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August 29, 2008

Infant Mortality

Though survival rates have improved in some middle-income countries, 10 million children under the age of five still die each year -- the vast majority of them in developing countries.

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08/04/2008

International health organizations are promoting the benefits of breastfeeding -- improved child health, nutrition, and mortality rates -- during World Breastfeeding Week, commemorated Aug. 1-7.

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