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Drugs: A Path of No Return

The Foundation against Drug Addiction (FDA) launched a campaign under the slogan "Drugs not only harm those who consume them”.

(MADRID, Spain) - Everything has a price. The campaign aims to raise awareness about the dangers of drugs.

It also launched another ad campaign targeted to young people of school age, with aims of warning about the dangers of drugs under the slogan: "Drugs. Are you going to play?".

My Dad Would Have Turned 95 Today

Remembering a great man whose life reached many people.

(SALEM) - It's my dad's birthday today, and a few weeks shy of five years since he passed away.

He died just a few hours after my mom, it was a lot for my brothers and I and our families and friends to accept at the time, but also a blessing as they obviously had no plan of spending even a single day without each other.

Kramer vs. Kramer: Destroyed from Within

Legal guardians may file for divorce on behalf of the disabled person they represent.

(MADRID, Spain) - This was declared by the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court in a judgment which states that the guardian may invade the legal rights of the disabled.

The sentence gives reason to the parents of a woman who, following a serious car accident remained quadriplegic and in a vegetative state...

Advertising of Kids or for Kids

In Spain, as in France and Italy, cartoons are kids’ favorite. Pokemon, Gormiti, The Penguins of Madagascar and Sponge Bob are those that are most accepted.

(MADRID, Spain) - Television advertising can have a negative influence on children.

According to a recent study conducted by Ipsos MORI for UNICEF UK, television advertising tangles kids in a consumerist mode of thought, from which they are unable to get out.

Poverty is Tearing the Middle Class Apart, in the Hell of the `New Poor`

Any of us can fall into extreme poverty.

(MADRID, Spain) - About 3,000 “new poor” arrived to Caritas Spain in 2010.

Device is a Lifesaver for Alzheimer`s Patients

After seeing the tragic death of a wanderer with Alzheimer's on the news, two Spanish telecomunication engineers did something about it.

(SEVILLE, Spain / LABEGE, France) - More than 60 percent of people who have Alzheimer's wander at some point from their homes or care centers, according to the Alzheimer's Association.

This puts the wanderer in a very precarious situation and causes great stress to the family due to its infringement of the person´s safety.

Without Humanizing Sexuality, AIDS Will Continue to be a Threat

Pope Benedict XVI believes that the AIDS problem requires both a medical and pharmaceutical solution.

(MADRID, Spain) - In 2006 at a meeting of the British Labour Party, Bob Geldof, singer and political activist, publicly praised the policy to fight AIDS.

Video Games Break Family Unity

Until recently, it was unthinkable to see TV commercials promoting videogames.

(MADRID, Spain) - Today, the videogame industry is the strongest out of the entertainment enterprise, probably because other industries have to reduce costs due to the financial crisis.

The videogame business continues to grow at a good pace, and it must be made known through different public ad campaigns.

A Message of Encouragement in Search for Truth and Freedom

Cuba must shape virtuous men in order to forge a nation of dignity and freedom.

(MADRID, Spain) - Pope Benedict XVI held a historic 3-day trip to Cuba. In the crowded Mass, which was celebrated in Havana, he stated: "If you follow my word, you are truly my disciples; know the truth and the truth shall make you free".

Benedict XVI took only the Word of God to encourage the Cuban people to find the truth, that is, freedom.

Control your Kids in Front of the T.V.

It is not a problem spending hours in front the television. However, the problem surges when this habit brings about social passivity, that is, not spending one’s leisure time by doing more active activities.

(MADRID) - This tells us that something is wrong. It seems as if reading, discussions, family time, friend reunions, and studies are things of another world.

This issue becomes somewhat critical when the ones to be affected are children that spend too much time in front of the television.