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...tests returned a false-positive result, requiring athletes to undergo more expensive investigations - and deal with the anxiety of wondering whether there was something wrong with their hearts. What's more, some cardiologists believe that physical examinations can be equally effective in uncovering heart defects in athletes. A non-ECG screening of high school and college athletes in the U.S. from 1983 to 1993 resulted in an annual death rate as low as in the Italian ECG screening program - although some cardiologists have disputed the methodology of the study that examined the U.S. screening program. (Read "The Year in Medicine...
...about to be challenged. This coming weekend, both No. 14 Boston University and Army will step onto Ohiri Field in an attempt to stifle Harvard’s burgeoning momentum. The Crimson’s first game of the weekend will undoubtedly be its most important of the non-conference season. The cross-city rival Terriers (2-0-1) are not only ranked among the best teams in the nation but are also hoping to prolong their own two-game winning streak. “It’s one of those games that’s really going...
...more we think in terms of are we doing everything that is within our power to affect good outcomes, and then expect responsibility from all our institutions - government, business, non-for-profit sector - then I think that's a pretty good recipe for the continued success of the American experiment. And when people see a lack of responsibility - it's part of the reason why people are furious about the bank bailouts - then they feel betrayed, particularly when they're acting responsibly in their own lives...
...mentioned the private sector. There have been studies that have shown that corporate philanthropy is down, corporate giving is down. Corporate social responsibility investment funds are up, but one of the consequences of corporate giving being down is that the non-profit sector, which depends on it so much, is being hurt...
...there anything that government can do to help that sort of leg of the stool, to help the kind of private sector of the corporate world become more involved in the non-profit sector? The President: Well, it's not surprising that when you've had the worst recession since the Great Depression, that businesses are cutting back across the board, and that includes their philanthropic efforts. What that also means is it's going to bounce back once businesses themselves bounce back. So I'm not so much worried about the long-term trends. I think that this...