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Whether surgeons slice with a traditional scalpel or cut away with a surgical laser, most medical operations end up removing some healthy tissue, along with the bad. This means that for delicate areas like the brain, throat, and digestive tract, physicians and patients have to balance the benefits of treatment against possible collateral damage.

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In times like these, cost cutting and streamlining are compelling business strategies. Business executives sometimes have second thoughts about their loyalty programs and ask our consultants whether it’s really worth the cost.

New studies indicate coffee may help with depression and lowering the risk of diabetes, among other benefits. Dr. Holly Phillips reports.

When your business is built around talent, you cant afford to skimp on healthcare and other employee benefits. As a rapidly growing business , one of the last things we were focused on was our employee benefits plan. Not a great approach, since providing a world-class benefits package can be a relatively inexpensive way to reward and retain key people.

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Can't compete with Wall Street salaries? Use these creative strategies for attracting the best Gen-Y talent. While building your business , you are probably overflowing with ideas and enthusiasm.

In the prevailing more-is-better culture, patients often jump at or at least surrender to the latest and greatest medical test . New imaging technology is gaining crispness with each passing year, and advances in the past several years has enabled doctors to peer inside the body to detect tiny tumors or the beginning of a blocked artery all without slicing the skin

This interactive infographic explains some of the benefits of car sharing, and how it's revving up around the world. Most urban Americans are--by this point--likely aware of car sharing and the potential benefits it can bring. Owning a car can be an expensive proposition, given upkeep, parking, and insurance

Red Planet Mars Life Lawrence M. Krauss’s “ Rethinking the Dream ” [Forum] rightly points out that the benefits of flying humans in space have not been commensurate with the cost, especially when human flight is compared with advanced robotic or automatic systems that can do many of the same tasks at one tenth of the cost and with no risk to humans.

Probably not as loyal as you think (or hope), says a new study. Think "small" means close-knit? Think again: Small business employees aren’t feeling as loyal to their employers as one would think, says a new study

A plug-and-play system for cities that want the benefits of real-time data crunching, without the big bills required to become a true city of the future.

Photograph by Jason Madara Surf's up! A Maine studio returns to surfboard building's roots with a wooden, sustainable board. "Surfers are so connected to nature, but they're divorced from the impact foam boards have on the environment," says Brad Anderson, cofounder of Grain Surfboards

Ben Stein comments on the benefits of sleeping in.