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...review of such studies published on Monday, Aug. 31, in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, Stephen Bezruchka of The University of Washington School of Public Health suggests the results could be explained by declines in smoking, excessive alcohol consumption and overeating during recessions as people look for ways to save money. What's more, he writes, people have more time for friends and family during times of higher unemployment. (See pictures of TIME's Wall Street covers...
Smoke and Mirrors In your article "Big Tobacco's War for Africa" you underestimated smoking rates by ignoring the amount of cheap pipe tobacco that is sold and hand-rolled into cigarettes [Aug. 10]. Most of the countries in Africa have a lot of so-called "grey" (that is, unofficial) cigarette imports. Clive Varejes JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Catherine Mayer's commendable article takes up the issue of the far right and how it is splitting societies in Europe [Aug. 10]. Unfortunately, by describing this development as "feeding off the economic crisis and the loss of trust in mainstream parties," she is missing the point. Phenomena such as xenophobia and fascism have historic roots and surface regularly with the help of opportunistic politicians. Unfortunately, the European media is as guilty as politicians - far-right or mainstream - for instigating and giving extensive coverage to racist parties under freedom of expression rules and with no regard for the protection...
Opening the Racial Floodgates I take offense at Ta-Nehisi Coates' article "When Race Matters" [Aug. 10]. Why is everyone apparently overlooking the fact that Henry Louis Gates Jr. immediately started mouthing off and playing the race card? A cop's job is tough enough. Why couldn't he have simply answered the officer's questions and said, "Thanks for looking out for us"? Jimmy Doich, RALEIGH...
Prudish? Moi? Re your article "Postcard: Paris" I suspect that there is a more sinister reason for young French women's reluctance to bare their flesh [Aug. 10]. In the 1970s and 1980s, going topless was a way for women to express their liberation and equality with men. Women's shape and size did not matter. Nowadays, young girls are expected to be liberated, clever, independent and physically perfect. By refusing to unveil their bodies they are rebelling against unrealistic expectations in the same way as their mothers did by burning their bras. Shame on you, South Africa! Anne Favier...