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...exhibits her favorite dresses and personal letters, gaze upon her grave that sits on an island in the middle of a lake - and pick up souvenirs, like a heart-shaped key ring ($12) or a bone china pillbox ($30). Diana merchandise still sells in main streets and malls in Britain and far beyond. Her likeness is etched onto stacks of commemorative coins - the Royal Mint is releasing a set costing between $80 for the smallest one and $480 for the largest - and inked onto reams of stamps (over 100 governments will be issuing Diana stamps before the end of August...
Even without such sophisticated genetic work, doctors can now learn more about how treatment is progressing simply by tallying the number of circulating cancer cells and better understanding what that head count means. At the ASCO conference, researchers from the U.S., Britain and the Netherlands reported that after about a month of treatment, patients who had advanced prostate and colon cancers and lower circulating cell counts survived an average of twice as long as those who had higher levels. More cells in the blood could be a sign that the drugs are not working and that it's time...
...JAPAN: Def Leppard, the ultimate power balladeers of the '80s, toured with wild success in Britain, the U.S. and Japan in the summers of '86, '87 and '88. This year the group has a lower-key itinerary: 50 gigs with Styx throughout the U.S. and Canada...
...Organic and locally sourced food is no longer the preserve of hippies and vegans in Britain, following a series of food scares such as the BSE and foot-and-mouth epidemics, concerns about GM crops and, more recently, the arrival of bird flu, plus the high profile efforts of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to promote healthier eating. "The organic culture is very strong in the U.K.," says Lannon, which is why Whole Foods intends to eventually open as many as 40 stores throughout Britain. Although organic products currently account for only 1.6 percent of Britain's $167 billion food trade...
...Britain's larger supermarket chains have also begun catering to the changing appetite. Tesco, the country's biggest retailer, stocks organic meat, bread and dairy products, while Marks & Spencer, has long offered organic produce, and now sells a "Super Wholefood Salad" to compete for 'healthy' lunchtime business...