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 Economic Information - January 8, 2009
| A teenage mother made headlines in Argentina after giving birth to her second set of triplets. The 16-year-old girl, named only as Pamela, has given birth to female triplets - for the second time. Her first set of female triplets were born when she was barely 15 years of age. Her first son was born when she was just 14 years old. Though all seven children were born before their due date, they are doing well. They were born without any kind of fertility treatment, BBC reports | | The brain functions of today's senior Americans 70 years and above have lower risk of memory loss and dementia than seniors 10 years ago. Dr. Kenneth M. Langa, an associate professor of medicine at University of Michigan said that seniors in 2002 might got protection from memory loss because they had more education and pays much attention to cardiovascular risk factors that damages brain and heart | | Abu Dhabi's Department of Economics has stopped issuing licenses to new shisha cafes in an effort to curb smoking in the region. The ban on shisha smoking covers coffee shops. Shisha smoking is extremely popular in the Middle East. Abu Dhabi has around 300 shisha cafes | | "Polio will be history, like smallpox," said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, believing total eradication is within sight. And Ban credits the efforts of Chicago-based Rotary International and other United Nations partners in this effort | | "Polio will be history, like smallpox," said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, believing total eradication is within sight. And Ban credits the efforts of Chicago-based Rotary International and other United Nations partners in this effort | |
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