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...didn't occur to me that the missile flying over Camp Iwo Jima in the northern Kuwaiti desert might not be friendly. I'm a doctor, a medical correspondent, not a bang-bang journalist. But I noticed all the Marines around me were hitting the deck. Five seconds later, the alarm "Bunker! Bunker! Bunker!" blared over the p.a. system. Over the next 20 hours, I would share with 70 Marines and two CNN colleagues the same space and the same occupation: target...
...Layoff Survival Guide: you can be paid the full amount of your annual, planned contribution to a pretax flexible-spending account for health care even before you have made the full annual contribution. So if you're worried about getting laid off, the usual December rush to the doctor may need to come early. After a layoff, you can make claims for only the amount that has accumulated in the account...
...global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) continues to rage, with more than 1,500 people infected--and 54 dead--in 13 countries, including at least 50 suspected cases in the U.S. Dr. Carlo Urbani, the World Health Organization doctor who first identified the outbreak, died of the disease last week. There was hopeful news as travel curbs helped contain the illness and investigators announced they had identified a new virus, part of the coronavirus family (linked to the common cold), as the likely cause. But some of that progress could come unraveled, thanks to a decision by Hong...
...Chen, though, the ordeal of making To Live is Better Than To Die paid off. He fell into the project while shooting a health show for Wuhan TV, when he met a doctor caring for AIDS victims. On the doctor's recommendation, Chen visited the Ma home in 2001. But before he had finished filming, police arrived and hauled Chen and other reporters down to the station, where they were held for nearly 24 hours. Chen gave his tiny digital video tapes to another reporter, who smuggled them out in hotel soapboxes she had in her purse...
...just returned from Asia. Should I stay home for a while? Unless you're exhibiting symptoms of SARS, there's probably no reason to lock yourself inside. But you should monitor your health for 10 days after your return - and inform your doctor of any changes...