In Brazil's Cracolandias, Roving Hordes of Lost Souls

In Brazil's cracolandias, roving hordes of lost souls

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Almost a year after a high-profile police effort to clean up Sao Paulo's cracolandia as part of a revitalization program for the historic center, the outposts remain, but in a number of shifting locations rather than one large one. … Health …
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U.K. envoy not sold on U.S. health care

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"I came here earlier this year in the middle of the presidential campaign," he said, "and more than half the commercials in prime time were from drug companies telling me about things I didn't even know I had, and encouraging me to tell my doctor to …
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The demons of a mental illness patient

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Phelps died at the age of 47 on Nov 11 from the “demons of mental illness and substance abuse.”Photo courtesy of the Phelps family … While no treatments were able to keep him healthy forever, when his parents look back over 30 years of treatment …
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