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...been widely noted that the current dovetailing of the largest initial public offering in U.S. history and a panic-fueled recession seems counterintuitive. And many observers have correctly pointed out that Visa Inc. is largely immune from the downturn in consumer spending because it reaps its profits from fees charged on each transaction, as opposed to the total amount people spend. But several other underlying factors are driving this turbocharged...
...season is hitting Hong Kong especially hard this year. Outbreaks of common influenza have blossomed all over this dense city, with some 800 cases reported in schools in the last eight days. Doctors have confirmed that two children with flu have died since February, sending parents into a panic that culminated Wednesday when the government abruptly closed all primary schools, kindergartens and day-care centers for two weeks, leaving hundreds of thousands of young children with a lot of unscheduled time and adults at a loss to figure out what to do with...
After last weekend’s heroics against Cornell, beating Brown was not supposed to be a very difficult task for the Harvard women’s basketball team. But Friday night in Providence, a poor first half placed the Crimson in a dogfight. The team did not panic. The players gathered themselves in the locker room before dominating the Bears (2-25, 1-12 Ivy) in the second half on their way to a 68-47 win that guaranteed Harvard (18-9, 11-2) at least a share of the Ivy League title. “Once...
...Unfortunately, science moves in bursts too slow for press releases. An initial report could have a flaw in methods or irreproducible results revealed upon further review. This is why scare stories and fad stories typically follow a certain pattern: an initial report, over-extrapolation, panic, sustained panic, suggestions based on panic, a decrease in panic, a report that the panic was only panic, rinse, and repeat...
...therapy? The results are in line with previous findings, which exposed the breast cancer risk associated with the hormones and the lack of heart benefit from the therapy. What this study does is define how long those risks can last. "The results should not be cause for alarm or panic among women," says Manson. "The findings do underscore the point that HT should not be used for chronic disease prevention, but remains a viable option for short-term treatment of menopausal symptoms. When used for the short-term treatment of distressing symptoms, it's likely that the benefits outweigh...