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...test for any medical treatment is whether it can be shown to be safe, effective and appropriate. That's as true of brain surgery as it is of guided imagery or therapeutic touch. And that's why M.D.s who once scoffed at megavitamins or aromatherapy now comb the latest books and medical journals to learn how to advise patients who are clamoring for alternatives...
...test for any medical treatment is whether it can be shown to be safe, effective and appropriate. That's as true of brain surgery as it is of guided imagery or therapeutic touch. And that's why M.D.s who once scoffed at megavitamins or aromatherapy now comb the latest books and medical journals to learn how to advise patients who are clamoring for alternatives...
Monday was supposed to be a really big day for the Miami Herald. After two months of squinting and peering at half-perforated and slightly dented ballots, a band of ballot-counters hired by the newspaper to comb through Dade County's so-called "undervotes" were ready to hand over a verdict...
Beat slumps in his chair. He picks his nose. He languorously runs a woman's comb through his hair. At times he appears defeated by the turgid subject and the mediocrity of assembled talent. Gradually, the teal and purple hibiscuses on his Hawaiian aloha shirt descend lower behind his gargantuan desk. The show is a bore, and Beat's not afraid to admit it. Who do you think the TV audience identifies with: the kimono-clad manga artist tendentiously making a point about how Japan isn't ready to host the World Cup, or Beat and his flagrant disdain...
...asset losses rather than gains, many firms use asset smoothing," says Adam Reese, author of the Towers Perrin study. Those calculations can soften the impact of pension expenses on earnings. Moreover, most companies do not readily break down pension-fund costs in their earnings reports. Investors may need to comb through SEC filings like 10Qs and annual reports for indications of how serious the problem...