Word: reductionism
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Led by Dr. Andrew Einstein, a cardiologist at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, researchers calculated the lifetime attributable cancer risk associated with radiation exposure from a single scan (called computer tomography coronary angiography, or CTCA), based on the patient's sex and age. For example, the lifetime...
If avoided deforestation takes off, the benefits will go well beyond reducing CO2 emissions. Tropical forests are rich in biodiversity, but there's been no way to make money from keeping them pristine--until now. Giving tropical countries carbon credits for the greenhouse gases saved when trees are preserved puts...
Indeed, the introduction of the so-called PSA (prostate specific antigen) test in 1998 appears to have had a significant effect on the results of various studies. In early, pre-PSA studies, more men overall ended up developing cancer - since they weren't screened for preliminary signs of the disease...
The overall legislation would expand energy efficiency and renewable fuel incentives, end many tax breaks for oil and gas companies, increase the mandate on biofuels (such as ethanol made from corn and soybeans) from 6 billion to 36 billion gallons, authorize a carbon sequestration pilot project (which would trap carbon...
Over the weekend, legislators indicated they were moving closer to Crist's approach - a $31.6 billion reduction over the next five years. One sticking point: in exchange for the higher exemptions, it may do away with the caps, which are confusing but nonetheless popular with - if not financially necessary for...