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Speaker to discuss prostate cancer
Aaron Katz is known for using high-tech procedures to treat prostate cancer. But he is fascinated, too, by some of the simplest approaches to the disease. Katz will talk about both during a Sept. 27 visit to Wichita. He'll talk about traditional methods like radiation and surgery, he said by telephone, and about alternative ideas such as herbal remedies. Katz is associate professor and vice chairman of urology at Columbia University in New York. He also is director of its Center for Holistic Urology. His visit is sponsored by GreenAcres Market. His talk, at 7 p.m. at the Wichita Marriott, is free; reservations are requested. Prostate cancer no longer is just an old man's disease, he said. "Older men do get it, but we've seen a downward progression in age." To prevent prostate cancer, Katz recommends a low-fat diet, green tea, vitamin E, selenium and lycopene.
EPA mulling measures to address problem of PS cup use
Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) is mulling several measures to address a resurgence in the popularity of polystyrene (PS) cups in tea houses. Ho Shun-chin, director of EPA's Department of Waste Management, made the remarks amid reports that the renewed trend of PS cup use in some chain tea houses poses a threat to the environment. She said measures under consideration to cut down on PS cup use include one which would see discounts given to customers who provide their own containers. But she noted that there is currently no law to force business operators to do so, and whether the measure would be effective would rely on the cooperation of operators, though she noted that Starbucks currently offer discounts to customers who bring their own cups and has receive a positive response for doing so.
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