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The ‘victims’ of baby formula

April 22, 2019

Illegal, aggressive advertising tactics are turning nursing mothers into victims of baby formula companies and jeopardising infant health, warn nutritionists.

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Vitamin-deficiency disease rampant in Myanmar prisons

Former prisoners in Myanmar say many inmates suffer from beriberi – a serious disease caused by vitamin B1 deficiency that can be fatal if left untreated – because they are deprived of adequate nutrition by prison authorities.

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