The use of term 'at risk' in UK newspapers:1994 2037 mentions
1995 4288
1996 6442
1997 7955
1998 11234
1999 14327
2000 18003
The use of term 'plague' increased from 45 in 1990 to 2298 in 2000.
Is the world getting more dangerous or are we more fearful? We live in times when topics of global warming, nuclear weapons and genetically modified food are inherent part of our everyday life. People fear of technology they don't understand.
Examples of unjustified panic are numerous; TSS (toxic syndrome shock) caused by the use of tampons, deep vein trombosis caused by long flights, or the authism- vaccine connection are only some of them. The thing is that each explosion of panic make people even more caution.
Is the world getting more dangerous or are we more fearful? We live in times when topics of global warming, nuclear weapons and genetically modified food are inherent part of our everyday life. People fear of technology they don't understand.
Examples of unjustified panic are numerous; TSS (toxic syndrome shock) caused by the use of tampons, deep vein trombosis caused by long flights, or the authism- vaccine connection are only some of them. The thing is that each explosion of panic make people even more caution.
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