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Anderson Cooper reports live from Somalia and talks with U2's Bono about the disturbing hunger situation there and how you can help. Tune into "AC360" at 8 and 10 p.m. ET Wednesday on CNN.A drought, not seen in 60 years, compounded with near complete lawlessness and utter disregard for human life has made it so.It is hard to imagine, but dust and starvation are nearly everywhere you look, and the world's largest refugee camp is thick with misery on this night. The smell is a combination of the acrid sweetness associated with malnourishment, anxious sweat and diesel fuel.The children here are small, too small for their age. I met 5-year-old Janaw and saw him weigh in at 20 pounds. His brother is 4 and weighs closer to 15. And there is a youngest brother, Muhammad, just 3 months and light as a feather.There is something else about these boys as well. [Read the full article] That's the position 30,000 Somali parents found themselves in this summer. And, 600,000 more children may be buried before the end of the year. In just about any other place on Earth, those numbers would scream out from international headlines, but not here in East Africa.Inside the Dadaab Refugee Camp, a mass burial site sits within walking distance of the close cluster of tents. Amin Hassan took me to see the tiny burial site of her 1-month old daughter, Addison.It was nearly lost among all the other shallow, hastily dug graves. Small sticks mark these raised plots of dirt with nothing else except bits of colored plastic trash stuck in the ground and blowing in the wind.They had left Somalia in search of food and water, and felt relief when they finally reached the camp. It may have been contaminated water that caused little Addison's intractable diarrhea and vomiting or an overwhelming infection.Pertussis or whooping cough is something they see quite often here. [Read the full article] (Health.com) -- If you're wondering why you're tired after a full night's sleep, or jittery even without a venti latte, the answer might be on your plate."Marginal nutritional deficiencies may make you feel 'under the weather,'" says Elizabeth Somer, R.D., author of "Eat Your Way to Happiness." And eating too much of the wrong things can have the same effect, she says.So if you haven't been functioning at 100%, try these foods to give your well-being a big boost.Feel like every day is a slog? You may not be getting enough iron. Add in the fact that you lose the mineral when you menstruate, and you may feel groggy and fuzzy-headed even if you don't have a full-blown deficiency.The remedy: Eat more red meats, fish, and poultry -- the best animal-based sources of iron. [Read the full article] 
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