Word: program
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...corruption or mismanagement has allowed indiscriminate logging and clearing of woodland for agriculture. And efforts to slow greenhouse-gas emissions in the U.S., the biggest offender, continue to be stymied by a skeptical Congress. The Senate Appropriations Committee has just slashed $200 million from the Clinton Administration's proposed program to improve energy efficiency, citing doubts about "the existence, extent or effects of global climate change...
...appeal of a drug made from drain-cleaning crystals--is to spend time with crankers, both active and reformed. A group of them loiter outside the Montana Rescue Mission, a private Christian charity that offers a bed to crash in and, if they choose, a religion-based recovery program, Reality and Christ...
...quality of his game, the almost perfect fundamentals he brought every night and the shrewd sense of each game's tempo, which made him almost a coach on the floor. When Jordan was at his prime, it was common among some professional basketball people to joke about the Carolina program and to zing Dean Smith for, it was presumed, suppressing the greatness of Jordan's game during his college years. But the reverse was true. It has become obvious that Smith did not limit Jordan's game, but instead made it what it is. Smith and his assistants knew from...
...ultra-rapid opiate-detoxification program that helps patients withdrawing from addictive drugs [MEDICINE, June 1] was developed and patented by the CITA organization. It was a vindication of the safety of the CITA process to see the criticism of our so-called competitors, who perform unsafe variations of rapid detox in cheap storefronts. They exploit a desperate and vulnerable patient population. In contrast, CITA operates from prestigious hospitals, using the finest physicians and medical treatments. More than 500 patients have been effectively treated, affording an unprecedented opportunity for those addicted to heroin, methadone and narcotic painkillers to return...
...flagged the importance of how popular entertainment shows like E.R. treat health issues. In fact, surveys conducted by this foundation show that 53% of E.R.'s regular viewers say they learn about vital health-care issues from watching the program, and 12% say they have contacted a medical professional because of something they saw on the show. As you noted, our foundation works with TV writers. One reason we do so is to help ensure that their portrayals of health issues are accurate and balanced. But to compare the public-health efforts of nonprofits like the foundation with those...