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...sharp repudiation of breast screening's critics, who were galvanized last fall by a Danish review of the research suggesting that regular mammograms, rather than saving lives, might be doing more harm than good. The U.S., it turns out, had been conducting its own review of the same studies and concluded that they contained "fair evidence" that regular mammograms could reduce the risk of breast-cancer death by 23%-- especially for women over 50. Thompson conceded that the breast test was "not a perfect tool," but the take-home message, he says, is that the benefits of mammography outweigh...
Weapons inspectors and election monitors should not be sent in if they cannot operate freely. As long as the weapons inspectors are given enough time and access, and election monitors are given freedom to uncover abuses, their presence can be helpful. Otherwise, they will do more harm than good...
...bread gives you the equivalent of roughly 100 micrograms.) There is no risk of overdose, although high levels of folic acid can mask the signs of pernicious anemia in people who have developed the disorder. Folic acid by itself may not keep the doctor away, but there's no harm trying...
...charge of these types of activities—was set up immediately after Sept. 11 and has dropped leaflets and broadcast messages during the ongoing war in Afghanistan, the plans to deceive foreigners have not yet received final approval from the Bush administration. If these operations go forward, irreparable harm will be done to America’s credibility in the eyes of the rest of the world...
Before sentencing, criminals often call witnesses to testify that their incarceration would hurt society more than it would help it. But these claims rightly tend to focus on the harm that would be done to the defendant’s family, not to the world of academia. The scientific consequences of a person’s incarceration pale in comparison to the damage that can be done by, for example, splitting apart a family...