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...polyurethane foam coating of the Surgitek products prevented this from happening by substantially increasing the surface area of the implant. When the neighboring tissue contracts, it does not become too compact. Surgeons who have used the models -- which came into widespread use only in the past decade -- swear by it, as do many women. Said one recipient: "They feel just like a non-implant pair of breasts...
...Room in Weld Hall: Check out the cracks in the window frames. A continual blast of icy air flows through the walls here, keeping the entire dormitory in subarctic conditions. One particularly cold morning in January--I swear I am not making this up--I woke up to find that my shampoo had frozen...
...terms for a permanent cease-fire. As expected, the measure requires Iraq to destroy its chemical and biological weapons and ballistic missiles with a range of more than 93 miles, set aside a portion of oil revenues to pay claims arising from its invasion of Kuwait, and swear to respect its 1963 border with that country. On Saturday, Baghdad formally accepted in a 23-page letter to the U.N. that also complained the resolution was harsh and unjust. But, said Saadi Mahdi Saleh, speaker of Iraq's parliament, "we have no alternative but to accept." A U.N. observer force will...
Quitting cigarettes is generally something to celebrate, but for many ex- smokers there is a weighty price to pay on the scale. Last week a study by the Centers for Disease Control confirmed what many former smokers have learned from experience: people who swear off smoking can expect to gain weight -- an average of 3.8 kg (8 lbs.) for women, 2.8 kg (6 lbs.) for men. More disturbing is the finding that 1 in 8 women who quit -- and 1 in 10 male quitters -- add a hefty 13 kg (29 lbs.) or more, while continuing smokers tend to gain much...
...conversation, peppered with biting witticisms, focused on the future of Massachusetts (dismal, they said) and on their own job prospects (not great). Many said they will probably stay in politics, despite their current disillusionment. Some swear they will move out of state if Democratic candidate John R. Silber is elected governor...