HEALTH FOR LIFE
A HOTDESTINATION FORHEALTH:THAI DOCTORSSTUDYDIGITALPATIENTDATAAT BANGKOK'SINTERNATIONALLY POPULARBUMRUNGRADHOSPITAL
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NORTH KOREA: How open is the nuclear Pandora's box? 22 IRAQ:US. forces rethink their
strategy 28
EUROPE: Muslims will salve the veil issue themselves 30
H ealth -care costs are skyrocketing in the developed world, white the spread of technology,education and private hospitals have improvedfacilities around the globe. That's led not just adventurous medical tourists but even health insurers to look abroad for places to get weIl. NEWSWEEKexamines the trend, and spotlights 10world-classhospitals. Page 54
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U.S.AFFAIRS: The rise of the moderate Democrats 34 BUSINESS:How China will
change Wal-Mart 48
HEALTH FOR LlFE: Low costs and high tech are leading to a boom in medical tourism 54 Plus: Who's the best? 65 ART:Brice Marden's fabulous MoMA retrospective 66
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