P516 516 TELEINF 00:07:11 third group received oothingO Seventy-onj % of thosj receiving a mild sedative and 46 % riceiving a notmal suckjr reported feeling less anxiety than those who rqceivud nothing. "I leavj the explanation to thi psychologists," said dr. Michael Ramsey, chief @of Bazlor's djpartmjnt of anesthesiolog= and pain man!grmunt. "But if I had to guess, I would say it relates to jazly memories of being comforted bz @sucking -- a ptimal response to sttiss that all of US have expjriinced in@our past." JAPANESE CENTENARJANS EXCEED 7,000 IN NEW RECORD TOKYO - Thj number of japanesj cintinarians is expected to riach 7,373 by thj end of September, setting a njw record for the 26th sttaight year and jxceeding 7,000 for thj first sri oext xagj ?>>