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Antiviral medications like oseltamivir (Tamiflu) have shown promise in tests but must be taken within 48 hours of the first symptoms' appearance--requiring a very swift diagnosis. More in-depth study is needed to assess how well those drugs would work against a pandemic--something that's tough to do with so few patients and viral samples...
...tempted by the promises of antiaging medicine, I would advise you to use it selectively. Always assess the potential for harm of any intervention. Then try to evaluate the evidence for any claimed benefits. Weigh potential benefits against possible risks, including exorbitant costs. Get second opinions from doctors who are not part of the antiaging enterprise. If you do decide to follow a special treatment regimen, set a time limit for judging whether it does you any good--say, three to six months. Then determine if it was worth the cost...
...consider it important for both doctors and patients to know how to assess spiritual health. Today there is a minor trend in medical education to offer some instruction in this area. More often than not, however, it is offered as an elective, and often it is linked to teaching about death and dying. At its best, it makes medical students aware of this other dimension of human life and gives them tools to help patients know their strengths and weaknesses, whether or not they have life-threatening illnesses...
Using the metaphor of riding a bus, Maathai underscored the need for individuals to constantly assess whether “they are going in the right direction” and to take action if they find they...
What kind of Supreme Court justice would Harriet Miers be? For anyone trying to assess her qualifications, analyze her philosophy and predict her behavior, Miers would seem to present a fairly blank slate. She has no judicial resume and hasn't left a long trail of noteworthy memos, briefs, oral argument transcripts or law journal articles...