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Chances are you already know people who have had their eyes--in that newest of buzz verbs--lasered. Nearly 500,000 Americans are expected to undergo the procedure in 1999--almost double the number in 1998. For 7 out of 10 it worked spectacularly: it corrected their vision to a very normal 20/20. Most of the rest still saw well enough to drive without corrective lenses. By 2010, some surgeons predict, LASIK will have advanced so far that 90% of patients will see better than 20/20. That's impressive for surgery you couldn't get in the U.S. until just...
This is the newest and fastest-growing field for lasers. Within the past two years the FDA has approved the use of lasers in fixing cavities. On the cosmetic side, lasers can be used to whiten teeth by activating bleaching compounds, and to remove gum tissue and reshape the gum line. "Lasers have dramatically changed dentistry," says Dr. Jeff Golub-Evans, a leading New York City cosmetic dentist. "The things we can do with them are spectacular...
...Garcias' sophomore effort is twenty-odd tracks of the mediocrity we've come to expect from those associated with Master P. Rise to Power is the newest testament to the sad consequences of a crew with one single (in this case, the title track) putting out a whole album: an hour of mediocre flow about tittie chasing, pistol whipping and dope dealing, something the brothers apparently know quite a bit about. Currently under federal indictment for conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine, the Garcia boys can count on more credibility for the thuggishness of their lyrics, even if Juvenile, Mystikal...
Charles R. Marshall, professor of biology and geology, is the newest tenured Faculty member of both the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology...
...nation's newest offensive juggernauttraveled to Durham, N.H. on Dec. 6 for its firstclassic confrontation of the season against UNH.The result was the most defensive-oriented contestof the four meetings between the two best teams inthe country. UNH took a 2-1 lead with 7:39 left inthe game, but back-to-back goals by Shewchuk andBotterill, coming within 52 seconds of each other,gave Harvard the 3-2 lead and the No. 1 rankingfor good...