Word: dying
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...million new cancer cases worldwide, a record high; in 2000, the number was 10 million and in 1975 it was 5.9 million. Of the new cases last year, nearly half struck in developing countries. If these trends continue, health officials predict that by 2030, 17 million people will die worldwide of cancer, and 75 million people will be living with the disease and require treatment and follow-up care. That makes cancer the leading killer in the world, claiming more lives than AIDS, TB and malaria combined. "It is a crisis for public health and health systems worldwide," says Peter...
...experience, from the cheaply produced laser discs to live action performances backed by the Georgia-based indie rock group Of Montreal, Raftery has sung it all. TIME talks to him about his obsession, his fondness for an obscure Ghostbuster's II song, and why he doesn't want to die while singing along to R. Kelly...
...stamina to get through. And definitely at the end of the song I'm winded. I get to the point where I hear the first few notes and I'm like oh man, I'm not gonna make it. And that would be a terrible way to die. No one wants to die at a karaoke bar doing an average R. Kelly song...
...even with these results malaria is anywhere near beaten. Two more years of testing followed by the bureaucratic labyrinth of the approval process - to say nothing of the logistical headache of actually getting a vaccine to the people who need it - means millions more are still almost certain to die. For that reason the World Health Organization and other groups are stepping up their push to deliver pesticides and mosquito-resistant bed nets across Africa. Those efforts by themselves have rolled back parasite prevalence by 50% in Zambia. Add that to an even imperfect vaccine and you get closer...
...month away, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) wants Americans to get vaccinated now. There's no cure for the influenza virus, which in its worldwide perambulations can mutate from a simple runny nose-and-sore-throat to a fatal illness. Each year, 36,000 Americans die from the flu, but thanks to National Influenza Vaccination Week and a record number of available doses, maybe this year will be better...