Word: careful
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...around the world, veterinary health care is the poor cousin to human health, chronically underfunded. But if we are serious about heading off new infections, we need to increase available resources and make sure that veterinarians are looking out for new diseases in livestock and wildlife in the same way that the WHO's global flu network is constantly monitoring the world's human population for new influenza strains. As we've seen with H1N1, once a new flu has emerged and begun spreading among people, it's likely too late to contain. "What we need to do is upstream...
Besser: There is very little surge capacity right now in our health care system. You have to plan for how you would handle a surge, but right now there is very little excess capacity. It points to the importance of health reform and increasing access to care, and making sure that people have a trusted medical source they can turn to for information. One of the reasons we work so hard on community control measures is not that you can stop the flu from spreading eventually, but if you slow it down, it can reduce the burden on your health...
...Second, though she was revolutionary in her intent, she could be remarkably pragmatic in her execution. Domestically, she knew the British would never accept a replacement for their cherished National Health Service, which promises care free at the point of use, so she settled for creating an internal market within the NHS that was supposed to make it more efficient. Internationally, it was the Iron Lady who first recognized that Mikhail Gorbachev was a "man we can do business with," an insight that paved the way for the bloodless end of the Cold War. Financially (listen up, world leaders...
...today is a day filled with compelling TV. There are three major sporting events that you absolutely do not want to miss. Don't care about sports? Does a beer and a game sound like an awful night to you? Not an issue--these events are worth your time as a conversation piece as much as they will be thrilling, whether or not the name John Salmons rings a bell...
...they thought were well-traveled paths with a promise of high income or perceived prestige. While these remain considerations, the changes in the economy and the decline in volume of once-plentiful, high-paying certain types of jobs has empowered students to consider broader options. Teaching, nonprofits, government, health care, clean tech, entrepreneurship, new media, technology, energy, and the environment are changing areas that students are finding themselves intellectually drawn to and where they believe they can make a contribution...