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...patient outcomes. A new drug or treatment may reliably lower cholesterol, say, or reduce the size of a tumor - these are surrogate outcomes - and the drug-maker would call that a success. But the ultimate goal of treatment isn't simply to give you lab results you can boast about, it's to make you feel better and live longer; those are the patient outcomes. Sometimes though, good surrogate outcomes don't lead to good patient outcomes. Hormone replacement therapy, for example, raises good cholesterol, which helps reduce the risk heart disease. But it also makes the blood more likely...
...Brits have a lot to boast about when it comes to their contribution to the definitive catalog of 80s tunes. With bands like Echo and the Bunnymen, Depeche Mode, and the Cure, it’s pretty obvious why time and again fledgling rock groups have appropriated the musical aesthetic of their compatriots. White Lies, a London based trio formerly known as Fear of Flying, is no exception to the rule. Featuring a nostalgic veneer of haunting melodies, morbid song titles, and even more melancholic lyrics, the outfit’s U.S. debut, “To Lose My Life...
...minimum defined-benefits package, with no exclusions for pre-existing conditions. That would address two problems people now encounter on the individual insurance market, where it is difficult for many to find the coverage they need at a price they can afford. What's more, their bill can boast something no other plan has at this point: bipartisan support. In the Senate, Wyden's Republican co-sponsors include Utah's Bob Bennett, Idaho's Mike Crapo, South Carolina's Lindsey Graham and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, a member of the GOP Senate leadership...
...Rating: Junk.* Sorry, Pfoho. You can boast your magnificent lawn and spacious rooms, but face it—you live in the Quad. You will psyche yourself out that it's not so bad, but on that occasional night where you're standing around freezing at 3:30am, you'll think about the hundreds of hours you light on fire because of living in the Quad and you'll shed a little tear for the cold arbitrariness of life...
...Sweden is setting a good example: Prisons are not used to house users, but to deal with trafficking and the crimes attendant to the black market. Streamlined criminal procedures have greatly improved the performance and reduced the cost of taking traffickers out of the equation...Sweden can now boast annual drug use rates less than half the average in West and Central Europe. (Read "The Way Station for Europe's Cocaine...