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Mumps Plague Orthodox Jewish Community There were in excess of 1,500 mumps cases identified among Orthodox Jews in the states of N.Y. and N.J.. The outbreak started in the summer of '09 at a boy’s camp within the Catskills. Camp registrants came from Orthodox Jewish families and the number of mumps cases skyrocketed when they returned to their homes in and around New York City. Aging Comes with Less Sleep Young people require more shut-eye than the rest of us. Do you remember being young, and even if you received the correct ratio of sleep each night, you felt exhausted during the day? Mercifully, that lethargic stage does not go on forever. Statistics have revealed that the older you get, the less sleep you need. If Children are Obese Don’t Say “Weight”Obese Children: It’s a Family Effort to Get it Off More than 12 million kids within the U.S. are overweight. Children will lose the weight. It's just that since children are eating fattier foods and not obtaining the counseled exercise they are becoming more and more overweight. But the great news is that if they're getting the recommended exercise and are eating healthy then they will not be obese. Numbers of Abuse Cases Lowest Since 1993 The latest federal reports are claiming that there has been a striking reduction in the incidents of serious child abuse. Specifically, reports of sexual abuse have been reduced considerably. Officials believe the drop is due to stricter laws and greater public awareness.