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...known her entire life, and pregnancy was no longer a concern. "If you know for a fact that you can't become pregnant and you don't know anything about sexually transmitted diseases," she says, "why would you use a condom?" Five years later, a routine blood test revealed that she had contracted...
...test being sat on campuses all over Britain. Short of cash, and jostling colleges from America to China for the smartest students and staff, universities across the country are rethinking fund raising. The need is obvious: investment in British higher education stood at 1.1% of GDP in 2004, according to the most recent data from the OECD, while the U.S. spent 2.9%. From medieval Oxford and Cambridge to ambitious modern universities like Warwick, institutions are slowly sharpening their competitive edge. As worldwide college entry rates and numbers of students learning overseas soar, "no matter which way you look...
...neighborhood so thoroughly devastated. Among the poorest and most marginalized sections of Baghdad, the Sadr stronghold has suffered neglect and disrepair since the days of Saddam Hussein. After the fighting in April and May, that damage is now exponentially higher. Indeed, rebuilding Sadr City will be a crucial test for Maliki if he is to succeed in consolidating his divided and war-ravaged country...
...company magnate from Camden, N.J., who invented the drive-in three-quarters of a century ago. He spent hours in his backyard mapping out plans, figuring out which parking arrangements would offer the best views, what do in case of rain, and where exactly to place the radios. His test-runs involved a home projector fixed to the hood of his car. "My dad was a very inventive type of guy," says Hollinghead's son, Richard Hollingshead III. On June 6, 1933, the elder Hollingshead opened his first theater in nearby Pennsauken, with a screening of Wives Beware, starring Adolphe...
...what should you ask, if a doctor recommends a CT scan for you or your child? Brenner suggests the following: is a CT scan really necessary? Might a test that doesn't involve radiation, such as an ultrasound or MRI, do the job? In some cases, a CT scan is absolutely required - for example, for diagnosing severe head trauma or internal injuries, for acute abdominal pain, or to diagnose an existing cancer. If your doctor schedules you for a scan, call ahead to see if you can bring a flash drive. That way you can take an electronic copy...