At the same time that the average American is getting too fat, actresses and models are becoming too skinny (and setting a dangerous precedent for ordinary women).

Dr. Eric van Furth, president of the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) says, “Too many models have died from eating disorders. Recent tragic deaths highlight the urgent need for industry regulation.”

Women and men over the age of 18 should have a minimum body mass index threshold of 18.5, which means that a female model who is 5′ 9″ must weigh more than 126 pounds. Any weight below this is considered underweight by the World Health Organization. To find your own body/mass index rating, click here.
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It may be safe to travel to countries (mostly in Asia) that have bird flu, but it’s not necessarily safe to travel on an airplane with people who have it!

Viruses are easily passed around in the confined air of an aircraft, and an a team of researchers has constructed a model that predicts how an emerging pandemic influenza might spread across the globe by airliners, just as SARS did.

The H5N1 bird flu virus has not yet resulted in a pandemic because the virus lacks the ability to spread efficiently between humans. It’s known that flocks of birds have infected people, although not all researchers agree that it has been passed from person to person.
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An orphan boy who was raised by monkeys in the African jungle has arrived in Britain to sing with a children’s choir, and a woman who disappeared into the jungles of Cambodia as a child has been found after living in the wild for almost 20 years.
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In her new diary, Anne Strieber writes, “I’ve noticed that Visitor contact seems to be a kind of mirror that allows you to see yourself AS YOU REALLY ARE?if you can take it. Too many people can’t stand what they see, and quickly look away. Because this image is so negative, they brand the Visitors as “evil,” when what they are really reacting to is their own reflection.” Don’t miss this dynamic new diary!

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