Monday, October 11, 2004

Russia

I was just fortunate enough to read a fantastic article in The New Yorker that examines the AIDS crisis in Russia. Here's how bad public health is in Russia (and it's the teaser for the article): "since 1965, live expectancy for Russian men has decreased by nearly six years." That's an incredible statistic, and the rest of the article is just as shocking. Here's the link:
http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?041011fa_fact1.

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