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Surviving Disaster Amanda Ripley's piece about surviving disaster was both informative and important [June 9]. But her recounting of the fatal fire at the Beverly Hills Supper Club, which I covered as a correspondent for ABC News, omitted two key lessons. One: when someone yells "Fire!" (or anything equally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

"Renee whines to me about being hungry all the time," says Jo. "She knows I'm a softie and might just let her have another snack. I've done nothing but diet all my life, and I know how it feels." That feeling of deprivation, according to Satter, is a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weighty Issues for Parents | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

Is it too audacious to hope that the recent earthquake disaster, together with the upcoming Olympic Games, might nudge the Chinese towards abandoning their ancient, inefficient writing system - the real Great Wall of China - and adapt the Roman alphabet? Alex Farkas, Sunnyvale, California

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 6/5/2008 | See Source »

Burma's Plight Cyclone Nargis' death toll is astonishing. Over 100,000 people ought not die from such a disaster. In Bangladesh we deal with floods and cyclones every year. But the Burmese junta is blind and deaf and selfish. The generals have sealed themselves off. News from halfway around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 6/5/2008 | See Source »

Cosgrove believes giving patients access to their EHRs will improve care. For one, errors are more easily avoided. The electronic chart automatically alerts doctors when the drugs they prescribe are inappropriate or could cause harmful interactions with medicine a patient is already taking. Young's patients even note typos in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medical Mouse Practice | 6/5/2008 | See Source »

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