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![Max Murphy, seen here at age 5, is an 8-year-old animal rights activist from Ontario, Canada. He has been raised vegan and has attended protests against the fur industry and marine parks. "There is no difference between a dog, cow, pig or cat. They are all living animals," he said.]()
A passion for saving animals: Why some kids eat only meatless mealsThere is a good chance that you have at least one vegan or vegetarian friend. It's the kid who refuses to eat hot dogs at birthday parties because they are typically made from a cow or pig....By Miriam Porter
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![Margie Maipi walks with Lewin Ifenuk, 7, foreground and U-Me Ifenuk, 8, on their way to Pine Hills Elementary School on National Walk to School Day Wednesday Oct. 4, 2017 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)]()
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![An exterior view of Ellis Hospital Tuesday, June 17, 2014, in Schenectady, N.Y. A collaboration between Ellis Medicine and St. Peter's Health Partners to create the Joint Clinically Integrated Network was announced Tuesday. The Ellis/ St. Peter's health collaboration will bring private physicians, health systems, and other providers together to create new higher quality health services. (Tom Brenner/ Special to the Times Union)]()
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![(FILES) This file photo taken on August 5, 2010 shows a pregnant woman walking outside the State Department in Washington, DC. Morning sickness is linked to a lower risk of miscarriage, according to research out September 26, 2016 that suggests a woman's nausea and vomiting early in pregnancy may have protective effects for the fetus.Between 50 and 80 percent of pregnant women report feeling nauseous or throwing up during their first trimester, said the findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine. / AFP PHOTO / Timothy SLOANTIMOTHY SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images]()
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![Staff from MidMichigan Medical Center - Midland's Maternity Center gather to celebrate their recent Bronze Designation by the Michigan Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health. The Maternity Centers of MidMichigan Health Medical Centers in Alpena and Gratiot also received the Bronze Designation, as well. (Photo provided)]()
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A task force commissioned by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to review maternal deaths in New York is...
