Here we present you interesting articles from a wide range of topics which help to better understand risks and uncertainties of everyday life.
We are constantly updating and extending this selection.
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published in Bild der Wissenschaft, 11/2010
Whether volcanic ash, swine flu or BSE – the anticipated catastrophe never materialized. The aftermaths of the Golf of Mexico oil spill are also less fatal than expected. This article, published in the German magazine Bild der Wissenschaft, argues why our society has to learn to deal with risks more calmly.
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>> the article from bild-der-wissenschaft.de (German)
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from BBC News, 7 December 2010
A small daily dose of aspirin – 75mg – substantially reduces death rates from a range of common cancers, a study suggests. Research at Oxford University and other centers found that it reduced overall cancer deaths by at least a fifth.
(c) BBC News
>> the article from BBC News
>> the study published in The Lancet |
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published in The New York Times, 20 October 2009
The American Cancer Society, which has long been a staunch defender of most cancer screening, is now saying that the benefits of detecting many cancers, especially breast and prostate, have been overstated.
(c) nytimes.com
>> the article on nytimes.com
>> the study on Journal of the American Medical Association JAMA
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published in Süddeutsche Zeitung, 17 December 2010
Governments worldwide spent billions on the flu medicine Tamiflu in anticipation of a pandemic. This article, published in the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, reports on a recent analysis that shows what critics have been contending for years: The viral inhibitor is far from being as effective as claimed by its manufacturers.
(c) sueddeutsche.de
>> the article on sueddeutsche.de (German)
>> the study Systematic review published in British Journal of Medicine (BMJ)
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