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...review's highlighted studies, among patients undergoing CT scans, 30% were on their third scan, 7% had five or more, and 4% had more than nine. Also to blame: doctors increasingly practicing defensive medicine. "There is an underlying philosophy that you're at fault if you miss anything," says Bullard. "The goal is to be perfect every time." Plus, he notes, CT scans have no immediate negative side effects. "They are quick, painless, and send patients away with the sense of satisfaction that everything's been done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Dangerous Are CT Scans? | 6/27/2008 | See Source »

...passing moment, 'Stay, thou art so fair.'" Americans risked a similar fate, Kennedy warned, "if we pause for the passing moment, if we rest on our achievements, if we resist the pace of progress ... Those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The War Over Patriotism | 6/26/2008 | See Source »

...good citizen and patriot knows happiness is greater than comfort, more sublime than pleasure. The cynical and indifferent know not what they miss. For their mistake is an impediment not only to our progress as a civilization but to their happiness as individuals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McCain and Obama on Patriotism | 6/25/2008 | See Source »

...major tournament in 50 years was also a victory for those who see sport as a relief from politics. The game outstripped expectations but not for what happened off the field. Turkey, which took the field without eight of its first-choice players, who were forced to miss the game due to injury or suspension for previous yellow cards, managed an inspired performance that laid bare the weakness in Germany's defense while Germany belied a lackluster performance for much of the game by capitalizing brilliantly on a few chances. Both teams came from behind before Germany finally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Whom Will the Turks Cheer Now? | 6/25/2008 | See Source »

...history) with an unstoppable smash off a long kick from Rustu that somehow ended up on his foot. It's a wonder that volatile Turkish coach Fatih Terhim's head didn't explode. The Croats, unnerved, were a disaster in the penalty kicks, with the normally cool Luka Modric missing the target in the first kick. They would miss 3 of 4 kicks, which isn't easy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Euro 2008: And Then There Were Four | 6/23/2008 | See Source »

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