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...Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) documented an increased prevalence of risk factors for chronic disease--including obesity--among non-whites and among those with lower levels of education. Level of education is an imperfect proxy for socioeconomic status, but it is often the only marker available in large-scale surveillance studies...
There are a few things you can do to help lower your risk of developing colorectal cancer. Eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day (a serving is half a cup for solid vegetables, a full cup for raw lettuce, or a medium-size banana, apple or orange). Do something physical--walk, dance, garden--at least three hours a week. Taking aspirin or estrogen may help, but check with your doctor first to find out if it's right for you. Often it's the little things we do for ourselves that make all the difference...
...Revenues of what might be called the Internet economy last year surpassed $300 billion, according to a University of Texas study, and experts say that number could double in 1999. The U.S. economy is so enormous that we are just beginning to see the effects of the Internet--lower inflation, more productivity, faster growth and a boom longer than anyone had expected, just a few months shy of being the longest in U.S. history. Profound as these effects are, they are only a foretaste of what could change the economy, and the way business is conducted, almost beyond recognition...
Overall and long range, however, the growth of the Internet and IT promises much greater gains than losses: in economic growth, productivity, consumption, lower inflation and even, maybe, more leisure. In sum, a better, richer life for almost everyone. To realize the promise of IT, and minimize the risks, we must experiment with new policies and new institutional structures, make provisional decisions about where we should be headed and then experiment some more. The bright side, says Romer, is that it's doable: "We control this process." Both present and past may be prologue, and indeed we ain't seen...
Watching Ethan Allen closely will be Heilig-Meyers, the nation's biggest furniture retailer, with more than 800 stores. The traditional Heilig customer is lower-middle income and lives in a small town--not a big online demographic. Today Heilig has a modest informational website, where customers can print coupons and find stores but not shop. "We're not certain that anyone has got a profitable business model yet in this industry, and so we're taking a wait-and-see attitude," explains Brian Hopping, a Heilig spokesman...