Word: costly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...some 19 billion were performed last year in the U.S. That means almost 80 tests for every man, woman and child, which surely makes Americans among the most analyzed people on the planet. In recent years, the amount of testing has steadily increased, by 10% to 20% annually. The cost in 1987: more than $100 billion, or 20% of the nation's bill for health care...
...knew better; he knew his pictures had a shelf life. So he hoarded his booty, doling out the old animated features to movie theaters while airing the cartoon shorts on his own shows. When the pay-cable era finally arrived, the Disney Channel had a vintage supply of no-cost programming -- all thanks to Walt's farsightedness...
Next on the Winchester agenda is getting "meditation kits" to top admirals and generals. He is also applying meditation techniques to one of the Pentagon's knottiest problems: defense acquisitions. After all, he reasons, the Pentagon can become truly cost-conscious only when it succeeds in raising its underlying consciousness...
...increased complexity had its cost. Studies showed that 20% of the instructions were doing 80% of the work. The rest were like expensive extras on a limousine: rarely used luxuries that took up space and slowed performance. The advocates of RISC, declaring that it was time to go back to basics, stripped away the nonessentials and optimized the performance of the 50 or so most frequently used commands. Says Ben Anixter, vice president at Advanced Micro Devices, a Sunnyvale, Calif., firm that is introducing its first RISC chip in two weeks: "It is like going from the complicated old piston...
...diagnose the condition, some dentists are now relying on sophisticated equipment, which includes ultrasound to measure the "noise" of the joint, as well as devices that record muscle electrical activity and track jaw motion. Other practitioners believe much of the high-tech, high-cost gadgetry is unnecessary. No matter how the diagnosis is made, experts usually favor a conservative treatment regimen that includes a switch to a softer diet (no steak or chewy candy, for example); application of warm, moist heat; facial massages; and exercises to stretch tight muscles. Aspirin, muscle relaxants, tranquilizers and antidepressants may be prescribed. Counseling...