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    Bush Targets Top Global Problem โ€“ AIDS

    With his decision to dramatically increase U.S. overseas spending on the AIDS epidemic, President Bush is addressing a crisis that dominates the concerns of people around the world. The spread of AIDS and other infectious diseases is not just a major crisis in Africa, where the toll from AIDS has been highest. Majorities in 31 […]

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    Vital Decisions: A Pew Internet Health Report

    Disease information, material about weight control, and facts about prescription drugs top the list of interests for health seekers. A typical health seeker searches for medical information only occasionally, and she relies on search engines and mult…

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    Hispanic Health: Divergent and Changing

    Latinos are in good health relative to most other Americans. Their favorable health does not stem from better access to medical care. In fact, many lack health insurance and regular care.

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    Online Grief Support Groups

    In some of the most emotionally wrenching times of their lives, millions of dying and bereaved Americans are receiving great comfort from total strangers online.

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    The Online Health Care Revolution

    A great many of the fifty-two million “health seekers”ย say the resources they find on the Web have a direct effect on the decisions they make about their health care and on their interactions with doctors.

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    American Perspectives: What Do We Look Like? How Do We Feel?

    Report Summary At week’s end 66% of the American public said they were following news about the Iraqi invasion and the deployment of American forces to Saudi Arabia very closely. Events in the Middle East now dominate public consciousness to an extraordinary degree. An unparalleled 85% of Times Mirror’s nationwide telephone sample volunteered this, in […]