 Blessed and Highly Favored Charities Inc. My foundation, Blessed and Highly Favored Charities Inc., will receive 10% of the proceeds from my new book, My Guardian Angel is So Real. Donations are used to help children who are victims of forced prostitution. - Stacy Terrell Dennis An estimated one million children around the world are forced into prostitution every year, and the total number of prostituted children could be as high as 10 million, according to a report published in the April 20th issue of the Lancet (2002;359:1417-1421). "Child prostitution, like other forms of child sexual abuse, is not only a cause of death and high morbidity in millions of children, but also a gross violation of their rights and dignity," wrote co-authors Brian M. Willis, of the CDC, and Dr. Barry S. Levy of Tufts University. Boys as well as girls are being prostituted and, according to the report, some of the children are as young as ten years old. "Most of these children are exploited by local men, although some are also exploited by pedophiles and foreign tourists," the authors wrote. They estimate the number of children exploited by prostitution is highest in India (400,000 to 575,000); Brazil is second (100,000 to 500,000); the United States is third (300,000); and in fourth place are Thailand and China (200,000 each). Willis and Levy report that, worldwide, millions of children are infected with STDs, have abortions, attempt suicide and are raped each year. They note that in parts of Southeast Asia, 50 percent to 90 percent of children rescued from brothels are infected with HIV. This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.  Fibromyalgia For roughly 10 million people, starting the day is an enormous chore. Every morning they have to crawl out of bed with excruciating pain. Some of these people suffer with identifiable rheumatoid inflammatory conditions, but many of them suffer equal debilitating pain with no inflammation. This elusive condition has been labeled fibromyalgia and is identified as fatigue, stiffness, and widespread musculoskeletal pain that comes and goes, traveling around the body. If you google Fibromyalgia there are approximately 10,400,000 hits. Everyone has a story and everyone has a cure.I too suffer from this debilitating disease. I'm a wife, mother, grandmother, author, and business owner and I also run a foundation. I refuse to let this disease prevent me from enjoying life. I hate to disappoint you, but there is no cure, however you can decrease your symptoms by more than 50% with diet. My next book, "Over Fifty and Fabulous" will include all of my recipes and secrets for coping with this mysterious illness. The Fibromyalgia Diet |
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