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...inexpensive. But they also see the bagel as the next great food platform upon which sandwiches and snacks--and greater profit--can be built. Outfits such as Bruegger's Bagel Bakery, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Chesapeake Bagel Bakery, Manhattan Bagel, Noah's New York Bagels, Big Apple Bagels (Do you detect a theme here?) and the Great American Bagel are rolling into communities that wouldn't know the real thing from a catcher's mitt. Says Jack Grumet, ceo of the Manhattan Bagel Co.: "What happened to the pizza in the '40s and '50s is happening to the bagel today. Soon...
...biggest factor in the sharp rise of prostate-cancer diagnoses is the increasingly widespread use of the controversial PSA test, which in many cases can detect the disease early in its course, long before the tumor becomes palpable. By making early detection and treatment possible, the test could eventually reduce the number of prostate-cancer deaths. Paradoxically, it could also lead to a rise in premature or even unnecessary treatments...
...cases, fetal-monitor readings--which are supposed to detect early signs of brain damage to the fetus--are sending false alarms. Consequently, say researchers, women are often rushed into unnecessary caesareans...
...seems cruel to the rest of the royal family to point out that she did, and has been doing so ever since. The pretty girl became the woman who, in addition to being media magic, was embarking on a voyage of self-discovery. She learned that she could detect and respond to suffering. Increasingly, her public work concentrated on the sick and the troubled. When she offered an aids victim her ungloved hand, she advanced the cause of tolerance immeasurably...
Passing an electrical current through teeth may help dentists detect tiny pores that are the early sign of cavities. The tiny jolt, though it sounds shocking, could spare patients the drill. A special sealant may then halt the decay...