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...with a studied seriousness. Since last year, he has prescribed 20 mg of zinc daily for about two weeks to children suffering from diarrhea. Throw in oral rehydration therapy (ORT), which has been the main weapon against diarrhea for the past few decades, and a treatment costs less than 30??--affordable even to Sogola's desperately poor families...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Miracle Mineral | 12/7/2009 | See Source »

...high as 1 in 4, and owners who still own are getting nailed with huge condo fees to make up for the lost revenue. Florida banks repossessed 620% more property last year than in 2006, and they're starting to unload nonperforming real estate loans for as low as 30?? on the dollar. Miami topped a recent list of America's worst housing markets, just ahead of Orlando, with Tampa fourth. From 20% to 40% of the speculators who waited on lines to buy preconstruction condos during the boom are expected to walk away from those investments before closing; many...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Florida the Sunset State? | 7/10/2008 | See Source »

...Sweden's Parliament, was then a 29-year-old passenger. That night he was hanging out in one of the ship's bars, with about 50 other passengers. "There was karaoke music," he recalls. "Everybody was laughing and singing." But just after 1 a.m., the Estonia suddenly listed starboard 30??, hurling passengers, vending machines and flowerpots across its passageways. In the bar, almost everyone fell violently against the side of the boat. Härstedt managed to grab on to the iron bar railing and hold on, hanging above everyone else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Survival Guide to Catastrophe | 5/29/2008 | See Source »

Some of the changes Starbucks is making are big, risky bets. By giving people with a registered Starbucks card free upgrades on lattes, for instance, the company could be leaving as much as 30?? to 70¢ per drink on the table. When I ask Coles how much that program, which also includes free drip refills, will cost the company overall, he simply says, "We believe it's worth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starbucks Looks for a Fresh Jolt | 3/27/2008 | See Source »

...Nike knew runners were logging results by hand. What if this product could do it for them? The result was nikeplus.com "The site puts you and your achievements at the heart of this," says Olander. About 500,000 runners from more than 160 countries have signed on, and some 30??million miles (48 million km) have been uploaded. The site graphs distances for each jog and can tell runners how fast they were going at each point along the way. A map function lets them view popular routes in their neighborhoods...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cool Runnings | 10/4/2007 | See Source »

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