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...increased if a no-comment policy is put into place prior to the rumor, is strictly followed, and is set forth as the reason for not commenting. Companies that are the frequent target of stock rumors sometimes point to their no-comment policy and are thus able to successfully avoid imparting information that would affect their stock price; by not commenting on anything, they reduce the uncertainty that would arise if they failed to comment on any one particular rumor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: How to Combat Gossip | 9/15/2008 | See Source »

...infection—one that can cause certain types of cancers and the unfortunate side effect of genital warts. The strain of HPV that causes cervical cancer often does not produce any noticeable symptoms and cannot be easily detected in men, making the vaccine the only real way to avoid passing the disease on.Many conservative groups have censured the vaccine, claiming it encourages promiscuity. They have especially taken issue with the young age at which the vaccine is administered, as the CDC recommends it be given to girls as young as nine years old. Yet in order for the vaccine...

Author: By Claire G. Bulger | Title: Dying for Equality | 9/14/2008 | See Source »

...diabetics is $454, according to an analysis of government data conducted by Nationwide Better Health, a health-management company. But those costs skyrocket to $12,000 or more for the 1 in 2 diabetics who do not carefully tend to their illness, says Nationwide. Bottom line: shed some pounds, avoid these diseases and invest the related windfall from, say, age 40 to 65--and you could pad your nest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Another Benefit of Health: Wealth | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

Stop smoking. Not buying cigarettes alone can add up to more than $100,000 if you stop at age 40 and invest the difference conservatively until age 65. If you avoid emphysema and cancer, your savings multiply. The potential savings from medical treatments could add tens of thousands of dollars more to your nest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Another Benefit of Health: Wealth | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

...border and that the current trust deficit between the two countries would lead only to more problems. Pakistani tolerance is diminishing for civilian casualties inflicted by a foreign army pursuing its own agenda. Clearly, the U.S. needs to hone its intelligence-gathering capabilities to do a better job of avoiding civilian casualties, while the Pakistani leadership - if it is to avoid becoming the target of a backlash - needs to question whether its best interests are served by being seen to impotently condemn every U.S. air strike aimed at a militant of al-Qaeda, rather than by seeking to convince...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: US Stepping Up Operations in Pakistan | 9/10/2008 | See Source »

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