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Economic valuation of benefits often involves estimation of the willingness-to-pay of individuals to avoid harmful health or environmental effects.
Thus, the analysis of the multiple risk factors in the FOS indicated an overall tendency of the beneficial and harmful effects of alcohol intake to cancel out.
The victim of harmful salt spray, the seafront drive is now more a seafront dive.
Indeed, since tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) is known to suppress hepatic apoptosis [ 9 ] , a function which is considered a safeguard mechanism against neoplasia [ 10 11 ] , the reported ability of RU486 to elevate hepatic TNFα production in vivo and to enhance cell sensitivity to its toxic effects is alarming [ 12 ] . Glucocorticoids also inhibit hepatocellular proliferation [ 13 14 15 ] and modulate the expression of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes [ 11 ] , via mechanisms involving the glucocorticoid receptor [ 16 17 18 ] , further supporting the notion that inhibiting these receptors may result in harmful effects.
Free speech, the Supreme Court has held, has limits: Some speech is so harmful and so lacking in redeeming value that it may be restricted.