intake of junk food doesn’t affect you much, but too much fast food can be connected to people having … Continue reading →

May 16, 2007
by yosako
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How to Tackle Asthma

Asthma is a chronic but treatable disease. It happens when your airways get affected and become inflamed due to a number of various causes. Sometimes these swollen air passages produce extra mucus that can cause wheezing, which makes breathing even harder. Asthma has various symptoms like wheezing, coughing, breathing problems, etc. When these symptoms become more severe than normal, then it is called an asthma attack. During an asthma attack your air passages tighten up and become more swollen restricting the air flow and resulting in a person having difficulty in breathing. There may be different reasons for different individuals having an asthma attack and these reasons are known as … Continue reading →

May 16, 2007
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AIDS – a deadly disease

AIDS stands for Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome which is a fatal disease caused by a virus known as the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The virus of AIDS attacks human white blood cells and thus weakens the immunity system. Since the AIDS virus reduces the natural immunity, patients become more prone to many other infections or diseases, in fact, most patients with AIDS die from what are known as secondary infections. Death occurs because the body cannot repel the pathogens of secondary infections since the natural defence mechanism has been destroyed by the AIDS Virus.