Cirque du Soleil settles for 600000 with gymnast
Cirque du Soleil agreed to pay 600000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Matthew Cusick an HIV positive gymnast fired last year for allegedly posing a health risk. Cusick disclosed his status and trained four months before he was fired days before a Las Vegas performance. He said the settlement sends a message that discrimination has a price.
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Cirque du Soleil
Matthew Cusick
Las Vegas
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Cusick
Matt Cusick
Heart disease a global burden on working-age adults
A global health study reports heart disease and stroke kill about 17 million people yearly, with 80 percent in low and middle income countries. Working-age deaths are highest in Russia India South Africa and Brazil, while the United States leads prevention keeping deaths older. India loses about a million potential workers annually.
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New York
Stephen Leeder
The
Earth Institute
Columbia University
United States
Russia
India
South Africa
Brazil
Lesterol
Leeder
China
Heart disease hits younger people in poorer nations
A Columbia Earth Institute study warns heart disease strikes younger adults in low and middle income countries, costing billions in productive years. It calls for tobacco taxes, health education, and affordable hypertension and cholesterol drugs to curb the economic impact.
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Leeder
Columbia
Earth Institute
School of Public Health
University of Sydney
Australia
Initiative For
Cardiovascular Health
University Institute
Derek Yach
Health Organization
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