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...treatment options, however, are clear. Edwards' doctors will choose from a menu of drugs that she's not yet taken. Luckily, says Russell, "We have a ton of drugs that work for breast cancer. There are eight or nine - more than for any other kind of cancer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Prognosis for Elizabeth Edwards | 3/24/2007 | See Source »

...brought dry air to the plains. In 1841, before William Cody (the most famous of several men known as "Buffalo Bill") was even born, a freak cold snap left a layer of ice over the Wyoming prairie so thick that even the biggest bison bulls--which can weigh a ton--couldn't break through to eat grass. Millions of bison perished, and the species never returned to that state's grasslands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Buffalo Roam | 3/15/2007 | See Source »

Netting cash for these projects is contingent upon REP’s effectiveness. “We have to prove to them that we can influence student behavior that has repercussions for them,” says Lanoue. “It costs $80 to dispose a ton of trash, and we get paid $15 for a ton of paper that we recycle and we pay twenty something dollars to recycle a ton of cans and bottles,” says Lanoue. “It definitely makes more economic sense to recycle...

Author: By Mark A. Pacult, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'REP'-ping Green At Harvard | 3/14/2007 | See Source »

...weak acting, horrible dialogue, and utter absurdity ruin what could have, and should have, been one of the year’s best. The action alone isn’t enough to carry the film. My expectations were high: millions of advertising dollars raised interest, the teasers generated a ton of hype, and the film boasted an expertly crafter trailer. My suggestion? Skip the movie and watch the trailer...

Author: By John D. Selig, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 300 | 3/8/2007 | See Source »

...There's not a ton of weight loss here," Gardner acknowledged. Atkins "isn't the solution for the obesity problem," he said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Study: Atkins Beats Other Diets | 3/6/2007 | See Source »

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