Sunday, October 25, 2015

A Girl Gets Her Period And Is Banished To The Shed: #15Girls Plus 4 More Stories

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Goats and Soda

A Girl Gets Her Period And Is Banished To The Shed: #15Girls

When a teenage girl in rural Nepal gets her period, an ancient tradition may drive her to sleep outdoors. But one 15-year-old is trying to break the taboos around menstruation.

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NPR Ed

Hey, New Teachers, It's OK To Cry In Your Car

Getting through October and November can be tough for first-year teachers. Having someone along for the ride can help, and a veteran teacher near Miami offers hope and advice.

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The Two-Way

Camerawoman Who Was Fired For Kicking Migrants To Sue Facebook

Petra Laszlo told a Russian newspaper she plans to sue Facebook for allegedly failing to take down threatening and negative pages on the social media site.

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Shots - Health News

Pediatricians Say Absolutely No Drinking While Pregnant

Ten percent of pregnant women say they drink, even though doctors have spent decades saying that birth defects and developmental delays from alcohol can be prevented completely by abstaining.

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Goats and Soda

So It Turns Out There's A Lot We Don't Know About Ebola

New data on survivors shows a range of health problems, from loss of vision to arthritis. It's making researchers realize they need to learn more about how the virus affects the human body.

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