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...form of therapy for HPV-positive women. Like its cousin, Gardasil (Merck), Cervarix is designed to protect against HPV virus types 16 and 18, which together cause 70% of all cervical cancers. But Hidesheim's study of more than 2,100 women aged 18 to 25 in Costa Rica found that Cervarix - like Gardasil - doesn't fight HPV or change the progression of cervical cancer in patients who already have it, confirming that the vaccines are as they have been touted from the start: preventive, not therapeutic, measures...
...draw for tourists is the camaraderie. "You're meeting kindred spirits," says Adam Yates, 25, an advertising sales executive in Los Angeles, who in June went horseback riding and hiking in a national park during his Globe Aware trip to clear trails and teach English in Costa Rica. And companies are eager to tap into the growing number of itinerant Samaritans like Yates. With leading market-research firm Euromonitor International touting this niche's growth potential, particularly among single travelers, Voluntourism.org's newsletter now boasts nearly 1,900 trade subscribers, up from a mere 30 in March 2005. Lonely Planet...
Sarah McCall, a Peace Corps veteran who since March has led six Globe Aware trips in Costa Rica and Peru, recalls how her groups constructed mud-and-brick stoves for 24 Peruvian families in San Pedro de Casta to save fuel and keep harmful smoke out of adobe homes. The project was the brainchild of municipal officials. "We never go in and say that we had this idea, and we want to do this," McCall explains. Instead, she and other leaders check in with the locals to see what the community needs, then dispatch volunteers to do the legwork. Voluntourism...
Newton also recommends allotting yourself regular time off in short amounts, just as élite athletes rest between workouts. Schandel treats herself to Pilates classes. Buchinsky runs half-marathons. And Cady-Fernandes even splurges on real vacations--she's headed to Costa Rica with her husband and two teenagers this summer. After all, success may be its own reward, but it sure sweetens the deal if you can take a few moments to savor it as well...
Well, come on. Not everyone feels that way. The trendiest wedding present no longer comes in a box with a bow; instead, it's the gift of a once-in-a-lifetime adventure--from a guided hike through Costa Rica's Monteverde rain forest ($80) to a visit to a Kenyan Masai village to meet the chief ($50). According to Condé Nast Bridal Media, 10% of brides now register for honeymoons. Many do it because as Americans get married later in life, they are finding they already own the household items that the traditional registry was created...