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Ebola Lessons for next Epidemic; Scourge of Betel Nut in Asia
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 12:30
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One year later, Ebola outbreak offers lessons for next epidemic. While the disease has not been eliminated, aid groups take stock of what worked and didn’t, and continue to point fingers.
Asia’s deadly secret: The scourge of the betel nut. It is used by almost a tenth of the world’s population. It gives people a buzz equivalent to six cups of coffee and is used variously as a symbol of love, marriage and a cure for indigestion and impotence. But it is also leading tens of thousands to an early grave.
