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...This issue is not black-and-white. David Whiteman, a Queensland Institute of Medical Research cancer epidemiologist, is in Seattle studying risk factors for a rare type of esophageal cancer whose incidence has risen in Australia recently. His conclusion-not yet reviewed by peers-is that "obese people have consistently raised risks of esophageal adenocarcinoma and that this risk is apparent even for modestly overweight people." On the more general issue of the risks of rising BMI, Whiteman says: "A few extra pounds is probably not going to hurt people and may even be advantageous to long-term survival...
...task with the energy, hooks and heavy breathing expected of someone aiming to be pop's seducer in chief. SexyBack is a grinding, stuttering classic that nods at Prince without ripping him off, while Lovestoned/ I Think She Knows (Interlude) and What Goes Around .../ ... Comes Around (Interlude) are the rare ballads that achieve emotional tension without key-changing histrionics...
...book, Quart explores the pressures that are brought to bear on those children designated gifted or prodigies. True prodigies are very rare, says Quart. Her definition of prodigy: "a child with a skill set or an ability that is incredibly accomplished, far beyond their years." They tend to be in chess, music and math, more in quantitative fields and less in qualitative disciplines, where "kids are gifted in ways that are hard to measure." But then there is Marla Olmstead, a four-year-old artist whom Quart visited, whose dozens of brightly colored abstract oil paintings have brought...
...some people don't like. I don't mind, especially since it's a long-lasting lithium-ion battery, and the mouse has a four-level battery meter on its side. You can assign buttons to do different things in different applications; generally, this is very easy, although in rare cases, if you don't pay attention, it may not work properly. The mouse is Mac compatible, but you must be sure to have the latest edition of Logitech's Mac software. The biggest setback is probably the $100 sticker price - now that worthwhile PCs sell for $500 including monitors...
...they did a couple of decades ago. Plastic surgeons are doing more liposuction procedures and partial face-lifts. Gastroenterologists are doing more colonoscopies and endoscopies--snaking a tube in from one end or the other of the digestive tract to take pictures. "Where 15 years ago endoscopy was a rare procedure," says Guidry, "now everybody's expected to have one periodically. There's tons of stuff that just wasn't done before...