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...more in-depth look at the numbers, the task force decided that the risks of mammography for women in their 40s do not outweigh the small benefit that the screens provide. On top of that, the panel recommended that doctors no longer urge women to perform monthly breast self-exams at home, citing a lack of scientific evidence to support that they save lives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mammogram Guidelines: What You Need to Know | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

50’s newest album, “Before I Self Destruct,” reveals the shortcomings of this formula. As before, the album is limited to the rap’s essential subjects: self-promotion, industry feuding, and street cred. This newest release also resembles 50’s past success in its stellar production and moments of great lyrical intensity. But “Before I Self Destruct” is limited by its combination of forgettable hooks, tired themes and unfocused narratives...

Author: By Alex E. Traub, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 50 Cent | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

...villainously / still as maniacal on the Nyquil and psycho as Michael Myers.” The connection between Eminem’s thoughts on B-list celebrities and 50’s threats of murder, however, is barely logical. Indeed, like most of “Before I Self Destruct,” “Psycho” is a song that is as violent as it is vague...

Author: By Alex E. Traub, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 50 Cent | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

...most significant failures on “Before I Self Destruct” are in the loss of the simple, catchy hooks that played a crucial role in vaulting 50 to his present position in hip-hop. Particularly poor showings can be seen in “Then Days Went By,” when 50 rhymes “rich,” “shit,” “hit,” and “shit,” or in that of “Could’ve Been...

Author: By Alex E. Traub, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 50 Cent | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

...Before I Self Destruct” feels like 50 Cent’s attempt to reassert his street roots and to assure listeners that, despite being a musical and corporate icon, Fiddy has not grown soft. In the trash talking, self-promotion, and muscle flexing that ensues, 50 provides for entertainment, if not intrigue. This basic enjoyment, however, runs shallow: having come to define many of rap’s most important symbols, 50 Cent has started to run in place...

Author: By Alex E. Traub, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 50 Cent | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

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