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    Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. 'Noble Savages' looks at one anthropologist's life of controversy

    In 1998, just before Napoleon Chagnon retired from the University of California at Santa Barbara, he signed a contract to write a book about his life as an anthropologist among the Yanomamö people, who live in the forests of Venezuela and Brazil. It promised rip-snorting adventure — threats at spear point, psychedelic snuff, wars over women — from a serious and celebrated academic who had lived among people who had little or no previous contact with the modern world when he began his work in the 1960s.
    In 1998, just before Napoleon Chagnon retired from the University of California at Santa Barbara, he signed a contract to write a book about his life as an anthropologist among the Yanomamö people, who live in the forests of Venezuela and Brazil. It...

    Tags: Measles, Elections, Teaching and Learning, University of Michigan, Newspaper and Magazine

    2. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. TED 2013: Larry Brilliant reflects on impact of his TED Prize

    Among those in Long Beach for TED 2013 this week is Larry Brilliant, former head of Google.org. Brilliant was an influential epidemiologist and technologist whose life and career was altered in 2006 when he received the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ted.com/prize">TED Prize</a>.&nbsp;
    Among those in Long Beach for TED 2013 this week is Larry Brilliant, former head of Google.org. Brilliant was an influential epidemiologist and technologist whose life and career was altered in 2006 when he received the TED Prize.  The TED Prize was one...

    Tags: Health Organizations, Google Inc., eBay Inc., Movies, Smallpox

    3. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  3. Addicted to Heroin, Part 2: APD Calls Overdose Deaths An 'Epidemic'

    Heroin overdoses have reached an "epidemic" level, according to the Anchorage Police Department. APD Sgt. Kathy Lacey says heroin use is back in force and heroin-related overdoses are claiming more young lives than traffic fatalities.
    Channel 2 News
    Heroin overdoses have reached an "epidemic" level, according to the Anchorage Police Department. APD Sgt. Kathy Lacey says heroin use is back in force and heroin-related overdoses are claiming more young lives than traffic fatalities. "Heroin has come...

    Tags: Methadone (drug), OxyContin (drug), Drug Trafficking, Heroin, Morphine (drug)

    4. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Dr. C. Everett Koop, influential surgeon general, dies at 96

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Dr. C. Everett Koop, who as U.S. surgeon general in the 1980s led high-profile campaigns to highlight the dangers of smoking and to mobilize the nation against an emerging AIDS epidemic, has died. He was 96.
    WASHINGTON — Dr. C. Everett Koop, who as U.S. surgeon general in the 1980s led high-profile campaigns to highlight the dangers of smoking and to mobilize the nation against an emerging AIDS epidemic, has died. He was 96. Koop died Monday at his...

    Tags: AIDS, Abortion Issue, Social Issues, Obituaries, Abortion

    5. Apr 1, 2013 | Zap2It

  5. On Demand DVD New Releases April 1-7

    Channel Guide Magazine
    The list of On Demand DVD New Releases April 1-7 features more documentaries than usual, with subjects ranging from Venus and Serena Williams to the survival of animals around the world to the current obesity epidemic. For those looking for something a...
    6. Mar 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. TB, the quiet killer

    This is World Tuberculosis Day, the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch discovered the cause of tuberculosis (TB), an airborne infectious disease that continues to rage around the world, killing 1.4 million people each year. The disease remains a leading infectious disease killer globally. In Africa, TB is the biggest killer of people with HIV/AIDS.
    This is World Tuberculosis Day, the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch discovered the cause of tuberculosis (TB), an airborne infectious disease that continues to rage around the world, killing 1.4 million people each year. The disease remains a leading...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Montgomery County (Maryland), Malaria, Tuberculosis, HIV

    7. Feb 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Oscars 2013: 'Searching for Sugar Man' wins best documentary

    The musical mystery &ldquo;Searching for Sugar Man&rdquo; won the Oscar for documentary on Sunday night. Directed by Malik Bendjelloul, the film about an obscure Detroit singer made a remarkable near-sweep of eligible awards since its premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.&nbsp;
    The musical mystery “Searching for Sugar Man” won the Oscar for documentary on Sunday night. Directed by Malik Bendjelloul, the film about an obscure Detroit singer made a remarkable near-sweep of eligible awards since its premiere at the 2012...

    Tags: Sex Crimes, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events, Movies, U.S. Military

    8. Feb 22, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  8. Oscar-nominated documentaries capture moments in history

    LOS ANGELES -- The Oscar-nominated features "5 Broken Cameras" and "How to Survive a Plague" represent documentaries in the truest, purest form of the word: They capture a spark, a moment in history, and they make us feel as if we were there, too. Both...

    Tags: YouTube, Services and Shopping, Movies, Arts, HIV

    9. Mar 25, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Zombie apocalypse is near: ‘World War Z’ trailer and poster released

    Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times
    “World War Z” has unveiled a chilling new trailer and movie poster for the zombie apocalypse thriller. Instead of run-of-the-mill ......
    10. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Alarmed by spike in heroin deaths, prosecutors use rare law

    A "heroin epidemic" in the region has caused or contributed to the deaths of more than 80 people in Will County in the past two years, a county official said after a New Lenox man was charged last week with drug-induced homicide.
    A "heroin epidemic" in the region has caused or contributed to the deaths of more than 80 people in Will County in the past two years, a county official said after a New Lenox man was charged last week with drug-induced homicide. "The purity of heroin...

    Tags: New Lenox, Will County, Trials, Lawyers, Prisons

    11. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. UCLA-led team predicts China, Egypt could be new-flu hot spots

    No one knows where the next deadly pandemic flu is likely to emerge. But a <a href="http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/4/12-0903_article.htm" target="_blank">new analysis</a> of flu surveillance and other data from a UCLA-led team suggests that coastal and central China and Egypt's Nile Delta might be areas worth watching.
    No one knows where the next deadly pandemic flu is likely to emerge. But a new analysis of flu surveillance and other data from a UCLA-led team suggests that coastal and central China and Egypt's Nile Delta might be areas worth watching. UCLA...

    Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Career and Workplace, Swine Flu, Labor Legislation, Flu

    12. Feb 19, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Stories from Chicago's dangerous streets

    THEATER REVIEW: "Crime Scene: A Chicago Anthology" by Collaboraction Theatre Company &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#189; ... Far and away the best Collaboraction show I've seen these past 14 years, this is indeed a call for collaborative action.
    For once, the Collaboraction Theatre Company has justified its name. "Crime Scene: A Chicago Anthology," far and away the best Collaboraction show I've seen these past 14 years, is indeed a call for collaborative action. The ensemble piece, which...

    Tags: Woodlawn (Chicago, Illinois), YMCA, Gang Activity, University of Chicago, Memorial Day

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