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...global scale, his recommendations deserve swift implementation. But on the micro or country-by-country level, I would strongly recommend the inclusion of what I would term cultural economics: values education that would make adults discard the beliefs, customs and lifestyles that obstruct human development. Medicine to treat aids cannot keep pouring in from rich nations. Poor societies at some point must decide for themselves to foster and support responsible sexual behavior that leads to an aids-free lifestyle. Donors may build irrigation facilities, but beneficiaries must ensure their continuing operation. Schools may be established, but farmers must first appreciate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 4/5/2005 | See Source »

Currently, cancer treatment is challenging in part because of its heterogeneity—many different mutations in cells can result in the same cancer. But scientists now realize that certain drugs treat only a specific mutation in a particular cancer effectively...

Author: By Risheng Xu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Project to Code Cancer Genomes | 4/5/2005 | See Source »

...lost some friends, he said, but "We owe it to their memory to continue with our job." Since the Dec. 26 disaster, the Australian defense forces have spearheaded their country's massive aid effort in Indonesia. More than 1,000 troops have helped distribute food, provide clean water, treat the injured, clear rubble and build houses. "We all tend to focus on where bombs are going off," said Australian Defence Force chief Gen. Peter Cosgrove after the crash. "But here in the midst of this life-saving operation, these lovely men and women, serving their country, have paid a very...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Deadly Mercy Mission | 4/4/2005 | See Source »

...normal for the scientist feels decidedly less so for the painfully shy struggling merely to get by, and that's got a lot of researchers looking into the phenomenon. What determines who's going to be shy and who's not? What can be done to treat the problem? Just as important, is it a problem at all? Are there canny advantages to being socially averse that the extroverts among us never see? With the help of behavioral studies, brain scans and even genetic tests, researchers are at last answering some of those questions, coming to understand what a complex...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Secrets of the Shy | 3/28/2005 | See Source »

Aloe has been a staple in home medicine cabinets for skin health since Cleopatra's time. According to a report in the journal General Dentistry, there is growing evidence that the plant's sap can also treat many mouth maladies, from cold sores to painful gums after a tooth is pulled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Bottoms Up? | 3/27/2005 | See Source »

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