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...were given pre-scheduled screening appointments, nearly 80% showed up. Those who had a positive screen result or visual evidence of cervical dysplasia (abnormal cells on the cervix) were given follow-up treatment, including further testing, cryotherapy (the freezing and removal of abnormal cells) and, in cases of more serious cancer, surgery and radiation. (Read "Despite US Drop, Cancer Rates Grow Worldwide...
...Turkey. The new Administration sees Ankara as a key ally in dealing with many of its biggest noneconomic issues: how to achieve long-lasting stability in Iraq, how to convince Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions, and even how to save Afghanistan. And if the E.U. is serious about defusing some of the conflicts that still simmer in the Caucasus, like the ones in Trans-Dniestria or Nagorno-Karabakh, it could do with Turkey's help...
That surely boosted the confidence of prospective car buyers and sent a strong message to the United Auto Workers union and bondholders that the government is dead serious about implementing a major restructuring of both companies - and won't wince at bankruptcy if that's what is required to get the job done. GM's new CEO, Frederick A. Henderson, basically repeated that message at his Tuesday-morning press conference, even going so far as to say that bankruptcy was now "more probable," though not desirable. (See pictures of the remains of Detroit...
...issues, children's health and autism awareness. But the birth of her now almost 7-year-old son Evan, who developed autism early in life, changed all of that. McCarthy has become a best-selling author, first of lighter stuff like Baby Laughs and Life Laughs; then of more serious fare, like Louder than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism. (Read "Fragile X: Unraveling Autism's Secrets...
...been hoping for a comedian to be selected. In past years, the subcommittee of the Senior Class Committee responsible for selecting a Class Day speaker had alternated between comedic personalities such as Conan O’Brien ’85 and Sacha Baron Cohen, and more serious figures like former Meet the Press host Tim Russert. “It’s a more lighthearted day, but that doesn’t mean just comedians,” Seegars said. After hearing of Lauer’s selection, one senior created a Google Document online where seniors could...