Activase isn't all that effective against occlusive strokes, and risks killing the patient if in fact he is suffering from a hemorrhagic stroke.

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Set against the dangers of all-out financial seizure, these risks seem worth taking.

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It is important for retirees to make use of all asset classes to generate income while protecting against inherent market risks and inflation.

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One consequence, he says, is that all the bidders were offering far too little protection to taxpayers against the risks of collapse by a franchise holder.

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There is a new awareness that all drugs have risks and that their benefits need to be balanced against these.

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This is best done by physicians carefully weighing the benefits against the risks and costs and the sharing that information with the patient and all the physicians who treat that patient.

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