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...disposal. A PET scan, for instance, is even more complicated, measuring how much energy is being used by your cells in order to give an energy-use mapping of a slice of your body. It is better at showing some tumors than any other imaging method. We have tri-spiral CT scanners, radionucleide bone scanners, EKG-gated CT angiographic scanners. We can test the electrical activity of brain, muscle and nerve. We can test your blood in two thousand different ways. We can test the gases going in and out of your lungs...
...reputation for decisive leadership has consistently been his ace in the hole. Last year, despite doubts about his honesty, 60% of Britons polled considered him a "strong leader." The scandals have corroded that approbation. Labour Members of Parliament fear the Prime Minister's decline will become a death spiral for the party, making potential Labour voters forget what Blair's government has achieved. The National Health Service, for example, has enjoyed record budgets under Blair, and by many indicators, Britons' health has improved. But recent layoffs in some regional health authorities have led people to think the whole system...
Your story on the harrowing experiences that doctors have had as hospital patients [May 1] only scratched the surface of what is wrong with our health-care system, which is in a rapid downhill spiral. The interests of consumers and caregivers are losing out, and the winners are the publicly traded insurance companies, which make hundreds of millions in profit as they cut patient services. Why are those companies allowed to make such huge sums of money while some hospitals cannot afford to upgrade their technology or are forced to close altogether? It is time for the entire industry...
...decade would result in an increase in student gambling and gambling problems, including students who gamble at a pathological level,” wrote the study authors. “Pathological gamblers experience loss of control and multiple negative consequences as they chase their losses in an ever-deepening spiral. Pathological gambling in minors has been associated with a variety of negative and addictive behaviors, including low grades, and high rates of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drug...
...sanctimony. Dr. Hark is a classic media moralist in the tradition of Judge Judy and Dr. Laura--curt and no nonsense. (Could Dickens have come up with a better name for a TV scold than Dr. Hark?) After a few minutes of her lecturing--"They are on a downward spiral toward disaster!"--I was ready to eat a deep-fried Snickers dunked in whipped cream just to spite...