Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication back issues from May 1993:
The great body trivia quiz. (facts about the human body)
May 01, 1993; ... You've been waiting for it, dreaming about it, and now it's here: the great Body Trivia Quiz! So grab a pen and get ready to stretch those brains. It's time for a major mental sweat. 1. While we're speaking of sweat , how many sweat glands does the average person have? a. 2,000 ...
A new twist: breakthroughs in treating sports (and other) injuries. (includes related article and information sources) (Cover Story)
May 01, 1993; ... What do you and Olympic gymnast Shannon Miller have in common? You and basketball star Michael Jordan? You ...and tennis veteran Jimmy Connors? Injuries. Getting hurt. Twisting it, pulling it, spraining it, breaking it. Now granted, our injuries don't make the evening news. But ...
Why we're fighting back: "the war on drugs."
May 01, 1993; ... You've probably seen videotapes of drugs "busts" on evening television, especially if millions of dollars or huge quantities of illegal chemicals were seized. In fact, it's longer shocking for the evening news to show three police officers unloading bales of confiscated marijuana from ...
Earth Summit '92: foundations for future action. (United Nations Conference on Environment and Development)(includes related articles on teachers' environmental programs and United Nations Environment Programme)
May 01, 1993; ... It was the largest gathering of heads of state and world leaders ever seen; presidents and prime ministers, many of the world's foremost scientists and industrialists, with worldwide media attention. In all, as many as 40,000 people representing nearly 160 countries converged on Rio de ...
You're not too young. (includes related article) (High Blood Pressure)
May 01, 1993; ... Jerrod was tall, muscular, and the best center fielder his high school baseball team ever had. So he didn't give a second thought to the routine physical he had to have before the season. "You're generally in good shape," said Dr. Parsons, "but your blood pressure is high. Well ...
Miracle minerals and vitamins? (health claims about food and vitamin supplements may not be true)(includes related article and information sources)
May 01, 1993; ... "Step right up, folks! Buy the miracle formula that will cure every ailment. It helps build muscles, keeps you young, ends sleepless nights, keeps your hair from falling out, and improve memory." Few of us would taken in by the claims of the snake oil salesmen of the past. Yet ...
Adoptees ask: "who am I?" (search for biological parents)
May 01, 1993; ... Ever since she could remember, Sarah knew she was adopted. She loved her parents very much and never felt different from other children in any way. If anyone ever asked her about it, she would simply say that her parents adopted her when she was a baby because her real parents couldn't ...
Near-drowning. (First Aid & Safety)
May 01, 1993 ... Teens who drown or are victims of near-drowning are often intoxicated or high on some other drug. Drowning is the third leading cause of accidental death. In the United States this year, more than 9,000 people will loss their lives by drowning. About 85 percent of these will be ...