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...traditionally had a safety culture more attuned to preventing airplane crashes. But just as important, she said, airlines should prepare to mitigate the dangers when the worst happens. A step like improving the sturdiness of seats, she concluded, "is an essential element of preparation for the crash that can result when accident prevention fails...
...intraregional commerce is indirectly dependent upon Western consumption. A high proportion of Taiwan's trade with China, for example, has been made up of electronic components shipped to Chinese factories for assembly into finished products - which eventually wound up on the shelves of stores in the U.S. As a result, Taiwan's China trade is contracting twice as fast as the island's U.S. exports...
...study of the relatively confined residents of Britain's Isle of Wight, rates of peanut allergies among toddlers doubled from 1989 to 1994. While prevalence in Asian countries, where peanuts are a popular dietary add-in, remains low, experts warn that could simply be the result of spottier awareness, diagnosis and reporting of allergic reactions in those nations. (Read "Allergies Nothing to Sneeze...
What's behind the rise in food allergies? Has a generation of kids, or their moms, been exposed to things in the environment or in their diets that could make them more sensitive to certain food proteins? Perhaps. Allergies are the direct result of too much IgE, an immune-system component that serves as the body's supersonar for detecting any foreign and potentially harmful proteins. To signal the need to annihilate these invaders, IgE attaches like antennae to the surface of cells that release histamines and other inflammatory agents. In mild cases, the result is a rash and hives...
...popular flight snack. There has been no such treatment for passengers with milk or egg allergies, which are more common but also more likely to be outgrown. Moreover, smaller amounts of peanut protein can trigger allergic reactions in those who are sensitive, and peanuts are also more likely to result in fatalities than are other food allergens...