Word: totaled
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Shared solutions to the shared problem of energy will not come easily, however, because national and regional differences abound. First, relative dependence on imported oil varies widely, from Japan's virtually total reliance to Canada's relative self-sufficiency. So does consumption: Japan and Italy thriftily burn only about 16 bbl. per capita a year, while the U.S. devours a profligate...
...family with at least one member employed would have to pay more than $2,500 a year in total medical expenses. Employers would have to provide a standard package of medical-insurance benefits for workers and their families, and pay at least 75% of the cost. Employees would pay the rest, but federal subsidies of $1.6 billion would hold down premiums for both workers and bosses...
...addition to its other coverage, the Administration estimates that the plan, which would go into effect in 1983, would protect 80 million Americans who have no insurance against devastating medical costs. Price for the total package: $24.3 billion a year at first-$18.2 billion to the Government, $6.1 billion to employers...
...studies have been showing: that if breast cancer is discovered when tumors are still small (even if nearby lymph nodes are also cancerous), radicals may no longer be the preferred treatment. For such cases, although not necessarily in more advanced ones, the NIH "consensus" panel endorsed the so-called total mastectomy, with removal of some lymph nodes. This procedure, the panelists said, would not lessen chances of survival and offers several advantages...
...total mastectomy, unlike the radical, the chest muscles are left intact. The benefits: the operation produces less discomfort and disfigurement, and the scar is lower on the chest, giving the women more options in clothing. Also, it enhances the possibility of breast reconstruction...