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...online version of N., King's 54-page story about a psychologist whose obsessive-compulsive patient is entranced by a mysterious plot of land, is a hybrid of several media, using images, music and voices. "It's kind of a video comic book," says King. Others have recently attempted similar projects, referred to as "motion comics." Warner Bros. (which is owned by Time Warner, TIME's parent company) has released a Batman-related Web series and a motion-comic adaptation of the acclaimed graphic novel Watchmen. Yet N. has been specifically constructed to appeal to the short attention spans...
...addition to the encyclopedic "wiki" component of Medpedia—which will be edited by approved contributors selected through an internal review process—the online Web site will serve as a professional network for the medical community and a platform for patient groups...
...Washington Prostate-Screening Rethink For men ages 75 and older, the potential harm from being tested and treated for prostate cancer far outweighs the benefit, according to new recommendations from a U.S. government body that sets standards for preventive medicine. The panel concluded that, for elderly patients, treatment is often debilitating and reduces quality of life, while the disease itself might have minimal impact during a patient's lifetime if left alone. It also found that a test widely used to screen for the disease may not be wholly beneficial for younger men either...
...just days later, the patient efforts of Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the man charged with holding the Anglican church together despite huge internal differences over the issue of gay clergy, lay in tatters following the leak of letters to the London Times newspaper that show where Williams' own sympathies lie on the matter...
...nothing going on." Thanou is probably not the best source. First, as a Greek, she has higher nightlife standards: dinner starts at about 3 a.m. in Athens. Plus, it's easy for the trainer to push for parties: What race is she running the next morning? Thanou should be patient - once competitions end and athletes lose, they'll want to let off some steam. "I'm saving myself," says Croatian shot-putter Nedzad Mulabegovic, whose event takes place on Aug. 15. "And once I'm done, I'll be all over the place...