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Some experts argue, however, that these huge multiple births occur precisely because U.S. health-care programs and insurance do not cover such treatments, allowing them to be defined by the free market of patient choice. In countries like those in the U.K., where national health insurance covers three cycles of IVF treatment, the incidence of multiple births is 1 in 4 cases, compared with 1 in 3 in the U.S. "Fertility doctors often report feeling pressured by their patients to exceed the guidelines," says Judith Daar, associate dean for academic affairs at Whittier Law School and clinical professor of medicine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Octuplets Mom Speaks, and the Questions Grow | 2/7/2009 | See Source »

...make sure that we avoid squashing new life as we search it out - although doing so could add considerable cost to any space mission. Probes like Phoenix can be more fully sterilized before launch, and debris from any unmanned craft could eventually be recovered. The real challenge will occur if and when humans set foot on Mars or any other planet and begin establishing a more permanent presence, especially if we explore beneath the surface, out of the reach of the sterilizing solar UV radiation. When that day comes, we'll need to step carefully to make sure that native...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are We Bringing Our Germs to Mars? | 2/5/2009 | See Source »

...grade levels. Nolan also said that parents recognize that the fault is not necessarily with the teachers. She noted that math presents unique obstacles for teachers trying to accommodate students of varying levels in the same class. The discussion, which will address these and other difficulties, is slated to occur before the start of the next school year. McGovern emphasized the importance of producing concrete initiatives at the roundtable. “If action doesn’t come from [the meeting], all you’re left with is a great discussion.” —Staff...

Author: By Sofia E. Groopman and Michelle L. Quach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Schools to Debate Math Opportunities | 2/4/2009 | See Source »

...Perhaps the most disappointing part of this entire story is that the only reason it was picked up by the media was the roundness of its score. Blowouts occur frequently in all levels of athletics, but it was the two seemingly opposite and gruesomely perfect ends of the score (100-0) that thrust this particular game into the limelight. While the absurdity of the score is substantial, this game, with or without the ink printed about it, is another instance of the absence of sportsmanship. The Covenant School of Dallas has since issued an apology for the game and asked...

Author: By Marcel E. Moran | Title: An Absence of Sportsmanship | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

...most part, however, Iraqis have considered the election a success so far. No major violence broke out, and the complaints seemed no more serious than the inevitable problems that occur when millions of people cast ballots all at once anywhere, including in the U.S., much less in a fragile new democracy like Iraq...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq Vote Goes Smoothly, but Results Are Another Story | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

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