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Milken Institute names Curtis S. Chin to its Singapore-based Asia Center
For Immediate Release
June 16, 2014
Milken Institute names Curtis S. Chin to its Singapore-b
ased Asia Center
Former U.S. Ambassador is first Asia Fellow
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Americans’ Obesity Weighs Down U.S. Economy by $1.4 Trillion
WASHINGTON—Obesity and excess weight is an expanding health problem for more than 60 percent of Amer
icans, and a new study from the Milken Institute finds that it's a tremendous drain on the U.S. economy as well.
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A man, a plan, a canal -- Nicaragua? In the latest Milken Institute Review: How Daniel Ortega and an obscure Chinese tycoon are teaming up to build a rival to the Panama Canal
LOS ANGELES -- Charles Castaldi, a former NPR reporter in Central America, explains how a Nicaraguan
strongman and Chinese billionaire are planning to dig a $50 billion canal that will eclipse its rival to the south.
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Medical Technology: Benefits Far Outweigh Costs Milken Institute report sizes up overall economic impact of "med tech"
LOS ANGELES -- As America ages and sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy diets become more common, expe
rts agree the nation is suffering a sharp rise in the prevalence of chronic disease.
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