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...York Times columnist has survived a plane crash in Uganda and an assault by drunken soldiers in Ghana...
...might seem that after the threats of bioterrorism, and after the spread of HIV and SARS in recent decades, public health officials would be better prepared - and more coordinated - when it comes to dealing with nasty bugs that hitch rides from country to country in often unsuspecting plane travelers. But this latest TB scare illustrates that the system still has a long way to go to be able to deal effectively with such health crises...
When news broke that a Georgia man had potentially infected dozens of fellow plane passengers, it sent a shudder through the global-health system. Now he's in isolation, with an armed guard outside his hospital door, and other passengers have been told to get tested. Just as there's no way to stop infected birds from migrating or dangerous viruses from mutating, the only way to stop a disease like this from spreading is to keep the carrier away from anyone he might infect. "We depend on a covenant of trust," said Dr. Martin Cetron of the Centers...
...with us together ... CLOONEY: But even before he was with [Angelina Jolie], we used to chum the water with him. PITT: This is not a joke. They used to send me out to take the hits. CLOONEY: We were at the airport in Italy. So I walk off the plane, and it's "Hey, Giorgio!" And I go, "Look! Brad Pitt!" and they're gone. DAMON: You described it once as "People were stepping on our faces trying to get to Brad." PITT: Ah, well, I don't take it as a compliment...
...contorted myself into a position that allowed me to open my laptop to do some work on the plane, I wondered that with all of the latest economic indicators being so negative, why are so many families flying, presumably embarking on their summer vacations? In light of skyrocketing gas prices, falling home prices and the looming sub-prime lending collapse, are U.S. consumers still confident in our economy...