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...tobacco use. Smoking killed 100 million people in the 20th century, and the yearly death toll could pass 8 million as soon as 2030 - 80% of those deaths will be in the developing world, where tobacco use is growing most rapidly. "We're on a collision course," said Dr. Douglas Bettcher, director of WHO's Tobacco Free Initiative...
...quit; warn about the risks of smoking; enforce bans on cigarette advertising; and raise tobacco taxes. The report also breaks down tobacco consumption and prevention efforts country by country. To date, it is the most comprehensive study of its kind at a global level, said WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan...
...work. Barry Morse, a critically acclaimed British actor with 3,000 TV, film and stage roles to his credit, suffered everything from heckling to pocketbook beatings for his most famous role, Lieutenant Philip Gerard in TV's '60s hit series The Fugitive. As the heartless detective who doggedly hunts Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of killing his wife, Morse said, "I was the most hated man in America, and I loved...
...seemingly incongruous title, Alaa Al Aswany's novel Chicago is filled with characters who reflect the conflicting political and social currents churning through Egypt today. There is Nagi, an idealistic medical student who is passionate for democratic change - and for his blonde American girlfriend. In league with him is Dr. Muhammad Salah, a university professor questioning the meaning of his life and nostalgic for a simpler past. Almost another world away is Shaymaa, a sweet, veiled young woman from the Nile Delta who finds herself struggling to cope with modern life in the big city...
...What I was looking for in this was to craft a new kind of academic industry interaction based on true collaboration and not just a transfer of money,” Bolen said. “We will be working hand-in-hand with Dr. Harper?...