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...Frankenfoods and Superweeds, even proponents of agricultural biotechnology agree, lie a number of real concerns. To begin with, all foods, including the transgenic foods created through genetic engineering, are potential sources of allergens. That's because the transferred genes contain instructions for making proteins, and not all proteins are equal. Some--those in peanuts, for example--are well known for causing allergic reactions. To many, the possibility that golden rice might cause such a problem seems farfetched, but it nonetheless needs to be considered...
...Institute for Equality in Marriage, founded by Lorna Wendt, encourages all women to prepare a prenuptial agreement even if there are no assets. The idea is to put in writing that the marriage is an equal partnership. If your prospective husband doesn't see it that way, you might as well know early...
Taking its name from the biblical garden, Eden holds that even the best traditional nursing homes have been modeled on hospitals--with their rigid hierarchies, overdependence on medication and sterile cultures. Staff members at Eden homes have equal status and make decisions in teams. "Staff treat elderly the way they're treated by management," says Thomas. "You can have as many cockatiels as you want, but it won't matter if you don't overhaul the culture." That can be hard, says Anita Tesh, associate professor of nursing at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. "Once people see the atmosphere...
...metaphor for hopelessness, it's hard to equal the AIDS crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. Twenty-four million of the area's people are HIV-positive--70% of the world's infected population. Thirteen million Africans have already died of AIDS, and 10 million more are expected to die within five years. In South Africa, 1 in 5 adults is infected; in Botswana the rate of infection is 1 in 3; in Zimbabwe it is 1 in 4. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, by 2003, AIDS-related deaths will slow population growth in some of these nations to zero...
...years I have resisted the notion that women have financial-planning needs that are unique to their gender. We all need stocks that go up, don't we? And getting out of debt is important for everyone, isn't it? True, but things aren't quite equal. Thirty years into the feminist movement, breadwinners remain predominantly male. As a consequence, men have a lot less to lose financially in divorce or on the death of a spouse...