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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: Research, Teaching and Learning, Cornell University, Human Interest, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

    2. Apr 1, 2013 | Zap2It

  2. 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...
    3. Mar 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. 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...

    Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Malaria, Diseases and Illnesses, Johns Hopkins University, Tuberculosis

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

  4. 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: Movies, Google Inc., Bill Clinton, Diseases and Illnesses, Entertainment

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

  5. 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, Social Issues, Abortion, Obituaries, Abortion Issue

    6. Mar 25, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  6. 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 ......
    7. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. 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: Prisons, Justice System, Prosecution, Punishment, Murder

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

  8. 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: Research, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Swine Flu, Flu, University of California, Los Angeles

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

  9. 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: AIDS, Entertainment Events, Movies, Film Festivals, Entertainment

    10. Jan 25, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. Plague affecting prairie dog populations?

    With much of the snow melting, and labeling of the chemical products registered for prairie dogs allowing use for some time yet, some opportunity remains this winter for control. Before initiating chemical control measures however, landowners would be...

    Tags: Bubonic Plague, Symptoms, Headaches, Chills, Fever

    11. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. One Billion Rising Northern Michigan will be part of Feb. 14 global campaign to stop violence against women and girls

    Imagine one billion women and those who love them rising up and standing together in solidarity to put an end to violence against women and girls. It's happening around the world, as well as here in Northern Michigan at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at North Central Michigan College's Student and Community Resource Center in Petoskey.
    Imagine one billion women and those who love them rising up and standing together in solidarity to put an end to violence against women and girls. It's happening around the world, as well as here in Northern Michigan at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Debbie Allen, Education, High Schools

    12. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| New Rushmore Radio

  12. Belle Fourche purchases radar unit to search for unmarked graves

    BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. (AP) - The city of Belle Fourche has spent about $22,000 to buy a ground-penetrating radar unit to uncover unmarked gravesites.   The Black Hills Pioneer reports that the city purchased the radar in January and started using it...

    Tags: Influenza Pandemic (1918)

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