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...competition is understandable. Shangri-la is a potent marketing tool. Well-heeled Chinese tourists from the non-paradisiacal regions of Shenzhen and Beijing have flocked to the two newly declared Shangri-las since their much publicized "discovery." But until last year Yading and Deqin were closed to foreign visitors. Now is your chance to check out these spectacular mountain regions before the growing hordes spoil what's left of their idyllic tranquillity...
...lung tumors in half of a dozen patients. The vaccines they used were made of dendritic cells harvested from the patients themselves and mixed with a protein found on colon and lung tumors. These were then put back into the patients. "Our hope is to make these vaccines more potent and to try them in earlier-stage disease, possibly even using them to prevent disease," says the lead researcher, Dr. Lawrence Fong...
...perfect formula for preventing heart disease. Many nuts, such as pecans and walnuts, also contain a phytochemical called ellagic acid. In preliminary laboratory studies, ellagic acid seemed to trigger a process known as apoptosis, in which cancer cells kill themselves. Nuts provide another benefit: they contain vitamin E, a potent antioxidant that may help ward off heart disease and cancer. The downside? At about 150 calories per ounce, they are a sure ticket to the fat farm. Eat them by the handful, not the bowlful...
...release garlic's potent compounds, you need to smash, mash or mince it. Cooking it for a long time or at a high heat may destroy its beneficial substances, however. Another caution: cooked or raw, garlic can irritate the lining of sensitive stomachs...
...Breves are poor and losing the fight. One of their sons (Rodrigo Santoro) runs from it, finds love with a traveling entertainer (Flavia Marco Antonio), but not without bleak consequences. This movie is more emotionally remote than Salles' fine Central Station. But it is starkly beautiful and says something potent to a world in which nations, like these families, engage in mindless blood feuds...