0 View Comments BERTHOUD, Colo.— Ten days since Gabe was killed. Bob and Donna Conde were sitting on a couch in their basement surrounded by relatives, close friends and 16 of the soldiers who fought alongside their son in Afghanistan. The soldiers had been back in the United States for just a few days — exhausted from their nine-month deployment and relieved to be home. They had come to this small farming town an hour’s drive from Denver to help bury Spec. Gabriel Conde. He was a kindergartner on the day of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and 22 whenshot in a firefight — the 2,264th member of the U.S. military to die in Afghanistan and the 16th since Donald Trump became commander in chief. By the time Gabe deployed in September, the war had fallen so far out of the headlines that Bob found it hard to figure out why the U.S. military was still in Afghanistan. He tried to read up on the war, but the news accounts of suicide bombings, civilian deaths … [Read more...] about A Colorado soldier was the 2,264th member of the U.S. military to die in Afghanistan. His parents ask why
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U.S. government seeking 1 million people for study of DNA, health habits
WASHINGTON — Wanted: A million people willing to share their DNA and 10 years of health habits, big and small, for science. On Sunday, the U.S. government will open nationwide enrollment for an ambitious experiment: If they can build a large enough database comparing the genetics, lifestyles and environments of people from all walks of life, researchers hope to learn why some escape illness and others don't, and better customize ways to prevent and treat disease. "A national adventure that is going to transform medical care," is how Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, describes his agency's All of Us Research Program. Congress has authorized $1.45 billion over 10 years for the project. It all hinges on whether enough people around the country will sign up, either online or through participating health centers. There's already interest: More than 25,000 people got early entry to the project over the past year through an invitation-only … [Read more...] about U.S. government seeking 1 million people for study of DNA, health habits
U.S. wants 1 million to share DNA, health habits for science
Wanted: A million people willing to share their DNA and 10 years of health habits, big and small, for science. On Sunday, the U.S. government will open nationwide enrollment for an ambitious experiment: If they can build a large enough database comparing the genetics, lifestyles and environments of people from all walks of life, researchers hope to learn why some escape illness and others don't, and better customize ways to prevent and treat disease. "A national adventure that is going to transform medical care," is how Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, describes his agency's All of Us Research Program. Congress has authorized $1.45 billion over 10 years for the project. It all hinges on whether enough people around the country will sign up, either online or through participating health centers. There's already interest: More than 25,000 people got early entry to the project over the past year through an invitation-only pilot test run by … [Read more...] about U.S. wants 1 million to share DNA, health habits for science
Oil-services investors yawn at latest U.S. sanctions on Russia
David Wethe, Bloomberg Published 1:39 pm, Monday, April 9, 2018 Photo: DELCIA LOPEZ, STAFF Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Employees Ivan Herbert and Efrain Montelongo with Schlumberger Drilling company. Employees Ivan Herbert and Efrain Montelongo with Schlumberger Drilling company. Photo: DELCIA LOPEZ, STAFF Oil-services investors yawn at latest U.S. sanctions on Russia 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Investors of the world's biggest oil-servicer providers are so far looking past the most punitive round of U.S. sanctions on Russia. Schlumberger Ltd., the biggest of the hired guns who drill, frack and rejuvenate oil wells globally, has the most at stake in Russia among rivals, J. David Anderson, an analyst at Barclays Plc, said Monday in a phone interview. Even so, that amounts to less than 10 percent … [Read more...] about Oil-services investors yawn at latest U.S. sanctions on Russia
Visualizing gun deaths: Comparing the U.S. to rest of the world
Whenever a mass shooting occurs, a debate about gun violence ensues. An often-cited counter to the point about the United States’ high rates of gun homicides is that people in other countries kill one another at the same rate using different types of weapons. It’s not true. Compared to other countries with similar levels of development or socioeconomic status, the United States has exceptional homicide rates, and it’s driven by gun violence. Here are the data: Homicide rates in the U.S. and peer countries by weapon type, 2013 Source: Global Burden of Disease Study. Access the data visualization here: http://ihmeuw.org/3oi4 In a 2013 article for The Atlantic online that compared gun deaths in U.S. cities to some of the deadliest places in the world, the authors created a map, below, that shows Atlanta has the same gun murder rate as South Africa, Detroit as El Salvador, Phoenix equal to Mexico’s gun homicide rate: The Atlantic Another screen grab, below, compares … [Read more...] about Visualizing gun deaths: Comparing the U.S. to rest of the world