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Jan 13, 2014 – Is Malthus Right?
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ANCHOR LEAD: ARE WE HEADED TOWARD HUMAN EXTINCTION? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS While the prospect of human extinction has been on the radar probably as long as we have existed, Thomas Malthus really put the concept into public consciousness in the …
Jan 10, 2014 – Getting Information
ANCHOR LEAD: HOW CAN YOU GET INFORMATION ABOUT SAFETY IN COUNTRIES YOU’RE VISITING? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Road safety is a big killer of Americans abroad, more than infectious disease and terrorism, and now research from Johns Hopkins by David Bishai …
Jan 09, 2014 – Dying Abroad
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ANCHOR LEAD: THE MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRIES FOR TRAVELERS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Travel is something many of us view with pleasure, anticipating new vistas with excitement. Yet all too often, travel can end in catastrophe, and now a …
Jan 08, 2014 – Needs
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ANCHOR LEAD: DEMENTIA PATIENTS HAVE A RANGE OF UNMET NEEDS, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Most patients with dementia who live at home have a number of unmet needs that could seriously compromise their health. Now a study by Constantine Lyketsos and …
Jan 07, 2014 – Vitamin E
Jan 06, 2014 – Nut Allergy
ANCHOR LEAD: DOES IT HURT OR HELP WHEN PREGNANT WOMEN CONSUME PEANUTS AND TREE NUTS? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Peanut allergy as well as allergy to other nuts can be a killer, with more and more children manifesting these allergies. Now …