AIDS cuts life expectancy in Zimbabwe to 39 years
A Census Bureau report shows AIDS halved Zimbabwe’s life expectancy from 65 to 39, as several African nations face sharp declines. The World Population Profile 1998 notes widespread losses, with Botswana, Kenya, and South Africa among those severely affected. The study also projects the global population reaching 6 billion in 1999.
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Zimbabwe
U.S. Census Bureau
Bureau
Karen Stanecki
Census Bureau
S. Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Republic of the Congo
Congo
Ethiopia
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Malawi
Namibia
Nigeria
Rwanda
South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
RMH birthday party set for 1998 births at hospital
The Special Deliveries Unit at Ransom Memorial Hospital will host a birthday party for all babies born in 1998 in conjunction with the Children's Health Fair on March 27. The event runs 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the hospital cafeteria with birth day cake and activities for parents and babies.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Nutritional shopping classes set
The "Take a Fresh Look at Nutrition" class will be March 25 at Wal-Mart and March 29 at Country Mart from 4 to 5 p.m. It covers label reading, healthy choice tips, maximizing grocery value, store tours, and tastings. Free, pre registration required by March 22. contact Brenda at 229-8365 or Luanna at 229-8449.
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Wal-Mart
Country Mart
Brenda
Luanna
Nursing student gains real world experience with hospital horse
Holly Hutchinson a senior at University of Kansas School of Nursing will study with a horse at Bethany Medical Center in Kansas City this spring. She will spend the semester under a nurse preceptor instructor to observe practical care and apply classroom lessons in a real world setting.
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Holly Hutchinson
Ottawa
University of Kansas School of Nursing
Bethany Medical Center
Kansas City
Hutchinson
Cartoons labeled unhealthy as kids film exposure rises
A study presented at an AMA conference finds more than two thirds of 50 G rated animated films from 1937 to 1997 show tobacco or alcohol use. 76 characters smoked for over 45 minutes and 63 characters drank alcohol for 27 minutes, with both good and bad characters depicted consuming substances.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Dumbo
New York
American Medical Association
Adam O. Goldstein
Unc-Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Goldstein
MGM
United Artists
20Th Century Fox
Universal Studios
Walt Disney Co
Warner Bros. Studios
Claudia Peters
Kathy Merlock Jackson
Disney Company
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