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...informed for five hours. It wasn't until late afternoon--more than five hours after the disastrous blunder--that local authorities evacuated 160 residents to a community center. There, technicians in gray jump suits scanned bodies with wands to measure radioactive exposure. Chieko Kawano was told she shouldn't use her well water. "It's too late, you know," she replied. Later that evening loudspeakers in Tokaimura and eight nearby towns advised more than 300,000 people to stay inside, close their doors and seal their windows. "When we have more information, we will tell you," the announcer said...
...spin on the future. The year that ended in June was Arista's best ever--$425 million in sales and 69 gold or platinum disks by artists from diva Whitney Houston to country star Alan Jackson. Davis has shown a few sharp moves on the business side too, making use of low-cost joint ventures to manage the financial risks, which allows him to take the musical risks needed to develop and sustain new talent...
Cosmetic lasers can now zap away everything from bikini hair and tattoos to spider veins and liver spots. They can eliminate crow's-feet around the eyes and fine lines around the mouth. Dentists even use lasers to brighten teeth. A projected 3.4 million aesthetic laser procedures will be performed next year, up from an estimated 1 million in 1996. And baby boomers brought up to admire the Bain de Soleil tan will doubtless be turning even more to lasers, as the years go on, to try to reverse the damaging effects of sun. "What we're facing in American...
This is the newest and fastest-growing field for lasers. Within the past two years the FDA has approved the use of lasers in fixing cavities. On the cosmetic side, lasers can be used to whiten teeth by activating bleaching compounds, and to remove gum tissue and reshape the gum line. "Lasers have dramatically changed dentistry," says Dr. Jeff Golub-Evans, a leading New York City cosmetic dentist. "The things we can do with them are spectacular...
...years after he started his crusade--and three years after his death--they have their answer. The drug that Nichols championed has shown such promise that the Food and Drug Administration has put it on a fast-track review. A decision on its use could come...