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david bennett: in some marginalized populations and in people in jails and prisons, we found we had a big challenge on our hands, and there was a wake up call, a good response, and i think we've now turned the corner, but hopefully, we've learned our lessons, that the fact that we're now seeing a decline in tuberculosis doesn't give us any guarantees for the future. another thing that haunts me is, now, there are other much more common problems such as measles and some of these other ones for which, in the case of measles, we've had a perfectly good intervention now for more than 30 years and have not used it. we're using it more and more now to help reduce it, but there are several other problems. measles, polio, mumps, and chicken pox. the vaccine-preventable diseases of childhood are rarely seen in the industrialized nations of the world because of the immunization programs that exist. david bennett: measles is still a serious disease in many developing countries, especially in africa and in many countries in asia. even in healthy populations, measles will kill on an average of one
david bennett: in some marginalized populations and in people in jails and prisons, we found we had a big challenge on our hands, and there was a wake up call, a good response, and i think we've now turned the corner, but hopefully, we've learned our lessons, that the fact that we're now seeing a decline in tuberculosis doesn't give us any guarantees for the future. another thing that haunts me is, now, there are other much more common problems such as measles and some of these other ones for...
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david bennett: the impact of h.i.v./aids in africa has been incredible. to lose the young people who are really the productive segment of society, so that you now have grandmothers who are looking after grandchildren because the adults have disappeared. so a tremendous burden. florence mwayopa: these are some of the children that belong to this household. they are being looked after by their great-grandmother. the... grandmother had twelve children she has lost all except for two. as i traveled to other nations in the world, and especially resource-poor areas of the world, one of the things that i'm struck with most is that they are exactly where we were 15 years ago at the very beginning of the epidemic. the first point is that most government officials don't understand what's ready to hit them. one problem that haunts the public health community is how to attack the epidemic as it is spreading through major population areas. there was an international conference on h.i.v./aids in geneva, switzerland, a year ago. the title of the conference was "bridging
david bennett: the impact of h.i.v./aids in africa has been incredible. to lose the young people who are really the productive segment of society, so that you now have grandmothers who are looking after grandchildren because the adults have disappeared. so a tremendous burden. florence mwayopa: these are some of the children that belong to this household. they are being looked after by their great-grandmother. the... grandmother had twelve children she has lost all except for two. as i traveled...
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david bennett: the diarrheal diseases are usually transmitted through contaminated fd d water. so with poor sanation systems the comnities, poor hygiene in the household, lack of running water, water that has to be stored and can be easily contaminated, lack of refrigeration for keeping foods-- these are all factors that contribute very heavily to the occurrence of diarrheal disease. for the past decade and a half, the carter center has led a worldwide campaign to eradicate two water related diseases: river blindness-- caused by the bite of a blackfly which breeds in rivers and streams, and guinea worm disease. donald hopkins: this is a parasitic infection that people get when they drink contaminated water from open ponds. a year later, worms that are two or three feet long come out of their body. the threadlike worm emerges slowly through a painful blister in the skin. if the worm breaks during its exit from the body, it causes a severe infection. donald hopkins: people are incapacitated, usually temporarily, for periods averaging six to eight weeks. during that time, children
david bennett: the diarrheal diseases are usually transmitted through contaminated fd d water. so with poor sanation systems the comnities, poor hygiene in the household, lack of running water, water that has to be stored and can be easily contaminated, lack of refrigeration for keeping foods-- these are all factors that contribute very heavily to the occurrence of diarrheal disease. for the past decade and a half, the carter center has led a worldwide campaign to eradicate two water related...
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do we think bob bennett and david dewhurst would be shutting down the government? course not. david dewhurst, we don't know. but you saw ted cruz yesterday during that protest, you saw he's saying the shutdown is about politics and other people are driving the shutdown as opposed to him. very rich statement that he made and that shows where we are right now. >> no government shutdown would have been focused on what, dan balz? >> the affordable care act. you can't write the plot and hollywood would have turned it down. here's a crazy way republicans will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. >> shameless plug, my sister and new brother-in-law just got married, back from their honeymoon. wishing them a lot of luck in their marriage. >> change in your family. >> yeah. julie, jill and jim. >> great piece in the "washington post" on reid and mcconnell and it told you about a lot of why congress doesn't work. >> i was going to say if those two senate leaders aren't getting along, we have a problem. >>> congratulations to taylor brownstein, my young friend who just finis
do we think bob bennett and david dewhurst would be shutting down the government? course not. david dewhurst, we don't know. but you saw ted cruz yesterday during that protest, you saw he's saying the shutdown is about politics and other people are driving the shutdown as opposed to him. very rich statement that he made and that shows where we are right now. >> no government shutdown would have been focused on what, dan balz? >> the affordable care act. you can't write the plot and...
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. >> reporter: james berger, david jones, gary lan, jr., and jason bennett are all charged with a violationof a uniform code of military justice, article 92. >> the problem in any death is being able to establish causal connection. did my act cause your death? >> reporter: both experienced divers went from a boat on the surface of the pond to a helicopter 150 feet below. reports state the men suddenly stopped responding and died. an investigation uncovered serious safety infractions including a lack of supervision. a military tribunal operates differently than civilian court. >> civilian court the rules of evidence are a little more flexible. it's much more structured in the military court. >> reporter: we can tell you tonight that all four of these men will be tried separately in january. and again, they face confinement of several months, no more serious charge than that, and a reduction in pay. >> thank you. in january, 41-year-old george lezero, jr. also died while doing maintenance work at the super pond. >>> repairs continue on a large broken water main in baltimore county. public wor
. >> reporter: james berger, david jones, gary lan, jr., and jason bennett are all charged with a violationof a uniform code of military justice, article 92. >> the problem in any death is being able to establish causal connection. did my act cause your death? >> reporter: both experienced divers went from a boat on the surface of the pond to a helicopter 150 feet below. reports state the men suddenly stopped responding and died. an investigation uncovered serious safety...
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david wright has the story. >> reporter: according to the lapd, the suspect now in custody, is 28-year-old dicarlo bennett, a baggage handler. bennett worked for the ground company serviceair, as a ramp supervisor. the lapd says there were a total of three dry ice bombs. and all three were found in restricted areas, away from passengers. one blew up sunday in an employee bathroom in terminal 2. another exploded device was found monday on the tarmac. and a third bomb did not detonate. no one was injured in any of these incidents. but some flights were delayed. bennett's motives are unclear. but officials tell the associated press, he was riding in a van with a supervisor and other co-workers, when he decided to plant one of the dry ice bombs. the a.p. says those in the van were made aware of the dry ice. but no other arrests have been made. >> actually can blow up with as much force and do as much damage to an individual as a pipe bomb. >> reporter: authorities say the bombs were similar to ones you can find all over youtube. 20-ounce soda bottles filled with dry ice. kids cap them off so the co2 gas has nowhere to g
david wright has the story. >> reporter: according to the lapd, the suspect now in custody, is 28-year-old dicarlo bennett, a baggage handler. bennett worked for the ground company serviceair, as a ramp supervisor. the lapd says there were a total of three dry ice bombs. and all three were found in restricted areas, away from passengers. one blew up sunday in an employee bathroom in terminal 2. another exploded device was found monday on the tarmac. and a third bomb did not detonate. no...