The Survivors Club

Happy Rebirth Day: What's Next for the 33 Chilean Miners?

Ben Sherwood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andes Plane Crash, Nando Parrado, The Survivors Club, Chilean Miners, Trapped Miners, Posttraumatic Growth, Posttraumatic Stress, Cannibalism, World News
Ben Sherwood

Within hours in Chile, 33 miners trapped 2,000 feet underground will experience a rebirthday as they are raised to the surface. How will Los 33 fare above ground? What challenges lie ahead? Will their lives ever be the same again?

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Heaven Help Us: Should You Pray for Christopher Hitchens Today?

Ben Sherwood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prayer, Cancer, Intercessory Prayer, Christopher Hitchens Cancer, The Survivors Club, Esophageal Cancer, Christopher Hitchens, Media News
Ben Sherwood

A number of studies have shown that intercessory prayer works and can lead to positive results. So should you say a prayer for Christopher Hitchens today?

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The Great Wait: Survival Secrets of the 33 Miners Trapped in Chile

Ben Sherwood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andes Plane Crash, Survivors Club, Chile, San Jose Mine, Los 33, Miracle of San Jose, Miners, Mine Collapse, Survivors, Chilean Miners, The Survivors Club, Mine Disaster, World News
Ben Sherwood

The miners call it Hell. The only thing missing is the fire and brimstone. Half a mile underground in northern Chile, 33 men are trapped in a cramped shelter where the temperature is a constant 85 degrees.

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Swine Flu Survival: The Science of a Single Sneeze (and Three Simple Ways to Protect Yourself)

Ben Sherwood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Swine Flu, Survivor, Centers for Disease Control, Mexico, Pandemic, Tamiflu, Epidemic, Hand-Washing, Relenza, Swine Flu Survival, How to Protect Yourself From the Swine Flu, The Survivors Club, World-Health-Organization-Nyt, How to Protect Yourself From Swine Flu, How to Protect Against Swine Flu, World News
Ben Sherwood

It may sound obvious, but hand-washing with soap and water for around 20 seconds is the single best thing you can do to prevent swine flu.

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Red River Rising: How to Survive the Floods of 2009

Ben Sherwood | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bayleigh Stovall, Floods, Lateral Force, El Dorado, Water, River, The-Survivors-Club, Survive, Red River, Kansas, Crash, Safety Tips, Healthy Living News
Ben Sherwood

Believe it or not, flooding is the #1 cause of weather-related fatalities in this country. Sure, tornadoes and hurricanes get a lot of attention, but flooding kills the most.

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Boo! Is Friday the 13th Really Hazardous to Your Health?

Ben Sherwood | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: David Phillips, Safety, Paraskevidekatriaphobia, Friday the 13th, Bad Luck, Hellenologophobia, Science, Superstition, The Survivors Club, British Medical Journal, Baskerville Effect, Healthy Living News
Ben Sherwood

As many as 21 million Americans will change their behavior today because of superstition. They won't go shopping. They won't fly on planes. And the cost of all this fear is enormous.

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How Do I Survive a Winter Storm? -- 5 Myths Debunked

Ben Sherwood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Winter Storm, Snow, Professor Popsicle, Hypothermia, Cold, Survival, How to Survive a Winter Storm, Cold Weather, Snow Storms, The Survivors Club, Catch a Cold, Alcohol, Sugar, Green News
Ben Sherwood

Some 95 percent of those who perish in cold water aren't actually hypothermic. The cold doesn't kill them -- it's the terror, which leads to drowning and heart attacks.

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The Wrong (and Right) Lessons of the Continental Plane Crash

Ben Sherwood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: US Air 1549, Airplane Crash, Arnold Barnett, Survivor Personality, Survival, National Transportation Safety Board, Continental Flight Flight 3407, Buffalo, Clarence Center, The Survivors Club, World News
Ben Sherwood

After listening to the news from Buffalo, we're likely to conclude there's nothing we can do in a plane crash so even why bother trying. That's understandable, but potentially fatal.

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