Word: younger
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...most cases, that med student would be right. But increasingly, the same deadly mix of problems is appearing in a startlingly younger population: teens and adolescents barely through their second decade of life. While the obesity epidemic is starting to show signs of waning, doctors are bracing for the more lasting legacy it leaves behind--a cohort of kids who are getting sick earlier or, at the very least, are a whole lot likelier to develop serious problems later. "We are seeing conditions that we as pediatricians are not used to seeing in children," says Dr. Seema Kumar...
...that, Gwat, 29, considers himself a lucky man. With no high school education, he spent several years driving a cab for a taxi company in Yaoundé, earning about four dollars a day - and used that income to put his four younger brothers through high school. Then, a few months ago he borrowed $1,000, quit his job, and bought himself a cab of his own: One of the thousands of battered yellow Toyotas which make up the main transportation infrastructure of Yaoundé, a city of more than 1 million people. It cost Gwat another $50 to customize...
From Ohio to Louisiana, in swing states and the heartland, John McCain and Barack Obama are turning their attention to the next big decision of the 2008 election cycle: choosing a running mate. Both men have needs to fill. McCain's weaknesses call for a younger leader who can shore up conservative support while representing a new direction for the GOP (and appears ready to be President if necessary, given McCain's age). Obama must build a bridge to centrist white voters while bolstering his foreign policy credentials and improving his support among women, many of whom think he should...
...through disciplined election work. And they got results, mobilizing enough caucus goers and primary voters to upset the Democratic Party establishment and give the insurgent Obama campaign a grip on the nomination. If these efforts are sustained, Barack Obama will win the election in November and bring a younger look and a new approach to national politics. Contrast this strategy to the less disciplined street tactics used back in 1968, tactics that triggered a conservative backlash and helped elect Richard Nixon...
...When it comes to fighting wars, though, troops have historically been barred from using such drugs in combat. And soldiers - who are younger and healthier on average than the general population - have been prescreened for mental illnesses before enlisting...