The Kylie effect
Media coverage of Kylie Minogue’s breast cancer diagnosis caused mammogram screenings among Australian women to rocket, according to the Medical Journal of Australia. Government-sponsored free screenings increased 40 per cent during the two weeks of publicity about Minogue’s diagnosis. The number of bookings from unscreened women doubled.
Stormy weather
The US National Weather Service warned on 2 August that 2005 will be a hectic one. So far, seven tropical storms have hit the North Atlantic. The agency predicts 18 to 21 storms this year, and about 11 of those are expected to reach hurricane strength. On…
