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...Africa the battle for the hearts, minds and lungs of new smokers is being waged particularly aggressively. The continent still enjoys the lowest smoking rates in the world, largely because most people just can't afford cigarettes. But the tobacco industry abhors a vacuum, and in recent years, it has been working hard to fill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Tobacco's New Targets | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

...hearts, minds and lungs of new smokers is being waged most aggressively - and Nigeria offers a telling look at how the fight is unfolding. For all the woes that beset the continent, Africa still enjoys the lowest smoking rates in the world, largely because most people just can't afford it. In Ghana, the male smoking rate (which in most places in the world is higher than the female rate) is only 8%; in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it's 14%; in Nigeria, it's 12%. Compare that with 31% in India, 56% in Malaysia and a whopping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Tobacco Sets Its Sights on Africa | 7/24/2009 | See Source »

...this year - is not comprehended by - "What do you mean by an individual requirement?" - and position is still not taken by even after it's explained to • sons of were told by, during years that health insurance was lacked by, "Don't break anything, because Daddy can't afford...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Preposterous Week! Paul Slansky's News Index | 7/24/2009 | See Source »

...extra boost beyond the medication. Although I have aspirations of being a doctor, this summer has taught me that social workers, therapists, and case managers are equally vital in making sure all of the needs of the individual are met. It is as crucial that our patients can afford the bus fare to get to the hospital as it is for a doctor to diagnose them when they arrive.. The results of an HIV lab test mean nothing when you don’t have an apartment, or anyone caring for your children. This revelation—that...

Author: By Marcel E. Moran | Title: Teamwork Healthcare | 7/23/2009 | See Source »

...Born in Faridkot, a village of less than 3,000 in western Pakistan. One of five children - and the middle child - Qasab, in a videotape made during interrogations the night of his arrest, described how he and his family often couldn't afford enough to eat with the money his father made selling food from a cart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Mumbai Attacks' Surviving Gunman | 7/22/2009 | See Source »

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