In comedy, the analysis of death, or near-death, experiences is a clear, unsentimental process.
But one thing is certain, cucumbers, when they turn violent on mammalian consumers, remind us how fickle nature can be when it comes to issues of life and death, let alone global economic analysis, at least in human terms.
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Under the law, those with death sentences can appeal by using statistical analysis to prove race played a role in how their case was handled.
Coroner Dr Fiona Wilcox called his death "absolutely tragic" and called for analysis of hair samples to be considered for future drugs testing by cricket clubs.
The biggest-selling diabetes drug in the world dramatically increases the risk of heart attacks and death from heart problems, according to an analysis by a top cardiologist published online in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Moreover, he argues in the editorial, the analysis arguing against a risk of cancer death for Vytorin should never have been made public because it could compromise ongoing studies of the drug.
Nursing professor Karen Kehl, in an article called "Moving Toward Peace: An Analysis of the Concept of a Good Death, " ranked the attributes of a graceful death, among them: being comfortable and in control, having a sense of closure, making the most of relationships and having family involved in care.
One reason: a 17, 000-patient analysis from Sweden that shows an increased risk of death.
Other polls have shown majorities generally favor it, but CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said his analysis shows a difference between thinking the government should have the death penalty as an option and actually wanting to see it applied.
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The Environmental Protection Agency calls radon "extremely toxic, " and the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis in 1998 listed it as the most frequent cause of premature death from a hazard in the home.
Duerson's son Tregg said that the analysis of his father's brain -- the answers to questions about death -- has given the family a measure of closure.
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Todd was found dead at age 31, however, in his Singapore apartment last June, and his death has become an international controversy that involves local police, the FBI, an independent forensic analysis and, the parents allege, corporate intrigue found on their son's hard drive.
One of the most prominent statisticians in the U.S. is taking issue with an analysis that claims there is no credible evidence the cholesterol drug Vytorin increases the risk of cancer death.
GlaxoSmithKline 's Avandia was the best-selling diabetes drug in the world until Steven Nissen of the Cleveland Clinic published an analysis of clinical trial data that showed a heightened risk of heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular death for patients on the drug.
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