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Iorio says that average age at which Americans seek joint replacements has been gradually creeping down. "In my own practice," he says, "it used to be about 70 years of age, and now it's about 65." With better-lasting implants and better surgical techniques, he observes, "people are much...
Even for some of her supporters, those are ominous words. Democrats now face a reality they were hoping they might avoid: a knock-down, drag-out struggle between two strong candidates lasting at least seven more weeks and possibly all the way to the convention. For the party that was...
At CARE, team-building is a core requirement, not just an HR target. Teams come in two flavors: longer-lasting country teams that run ongoing programs in nearly 70 nations, and 20 emergency-response teams that can rapidly deploy to a crisis for six to eight weeks. Disaster teams are...
When Pilar Jiménez wed in 1961, she knew her marriage would last. "Back then, no one separated," says the 71-year-old Salamanca resident. "Marriage was for life." Indeed, her union - like most that took place in the strongly Catholic environment of Franco's Spain - endured, lasting until...
Cuban dictator Fidel Castro’s announcement this week that he no longer aspires to nor plans to seek the position of President at the Cuban National Assembly next week has elicited myriad reactions from the international community. Infamous for his cruel tactics and abysmal human rights record, Castro...