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For many men with early-stage prostate cancer, sorting out the treatment options can be overwhelming. Yet they feel pressured to choose a course of therapy quickly. The first issue of a new quarterly bulletin about prostate disease published by Harvard Medical School says that the most important thing to do is to take your time and make sure you explore all treatment choices thoroughly.
The inaugural issue of Perspectives on Prostate Disease explains that treatment decisions can be complicated for a number of reasons. First, there's no one-size-fits-all treatment for early-stage prostate cancer. Even the experts do not agree about which men with such cancers should be treated, which therapy is best or whether, for some tumors, treatment is even necessary. Indeed, doctors are now advising many patients to undertake a program of "active surveillance" rather than pursue aggressive treatment.
Young robot designers garner praise from city
SAN LEANDRO It started with a kit of parts a battery, some electronics, sensors and a chassis and a desire to build a robot. With the help of a NASA grant, a few engineers and a lot of will power, 60 students from San Leandro High and Chinese Christian schools participated in a six-week regional engineering project that for most of them was an eye-opening experience. "When we started, they didn't know the difference between a slot and a Phillips head (screwdriver)," said Joni Carlson, adviser to the Chinese Christian School robotics team. "And those kids built this robot." The robotics teams from both schools recently came back from participating in the FIRST Robotics Competition, an annual challenge designed to help high school students discover the world of engineering.
Robot team heads for the USA
JIM Paice MP handed over a cheque for £2,000 to a team of young engineers from Bottisham who are heading to America to represent the UK in the finals of a robot design competition.The TechnoBotts - Andrew Wightwick, 12, and Eric Wieser, 13, both pupils at Bottisham Village College, Andrew's brother Oliver, nine, a pupil at the village primary school, and their friend Luke Sheard, 12, from Norfolk - qualified for the final in Atlanta, Georgia, by winning the Best Performing Robot category at the UK national finals in Birmingham and finishing runners-up overall.The south east Cambridgeshire MP was asked for help by Lizzie Wieser, mother of one of the TechnoBotts, and made representations to the British Council, securing £2,000 - £500 for each team member, which will go towards their flights and accommodation.The youngsters need £5,000 for the trip.
The Jim Pinto Column: 2007 technology - Pinto's picks
After several years of stagnation, the industrial automation market is growing again. During the coming year, several new products and technologies will begin to emerge. Here are some of my technology picks for 2007.
Industrial wireless
Already widely deployed in commercial and business applications, broad industrial wireless adoption has been delayed purportedly because users remain paranoid about security. In 2007, there are vibes regarding major growth in industrial wireless.
Jack Bolick, president of Honeywell Process Solutions, suggests that wireless is ‘at the tipping point', and his group has ambitious plans in this new arena. John Berra, president of Emerson Process Management says: "The technical obstacles to wireless communication in plants and factories are falling.
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