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  • February 2008

    • 'Net Runs Messengers Off Road

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Feb 26, 08 3:10 PM CST

      'Net Runs Messengers Off Road

      (Newser) - Bike messengers, nearly ubiquitous in many cities in the '90s, are declining in numbers as internet transmission of documents cuts into their business. Seattle has fewer than half the number of active messengers it did 10 years ago, and New York has lost more than 1,000 couriers in the same period. The Seattle-Post Intelligencer looks at a job category speeding toward extinction. More »

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      Internet  • New York City  • Seattle  • excercise

    • Back Pain's Insidious Cost Rises

      Newsweek  |  Feb 14, 08 1:19 PM CST

      Back Pain's Insidious Cost Rises

      (Newser) - Back pain is one of the US' most persistent health problems, but despite new treatment possibilities, Newsweek reports, cures remain elusive. Americans spent $85.9 billion in 2005 on medical costs relating to back pain, up from $52.1 billion in 1997. "We seem to be doing more and more," one physician said. "But there's no evidence that people are getting more pain relief." More »

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      surgery  • exercise  • medical costs  • physical therapy  • excercise

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