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Thanks to modern medicine there are many new (0) TREATMENTS (TREAT) for diseases which, in the past, were (1) ............ (CURE) . Many childhood (2) ............ (ILL), for example, have disappeared. This is due to the use of vaccinations. (3) ............ (MEDICINE) advances have also changed the way surgical operations are performed. These are less painful for the patient than they used to be. But, (4) ............ (FORTUNATE), in Third World countries , a high number of (5) ............ (INFECTION) diseases are still common because of overpopulation and poor (6) ............ (LIFE) conditions. Malnutrition, which is caused by insufficient food, is one of the many problems which can (7) ............ (THREAT) children's lives in these countries. With today's technology , there is no reason that a solution to these problems should be beyond our (8) ............ (CAPABLE). And this is how the story ends...