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...concerns, such as an innovative parole program and the location of a new garbage dump. "Before, leaders just made decisions," Sun says. "Now we have public hearings to allow ordinary people to debate things." That idea may sound suspiciously like democracy. But Sun, a smooth-talking constitutional-law expert who has lectured at Yale, isn't going that far. "It is science," he says, deftly sidestepping the issue. "We shouldn't trust ourselves, even if we have power. We should listen to others' opinions...
EXERCISE Rx FOR KIDS: AT LEAST AN HOUR A DAY After reviewing 850 scientific studies, an expert panel concluded in the Journal of Pediatrics that school-age children should get at least 60 min. of exercise daily--double the recommended dosage for adults. Kids can rack up their hour of activity throughout the day--before or after school or during P.E. class, recess or school sports...
...suffering of its citizens and the government has proved surprisingly resilient. China, the North's ally and biggest trading partner, keeps the regime supplied with aid and trade. If geopolitics once again gets in the way of feeding the hungry, says Nam Sung Wook, a North Korea expert at Korea University, "it's average North Koreans who are going to get squeezed...
...developers say they've followed international procedures to ensure that the virus hasn't mutated in the making of the vaccine, but they haven't opened all their records or allowed an inspection of their labs. The chances of mutations are slim, says Robin Robinson, an epidemiologist and influenza expert at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, but the Vietnamese method "may have provided a means for emergence of mutated H5N1 viruses in humans that may lead to a pandemic...
...strain. "Nothing has changed," says Dr. Nguyen Thu Van, the head of the vaccine team. "We will test our vaccine on humans as planned before." There's little anyone can do: the WHO has no enforcement powers. "The danger is very unlikely," admits Michael Perdue, a WHO virus expert who has consulted with Vietnam. "But you just don't want to play with fire...