The Popularity Index:
The top 10 stories on Newsweek.com for the week ending January 25, 2008:
1. Deadly Combo?
A pharmacology expert explains how the types of drugs found at Heath Ledger's apartment can affect the body and why they are potentially lethal if taken incorrectly.
2. A Guide to Predicting Your Medical Future
Risk Management: You can't lower your age or upgrade your genes, but when it comes to assessing your health with the latest screenings, your fate is in your hands. Here are the best checkups to check out—and those you can skip.
3. Gallery: Segregation in America
The year 2008 will mark 40 years since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Join us for a tour of America, THEN and NOW.
4. Prison Diaries
The couple held in connection with Perugia's 'extreme sex' murder release their account of events.
6. In The Shadow of Bush
The president has left his party in a precarious state. But the GOP candidates running in the wake of his wreckage can learn much from his failures.
9. A New ‘Gay Disease’?
A drug-resistant strain of staph is infecting some gay men, but experts say a lot of the media coverage got it wrong.
10. There Will Be Oscars
At least we think there will be, which is why we collected these likely acting nominees for our 11th Oscar roundtable. They're a lot of fun, and they've got lots to say. Best of all: they didn't need writers.
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The Greenest of Them All
Switzerland is the world's most environmentally sound country, according to Yale University's Environmental Performance Index. The study found that although wealthy countries tend to be greener, good governance counts, too. Green policies, for instance, pushed relatively poor Colombia ahead of France on the list of 149 countries. America (no surprise here) scored poorly. See the complete list.
Highlights
Here is a peak at the columnists, bloggers and contributors you can find on Newsweek.com
Dan Gross spent a rollercoaster week with Davos experts talking about turmoil in the markets. Read the blog.
Peter F. Selman, an expert on international adoption, spoke with Newsweek's Mac Margolis. Read the Q&A.
Arlene Getz got Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to talk about his atest educational project. Watch the video.
Tune in to the global Zeitgeist on PostGlobal, a conversation with Fareed Zakaria and David Ignatious.
Sushi lovers take note: mercury levels in your favorite raw fish are sickeningly high, according to Sharon Begley.
Find out which countries take in four of five adopted babies
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Read an interview with Microsoft's Blaise Aguera y Arcas
Watch a video on the perils of international adoption
Read a Q&A with adoption expert Peter Selman
Read why Audi CEO Rupert Stadler is optimistic
Read the full interview with Sri Mulyani Indrawati
