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News Analysis: The Shame of Fat Shaming

International Herald Tribune - Posted: October 1st, 2016, 9:35pm UTC

The effects of fat shaming and stigmatizing go well beyond hurtful remarks.

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News Analysis: The Shame of Fat Shaming

International Herald Tribune - Posted: October 1st, 2016, 3:29pm UTC

The effects of fat shaming and stigmatizing go well beyond hurtful remarks.

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At a Loss for Meds, Venezuela’s Mentally Ill Spiral Downward

International Herald Tribune - Posted: October 1st, 2016, 12:34pm UTC

Amid the nation’s economic collapse, psychiatric hospitals are running out of medications, food and other supplies. Thousands of patients are drifting into despair and psychosis.

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Inside Venezuela’s Crumbling Mental Hospitals

International Herald Tribune - Posted: October 1st, 2016, 11:18am UTC

The state-run El Pampero Hospital in Venezuela has almost no drugs left for its tormented patients, let alone food and clothing, amid the nation’s economic crisis.

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New Drug for Severe Eczema Is Successful in 2 New Trials

International Herald Tribune - Posted: October 1st, 2016, 2:00am UTC

Atopic dermatitis causes itching so extreme that many patients consider suicide. In trials, most patients said symptoms waned in the first two weeks of taking a new drug.

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