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The latest online edition of RAND Review has been posted.

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SPRING 2003, VOL. 27, NO. 1
http://www.rand.org/publications/randreview/issues/spring2003/

COVER STORY
Preponderance of Evidence
Judging What to Do About Ephedra
By Paul G. Shekelle, Margaret Maglione, and Sally C. Morton
The authors illuminate the debate about the safety and efficacy of the herb
ephedra.  They build a compelling case from the medical evidence available,
despite the absence of conclusive clinical data.

FEATURES

Crash Courses
Hard Lessons from Educational Interventions
By Susan J. Bodilly, Brian P. Gill, Mark Berends, Sheila Nataraj Kirby,
Jacob W. Dembosky, and Jonathan P. Caulkins
In one effort, a business-driven intervention had a poor community plan. In
another effort, a community-driven intervention had a poor business plan.
Both efforts offer lessons for the future.

The Influence Component of Counterterrorism
A Systems Approach
By Paul K. Davis and Brian Michael Jenkins
The authors describe a sustainable "systems approach" that recognizes the
many different types of actors in terrorist organizations and that seeks to
influence them in a broad range of ways.

COMMENTARY
Beware the Weapons of Mass Creation
By Caroline S. Wagner
"Altering the random genetic combinations that make us who we are could be
disastrous for society as a whole."

NEWS
--Survival tips from the wild kingdom
--$50 million needed for landmine detection
--Why it's smart to vaccinate health care workers against smallpox
--Unexpected benefits of drug prevention
--Economics of age structures
--Gaping hole in dental care
--Smaller gifts for higher education
--Ripple effects of rising health insurance premiums

PERSPECTIVES
--For Better, Not Worse:  Low-Income Women May No Longer Be Tolerating Abuse
--Hazardous Haste:  Warning Systems Themselves Could Be Dangerous

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