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...Winners RONALD REAGAN Office building, then airport, now aircraft carrier named for Gipper. What next, Illinois? JUDY GARLAND Over the Rainbow named No. 1 song of the century. Drag queens everywhere rejoice WHITNEY HOUSTON Pop diva's pot record in Hawaii gets wiped clean. Run for Governor in the works...
...Based on this information, hospital staff quickly diagnosed a pulmonary embolism, a potentially fatal lung complication of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) - blood clots in the veins - a condition that is often prompted by prolonged periods of immobility. Some experts believe DVT can affect as many as one in 20 aircraft passengers. Gibson stayed in the hospital for five days receiving anticoagulants. It didn't put her off flying altogether, but it did make her aware of some of the unexpected hazards of air travel. "I'm fortunate to be alive," she says. "Airlines can't just bury their heads...
...nothing to do with the potential dangers spelled out on the safety card in the seat pocket in front of you. It's about high levels of cosmic radiation, questionable cabin air quality, disease-causing microbes and cramped seating. Says Farrol Kahn, director of Britain's Aviation Health Institute: "Aircraft have been called incubators of disease. The airlines have a lot to answer...
...Based on this information, hospital staff quickly diagnosed a pulmonary embolism, a potentially fatal lung complication of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) - blood clots in the veins - a condition that is often prompted by prolonged periods of immobility. Some experts believe DVT can affect as many as one in 20 aircraft passengers. Gibson stayed in the hospital for five days receiving anticoagulants. It didn't put her off flying altogether, but it did make her aware of some of the unexpected hazards of air travel. "I'm fortunate to be alive," she says. "Airlines can't just bury their heads...
...pilots to lose control of the plane, cast a harsh light on the agency's failings as well as the airline's. After the crash, the FAA's officials found that the agency had not fulfilled its fundamental responsibility of supervising Alaska. It uncovered 150 cases in which aircraft maintenance could not be documented. The Alaska crash came less than a year after the General Accounting Office had sharply criticized the effectiveness of the ATOS and suggested that the FAA not expand the program until it was changed...