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...same urgency, says Dr. Marjorie Jeffcoat, Rosen Professor at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry and a coauthor of the report. And while missing a few dentist appointments isn't likely to kill anyone, years of neglect could take their toll - in ways most people might not expect. "We are beginning to see information suggesting that chronic infection in your mouth may increase your risk for conditions ranging from cardiovascular disease to pre-term births," says Dr. Jeffcoat...
...ward off insult, many industries have learned to sell ordinary service as a luxury item. Such marketing concepts as first-class travel, executive floors in hotels, and personal shoppers in stores are based on the idea that decent treatment and efficient service are not what the ordinary customer should expect...
...TISSUE ENGINEERS With man-made skin already on the market and artificial cartilage not far behind, 25 years from now scientists expect to be pulling a pancreas out of a Petri dish. Or trying, anyway. Researchers have successfully grown new intestines and bladders inside animals' abdominal cavities, and work has begun on building liver, heart and kidney tissue...
...TRUCKERS Interstates will have "smart" lanes enabling computer-driven vehicles to travel bumper to bumper at high speeds. Suburbia will decongest by using bottleneck sensors in cars to suggest alternate routes, and while you can kiss those meter maids goodbye, expect tickets to appear on your virtual dash...
...market's stormy Monday, the specter of more interest-rate hikes was a recurring theme, particularly in light of record trade-deficit figures released last week that signaled the economy is still expanding at a pace that has Fed chairman Greenspan nervous. "The dominant view had been to expect a further one-quarter percent rate hike in June, but if the economy continues to show strength that may well turn into a half-point increase," says TIME Senior Business Writer Bernard Baumohl. "Even in increments, the rate increases eventually dim the outlook for profits, and that has an impact...