An Ounce of Preventative Research Design Is Worth a Ton of Statistical Analysis Cure

Prevention and cure? Or: is an ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure?

A common problem of everyday life is that of deciding how much to spend to avoid something unpleasant happening, and then, if the worst comes to the worst, of deciding how much to spend to remedy the situation. This paper provides a framework for the analysis of such problems, focussing specifically on the appropriate allocation of expenditure on (preventative and curative) health care. A two-s...

An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure

Influenza Immunization Campaigns: Is an Ounce of Prevention Worth a Pound of Cure? by

This study provides causal evidence on the health and economic consequences of a broad-scope vaccination program. The Ontario Influenza Immunization Campaign (introduced in 2001) expanded the scope of vaccine coverage to the full population. By using the timing of this campaign and exogenous variation in vaccine quality, I am able to causally link higher vaccination rates to decreases in lost w...

Medical Alert – “An Ounce Of Prevention Is Worth A Pound of Cure” Leukemia and Diabetes Increase with Electrical Exposure (EMF)

fields (EMF) in the living environment and their effects on the health and welfare of humans and animals. Editor is Don Hillman Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Animal Science, with help from his wife Mary, MS, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Member of The American Society of Agricultural Engineers, and The American Dairy Science Association. Telephone (517) 351-9561. Medic...

Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing organisms: an ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure.

If it makes sense to prevent people f rom drowning, why don’t we prevent other things that harm people? Why not go upstream and prevent that harried mother f rom becoming so f rustrated with her child that she hits her? Why not prevent kids in middle school f rom teasing the girl who is “dif f erent,” and thereby prevent her f rom committing suicide? Why not help pregnant women quit smoking so ...