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The cost of health care and who is going to pay? &…

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Basic reproduction number – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Stumbleupon Review of : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_reproduction_number In epidemiology, the basic reproduction number (sometimes called basic reproductive rate or basic reproductive ratio) of an infection is the mean number of secondary cases a typical single infected case will cause in a population … Continue reading

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The New York Times & Log In

Stumbleupon Review of : http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/magazine/18sleep-t.html?pagewanted=1 The story of our ruined sleep, in virtually every telling I’ve heard, begins with Thomas Edison: electric light destroyed the sanctity of night. Given more to do and more opportunity to do it, we gave … Continue reading

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AlterNet: Philip Morris Sees the Light

Stumbleupon Review of : http://www.alternet.org/story/11298/ “After decades of sticking their heads in the sand about the hazards of tobacco, Philip Morris has found a new tactic — promoting the benefits to society of premature deaths from smoking.” Just think of … Continue reading

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ScienceDaily Books : Down Comes the Rain &40;Lets-Read-and-Find-Out Science

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