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...convinced he has helped save many others in the past two years. So what do health authorities think of precautionary whole-body CT scans? They'd be all for them, right? Wrong. In fact, numerous medical bodies oppose them, and the New South Wales government, which recently brought down stringent regulations for operators, shares their skepticism. Partly as a result, Total Health Screening is the only place in the state (indeed, in Australia or New Zealand) known still to be offering the service. Business is slow, raising the possibility that whole-body scans may soon be unavailable in this part...
...deported from re-entering the country for 10 years, twice as long as before. As Japan copes with a rapidly aging population, a major influx of foreign labor may well be the only way the nation can stay economically competitive. Yet many Japanese believe the immigration barriers aren't stringent enough, especially in the wake of the arrests. Tsuneo Taya is a tofu-shop owner in Nishi-Kawaguchi who often saw one of the recently detained men on the street, usually well-dressed and talking on his cell phone. He says the arrests have made him think twice about...
...about its legality is a distinction without a difference, they argue. Until now, that has been simply a rhetorical assertion--and certainly one well within the rights and duties of the bishops. But in the past few years, accelerating fast in recent weeks, orthodox forces have been demanding more stringent action--that pro-choice politicians be not simply publicly reprimanded but barred from receiving Holy Communion, the central, unifying act of Catholic worship...
...entertainment is a $9 billion-to-$14 billion business run with the same kind of thought and attention to detail that you'd find at GE, Mattel or Tribune Co." LARRY FLYNT, publisher of Hustler magazine, arguing against more stringent health and safety measures in the wake of an AIDS scare that has shut down production of most porn films...
...letter, Summers highlights the particular hardship science programs have experienced at Harvard and elsewhere. Visa policies have been especially stringent for students from China, India and the Middle East, where many applicants seek graduate study in science and engineering fields. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has seen a decline of 40 percent in applications from China alone in some of its science programs. Because of these declines, many students abroad suspect an unwelcoming climate for foreigners inside the United States—a perception which has further compounded the drop in applications...