Mastectomies–either before or after cancer has been detected–are never 100 percent fail-safe: fragments of breast tissue can be left behind and later become cancerous. But of the 639 women in the study who had healthy breasts removed between 1960 and 1993, only seven developed the disease. Without the surgery, researchers estimated that at least 67 and as many as 90 of the women would have become sick. Many women overestimate their chance of developing breast cancer....
The boast of modern economics is that it has broken from the past by providing businesses and government new tools to reduce risk and manage the business cycle: everything from central banks (the Federal Reserve) to sophisticated hedging techniques. The obsolescence of the past makes history irrelevant except as a curiosity. Kindleberger’s dissent rendered him an intellectual renegade whose revenge was that events kept proving him correct. His best-known book, “Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises,” appeared in 1978 and was widely regarded as a charming account of an extinct problem....
That’s too bad, because guaranteed lifetime incomes shouldn’t be thrown away lightly. They can offer better returns than you’ll ever get from your investments, and more personal security, too. But more on that later. Pensions currently face an obstacle even more serious than waning worker interest, and that’s underfunding. Current pension rules allow companies to contribute less than they should, even though they have the money. In a few cases, they can’t afford to pay the benefits they promised....
In 1787 the Constitutional Convention produced a charter for a federal government of limited, delegated and enumerated powers–only those powers specifically stipulated. One power enumerated in 1787 is the power to “regulate Commerce… among the several States.” Exactly 150 years later, at the height of the New Deal struggle to expand the scope of federal power vastly by saying it is exercised to regulate interstate commerce, the Supreme Court, in what became known as “the constitutional revolution of 1937,” got out of the federal government’s way....
Some dismiss these accomplishments as the hobbies of the ultra-rich. But it’s not the first time a novel form of transportation started out as a pastime for those who could afford it. As Derek Webber, director of Spaceport Associates, points out in Space Tourism: Its History, Future and Importance, the earliest airplanes were used primarily by business people and the military. Three decades later, tickets were a fraction of their original cost and air travel became a common activity....
The Athletics reliever and his girlfriend hosted 17 Syrian refugee families for a Thanksgiving meal in Chicago on Wednesday night. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel also attended. PHOTOS: Paris terror attacks, the aftermath | Sports world recognizing tragedy “Chicago is so lucky to have 17 Syrian refugee families now officially calling it home,” Eireann Dolan, Doolittle’s girlfriend, wrote on Instagram. “We thought we’d officially welcome them with one of our greatest American traditions, Thanksgiving....
“Will you shoot once and then ask the enemy to wait 15 minutes?” he asked his disciples. “Impossible.” But the lord chamberlain and other advisers were enthusiastic. Although the Dalai Lama would have to flee into exile in India, freedom fighters were already battling China’s Army, and they had direct radio contact with the CIA. “They gave the impression that once I arrived in India, great support would come from the United States,” the Dalai Lama told NEWSWEEK in an earlier interview....
The Clinton administration supports this push toward democracy and a market economy in Zaire and throughout central Africa. We are advocating a substantial trade and investment initiative that would support African countries that put their economic houses in order, by giving them greater access to the U.S. market. In fact, at the next summit of the Group of Seven countries in Denver in June, such initiatives will be on the agenda....
With the sports world effectively shut down for the foreseeable future amid coronavirus (COVID-19, if you’re fancy) pandemic, there’s a good chance that you’ll definitely be smart and stay indoors, away from the world and definitely not transmitting the illness to anyone. Please. Be smart. So while it definitely sucks that coronavirus is spreading and has postponed, suspended or delayed all the major sports, the good thing about “social distancing” is that it lends more time for you to veg out on the couch with a cold brew and really get your money’s worth out of your Netflix sub....
At a few seconds before 10, the cocktail-party chatter was quickly hushed, and soon forgotten, as the nine justices appeared on the elevated bench and the arguments began. Ninety long, combative minutes later, the early predictions that the court would bring quick finality to the election mess seemed unlikely indeed. So did the confident assertions by the Gore camp and so many legal “experts” that the justices would slap down Bush’s case and side overwhelmingly with the Florida Supreme Court–paving the way for more recounts that might put the vice president over the top....
The first person I cut was Benazir Bhutto. I don’t recall her very well, except that her writing was poor and that she looked unhappy and a little bedraggled. She was known then as “Pinky,” not Benazir. I don’t think I ever told her she was cut; rather, I left her name off the list of compers asked to move on to the next round after a month or so....
The momentousness of the handover is widely misunderstood. June 30 marks the first time since the 1945 Yalta Conference that any territory anywhere in the world has been turned over to a communist regime without a fight. The consequences are serious - to lose one for freedom after a decade of consecutive victories. Yet the anticipation of some cataclysm is misplaced. When the sun finally sets on the last major outpost of the British Empire, it won’t be dark but twilight, a time of painful adjustments and long goodbyes....
Vaccination sentiment hasn’t budged in Verywell Health’s latest vaccine sentiment survey. One in five (23%) of our respondents remain undecided or against getting the COVID-19 vaccine, a proportion that hasn’t changed meaningfully in four months. But workplace vaccine mandates may help in moving the needle slightly. Vaccine Mandates Hit the Workforce Vaccine mandates seem to have helped individual workplaces increase the percent of their workforces that are vaccinated without the mass exodus many feared....
Through cardiac rehab, healthcare professionals work together to help you improve your functional mobility, decrease risk factors related to your cardiac injury, and help you and your family manage the psychosocial effects that may influence your recovery after a heart attack. “Minor” heart attack (non-ST segment myocardial infarction) “Major” heart attack (ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction) Heart failure Angioplasty Heart bypass surgery There is also some evidence that exercise-based rehab can help people diagnosed with stable angina....
People don't like that he plays hard and doesn't get called for as many fouls as he should. They don't like his rosy cheeks, or the fact that he seems like a pretty normal college kid. Craft's college career will be over in a matter of weeks, and people can't wait to see him depart. On Saturday his Buckeyes lost a hard fought game against Michigan in the Big Ten tournament semifinals 72-69, and it was Craft who had a chance to send the game into overtime....
Gordon famously lost to Derrick Jones Jr. in the Dunk Contest due to a controversial finish. Jones received a 48 on his final attempt as the judges finally quit giving out 50s to every single dunk. Gordon then decided to dunk over Tacko Fall, who is 7-5, but finished with a 47. Scottie Pippen, Chadwick Boseman and Wade all gave Gordon a 9 out of 10, but for some reason only Wade received criticism for the score....
First-year Yankees manager Aaron Boone is letting his imagination run, and that’s exactly what he sees: Judge as a table-setter. “I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s likely, but something like that I would consider,” Boone told reporters Tuesday, per MLB.com. “I’ve thought about it.” FANTASY OF RANKINGS: Judge, Stanton listed back to back Boone doubtless is thinking “instant offense.” Judge had a 1.182 OPS (.439 OBP, .742 SLG) and 11 home runs in 114 plate appearances leading off an inning last season....
