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...countries "in a similar pattern" to that in the developed world, says Fukuda - which is to say with relatively few deaths. In fact, some developing countries, particularly in West Africa, are reporting lower rates of infection than in the developed world. "Based on the current H1N1 strain, there are higher health priorities in the developing world," says Sandra Mounier-Jack of the Communicable Diseases Policy Group at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, citing illnesses such as HIV, tuberculosis and malaria...
...wellness group, which focused on walking, muscle relaxation and breathing skills, had a 0.33% increase in bone density over the same time period. Perhaps more important, participants in the exercise group saw no increase in their risk of experiencing a fracture-causing fall, compared with a 66% higher risk in the control group.(See how to prevent illness...
...everyone is sold on its superiority. In addition to citing grass-fed meat's higher price tag - Shinn's ground beef ends up retailing for about $7 a pound, more than twice the price of conventional beef - feedlot producers say that only through their economies of scale can the industry produce enough meat to satisfy demand, especially for a growing population. These critics note that because grass is less caloric than grain, it takes two to three years to get a pastured cow to slaughter weight, whereas a feedlot animal requires only 14 months. "Not only does it take fewer...
Unemployment benefits are hardly cushy: depending on the state, they pay half of a moderate-income person's salary and less than half the salary of higher earners. And a troubled housing market makes it hard to sell your house - or qualify for a loan to buy a new one - so that you can relocate for a new job. (See which businesses are bucking the recession...
...commercial trawlers that would loot the oceans off the Somalian coastline have stayed away due to the threat of hijacking. That's leaving local fishermen in Somalia and northern Kenya with outsize catches--red snapper, barracuda and oranda have all reportedly returned in large numbers--and, as a result, higher incomes and a better quality of life...