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DIED. KEN BRETT, 55, former major league baseball pitcher and brother of Hall of Famer George Brett; of brain cancer; in Spokane, Wash. One month after his 19th birthday, in 1967, Brett became the youngest pitcher to take the mound in a World Series game--a record that still stands--when he threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the Boston Red Sox against the St. Louis Cardinals...
Xinmin is a village on the verge of extinction. Nearly every resident of this swampy, 1,000-strong hamlet in the central Chinese province of Hunan is infected by the parasitic worm Schistosoma japonicum. It spreads through the bloodstream, lays eggs in the liver and bladder, wriggles into the brain or embeds itself in the spine. Renal failure and paralysis may follow; death is painful and untimely. That is the grim fate awaiting Xinmin villager Wang Zengkun. The 45-year-old rice farmer first experienced the stomach cramps and bloody diarrhea that signal schistosomiasis three years ago. For a while...
...wait to go to work." As one of 12 members of a strategy group at Roc-A-Fella Enterprises, a diversified hip-hop marketing company, she designs CD covers, creates ads for the Rocawear clothing line and writes marketing plans for the firm's latest films. "They're the brain trust," says CEO Damon Dash, who launched his billion-dollar music, fashion and movie empire with rapper Jay-Z eight years ago (see MUSIC). Chief strategist David Gensler plans to hire four new people over the next few weeks, and the company may soon add spots in London...
...alcoholism were 2.5 times as likely to enjoy sweets as those with no such history and may be at high risk for drinking problems down the line. The link may seem odd, but researchers say our reactions to alcohol and sweets are regulated by the same mechanism in the brain...
...only wish the new medications had been around when I was a child. Much needless suffering could have been avoided. Restoring a neurochemical balance in the brain, however imprecise the method, allows one to function normally and master emotional skills. Only then can a person benefit from psychological treatment and counseling. Those who call these medications a quick fix are hiding behind a screen of moralistic superiority and have never suffered from one of these debilitating diseases. JANE SIBLEY Dallas...