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That's the hard lesson that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) learned when it changed course on its recommendations for mammography screening and advised women to delay having the screen until they are 50, rather than beginning evaluations at 40, as they have recommended previously. Over the past two decades, annual mammograms for women over 40 had become a standard of preventive care in the U.S. - right up there with daily exercise, quitting smoking and getting a flu shot. (Read "Understanding the Health-Care Debate: Your Indispensable Guide...
...course, the bow should have been better executed, but the effort counted for a lot. Rather than deriding shows of respect to foreign representatives and attempting to extract unsupported conclusions, one should view the president’s choice as one that is an exercise in building goodwill. His decision to bow was a wise choice, not a weak...
...policy, nor does it make potential allies especially receptive to American propositions. Courtesy and cultural sensitivity should be considered of paramount importance when dealing with other nations, and President Obama’s respectful bow to the Japanese emperor represents a sincere attempt to express respect and cultural acumen. Rather than deride this incident, observers should appreciate that Obama treats other countries with deserved respect...
Though the Blondes dazzled the theatrical scene in their day, the descendents of what is now “classic burlesque” were soon relegated to the bottom rungs of tasteless, tassled, low brow entertainment, stripped of their creative liberties, and rather formulaically cast as realizations of male fantasy...
According to Allen, a contemporary emphasis on expression rather than on simply dollars and cents has helped revive what had become more a business than an art form in the 20th century, allowing performers more control of their routines...