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...diagnosed between ages 66 and 74, an age group for whom comparable data existed in past research. These patients' 10-year risk of death from prostate cancer was just 6% - a significant improvement over the risk in a similar group of men who were diagnosed from 1949 to 1992. Previous studies showed that their risk of death was as high as 15% to 23%. (See how to prevent illness...
...Shumaker, the BRA spokeswoman, says that the revised plan does address a number of the previous concerns, but notes that a third and final revision cycle is a possibility if the plan is not approved. Only after the public review process concludes, she says, will City planners know if the changes are adequate...
...Earlier this week, the town decided to release 70 of the roughly 100 dolphins from the previous week's catch. But Taiji fishermen aren't the only ones bowing to international pressure. Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) chairman Tom Yoda announced on Sept. 16 that the festival will screen the film, after previously rejecting it for TIFF's official selection (the festival starts next month). Having come under fire for initially rejecting the documentary, Yoda said the reasons for rejecting or accepting films aren't generally discussed, as the festival receives more than 700 entries each year. No film festival...
...This is the latest move in a series of adjustments by the current administration as it reviews the detention policies of the previous administration. Already, the administration has announced its attention to close the current prison facilities at Bagram, to have them replaced by a newer, more humane complex, and to inform the International Committee of the Red Cross of the identities of the detainees being held...
...Sumatra. In April's parliamentary elections, Acehnese booted out hard-line legislators in favor of politicians from the more moderate Aceh Party. The new political leaders take office in October, and their predecessors are using their last days in power to push through a variety of orthodox Muslim ordinances. Previous laws passed by the local parliament require women to wear headscarves and outlaw gambling and the consumption of alcohol. Gambling, in particular, has been punished on numerous occasions in Aceh by public caning. (Read "How to Work Out While Muslim - and Female...