Luang Prabang
This is the Asia we want to believe existed and are thrilled to visit. Welcome to Luang Prabang in Laos. Over 60 million people depend on the Mekong and its tributaries for food, water, transport and many aspects of their daily lives. Its annual ... [... more]
Getaway |
World leaders call for action to reduce TB deaths among ...
Tuberculosis (TB) is every year taking the lives of nearly a quarter of million people living with HIV. It is the number one cause of death among people living with HIV in Africa. Worldwide it is a leading cause of death in this population. WHO, ... [... more]
World Health Organization |
Michael Tong
Michael Tong is the owner and executive chef of the popular Shun Lee West and Shun Lee Palace in New York City. In forty years, the Shun Lee restaurants have served about ten million people and have won two four-star ratings from the New York ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia, snail fever or katayama fever) is a major tropical disease that affects over 200 million people worldwide. The disease is acquired by direct skin contact with fresh water that is contaminated by ... [... more]
Better Health |
Brent Snodgrass
Finland's fight to defend her independence earned this tiny nation of just 3 million people a distinct place in history. Invaded by Stalin before World War II, Finland held out for months and inflicted huge losses on the invaders, but she was ... [... more]
Random House |
Martin Lindstrom
MARTIN LINDSTROM is one of the world's most respected marketing gurus. With a global audience of over a million people, Lindstrom spends 300 days on the road every year, advising top executives of companies including McDonald's Corporation, ... [... more]
Random House |
John D. Hubbell, M.D.
According to the Centers for Disease Control an estimated 70 million people are affected by one of the more than 100 types of arthritis. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in America and as the population ages, more and more people are ... [... more]
Random House |
Erin Rohan O'Driscoll, RN, MA
According to the Centers for Disease Control an estimated 70 million people are affected by one of the more than 100 types of arthritis. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in America and as the population ages, more and more people are ... [... more]
Random House |
Raffaele Ruggeri
Finland's fight to defend her independence earned this tiny nation of just 3 million people a distinct place in history. Invaded by Stalin before World War II, Finland held out for months and inflicted huge losses on the invaders, but she was ... [... more]
Random House |
Tokyo Shopping
David hits the crazy streets of Tokyo for the number one pastime ... shopping. Thursday, April 8, 2004 David hits the crazy streets of Tokyo for the number one pastime ... shopping. A city of 12 million people and the world's second largest ... [... more]
Getaway |
Shanghai
Shanghai, once a seaside fishing village, is located on the Huangpu River where it flows into the Yangtze River estuary. It has a multicultural population of around 20 million people. In the 1930s, the world's greatest houses of finance and ... [... more]
Getaway |
Alex Webb
The United States-Mexico border -- a ribbon of land some two thousand miles long and ten miles wide that is home to twelve million people -- is a narrow strip where cultural differences between the two lands are blurred, where an atmosphere of ... [... more]
Random House |
