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...none the most influential site for addressing conflict resolution and the relation between theory and practice," Cobb said yesterday. "But it can't rest on its laurels. It has to develop new intellectual property and capital, sort of like a reinvest in itself...
While Chang asserts that single-sex education "failed to prepare [him] for the world beyond," I would argue that, in many cases, such schooling provides the best preparation of all--the opportunity to develop as a mature, confident and assertive individual during pivotal years in one's development. This system is successful particularly for girls in middle and high school, a period when sexual tension first emerges and can become an obstacle to one's educational pursuits. This is especially true in subjects like math and science, where boys often dominate mixed-sex environments. If it weren...
While Change asserts that single-sex education "failed to prepare [him] for the world beyond," I would argue that, in many cases, such schooling provides the best preparation of all--the opportunity to develop as a mature, confident and assertive individual during pivotal years in one's development. This system is successful particularly for girls in middle and high school, a period when sexual tension first emerges and can become an obstacle to one's educational pursuits. This is especially true in subjects like math and science, where boys often dominate mixed-sex environments. If it weren...
...ability to help men who already have prostate cancer--a value that was enhanced last week with the publication in the Journal of the American Medical Association of the first detailed study of the natural history of prostate cancer. Researchers from Johns Hopkins used data from the study to develop a formula that gives patients the most precise estimate yet of their chances of surviving a future recurrence...
...been willing to take that chance. Most men with an increase in their PSA levels after surgery are given anti-testosterone drugs that target the still invisible metastasis but have significant side effects--effects that amount to a chemical castration. The men become impotent, lose muscle mass and develop osteoporosis. "Now we're seeing patients who have been on hormonal therapy for five, six, eight years with no sign of cancer in their body other than their PSA test," says Dr. Mario Eisenberger, one of the study's co-authors. Were they castrated for nothing...