Protecting the Environment as a Way of Life

LAQIAO is a tiny village in the karstic mountains of Libo. Its 96 Shui residents in their community of 20 households decided, in 2002,to take part in an environmental protection program. This was a welcome decision, in view of the ecological significance of the swamps and karst forests in the Maolan Nature Reserve of Libo.

乳腺癌在日本

东方女性的乳腺癌发病率远低于欧美各国，这促使人们从遗传和环境方面寻找答案。虽然中国和日本的乳腺癌发病率接近(分别为10万分之6和10万分之21)，但两国在乳腺癌研完思路、防治策略及妇女生活方式上却各有千秋。常言道，他山之石，可以攻玉。本文即兴从近邻日本撷取几朵花絮，以飨读者。