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...TIME poll asked voters whether they "personally know anyone who is more likely" - or less likely - "to vote for Obama because of his race." Again, most people said no, but this time the margin was narrower. Forty-four percent said they knew someone who would be less likely to vote for Obama, while 38% said Obama's race would be a plus for someone they knew...
...study—which modeled the effects of varying amounts of smoking and solid-fuel use on COPD, lung cancer, and tuberculosis—predicted that 65 million people would die from COPD and 18 million from lung disease in this period. Eighty-two percent of COPD deaths and 75 percent of lung cancer deaths in the model can be attributed to the combined effects of smoking and pollution...
Indoor air pollution poses an exceptionally high risk in China, where more than 70 percent of households use solid fuels such as wood, biomass, and coal for heating and cooking. China, where over half of all men smoke, is also a leading market both for world tobacco production and for cigarette consumption...
According to an article released with the list, Harvard’s strengths include extensive healthcare benefits for all its faculty, options for older faculty to “catch up” on 403(b) investing plans, and a workforce that is 30 percent over 50 years of age. On average, these older employees have been working for the University for almost 16 years, according to the AARP...
...July 2005. The Journal published two revised versions of Light and his colleague’s critiques along with the authors’ responses. Milstein called it a “half-victory,” as he estimated that the JHE’s editors had cut 90 percent of Light’s final commentary...