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...combination of high altitude, dirty food, fetid water, intestinal parasites and an utterly alien ecosystem. On Erik's team, at any given moment, half the climbers were running fevers, the others were nauseated, and they all suffered from one form or another of dysentery, an awkward ailment when there's a driving snowstorm and it's 30[degrees] below outside the tent. You relieve yourself however you can, in the vestibule of your tent or in a plastic bag. "It can be a little bit gross," says Erik. "But if you go outside and take your pants down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Adventure: Blind To Failure | 6/18/2001 | See Source »

...combination of high altitude, dirty food, fetid water, intestinal parasites and an utterly alien ecosystem. On Erik's team, at any given moment, half the climbers were running fevers, the others were nauseated, and they all suffered from one form or another of dysentery, an awkward ailment when there's a driving snowstorm and it's 30 below outside the tent. You relieve yourself however you can, in the vestibule of your tent or in a plastic bag. "It can be a little bit gross," says Erik. "But if you go outside and take your pants down, you'll have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blind To Failure | 6/18/2001 | See Source »

...legalization of mercy killing is a bold and sensible step to benefit patients who experience endless suffering and who have no hope of improvement. Every human being must have the basic right to live with health and happiness and to choose to die if suffering terribly from an incurable ailment. All countries must legalize such a right for the benefit of mankind. ANANTHAPADMANABA KRISHNAMURTHY Dublin, Ohio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 14, 2001 | 5/14/2001 | See Source »

...union's population of 700,000 is unemployed, with the figure rising to 60% for under-25s. Per capita gdp is less than half the French average, yet food costs 30% more. You are seven times more likely to die of an alcohol-related accident or ailment and, if you're a woman, twice as likely to be raped. "If you had the same social indicators in some parts of mainland France, the bomb would already have gone off," says Thierry de la Grange, director of the Réunion Development Monitor, a consultancy based in the administrative capital...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Under the Volcano | 4/16/2001 | See Source »

...aphteuse' in France, 'fiebre aftosa' in Spain, 'Maul-und-Klauenseuche' in Germany and 'mundog klovsyge' in Denmark. It is harmless to humans and does not even kill most infected animals. Yet foot-and-mouth disease was arousing anxiety throughout the world last week, and the virus that causes the ailment in pigs, sheep and cattle was closing borders, destroying livelihoods and bringing to a standstill much of the world's trade in beef, pork and lamb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Portraits of Plague | 3/26/2001 | See Source »

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