| Key Indicators For Quality Colonoscopy Identified
OAK BROOK, Ill., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Defining measurements and identifying quality standards in the delivery of colonoscopic care is a major priority for the nation's leading gastrointestinal endoscopic healthcare association. The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) recently identified objective measures related to colonoscopy. Using these guidelines and measurements, endoscopists can assess and improve their performance when delivering patient care. "Quality Indicators for Colonoscopy" was published as a supplement to the April 2006 issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, as part of a collection of quality indicators documents. "Setting quality standards for colonoscopy is a foremost concern for ASGE. These standards will assist in the fight to prevent colon cancer and for successful diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of digestive health conditions," said Gary W.
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People Were Killed by Three Mile Island and Other Nuclear Disasters
When looking at it this way, one particle\beam of radiation can cause a cancer if hit happens to hit the nucliide of a cell in just the right way. That cell can then become cancerous and be the beginning point of a tumor. My apologies if I have this wrong. While I know a bit about nuclear physics, I'm rather weak on biology. But you can see the difference in the two approaches. One says there is a safe level of radiation, while the other says that any radiation exposure can be harmful. One relies on statistics to essentially say that harm caused by radiation below the threshold can't be statistically detected. When someone says that 'no statistically significant amounts of radiation were detected' they are relying on the the threshold type of analysis to say while some radiation was detected, it was believed to be below the amount that can cause harm.
Council raises dog leash fines
The previous fine was $10 to $50 for each offense no matter how many times the dog is caught off the leash. The council also unanimously approved increasing the kennel license fee from $25 a year to $135 a year. A kennel license is required at properties with eight or more dogs. The $25 fee didn't cover the administrative costs of the four agencies that visited and inspected the property requesting the license. In other city business, the council unanimously approved a resolution supporting the efforts of Central Baptist Hospital, St. Joseph Healthcare, University of Kentucky HealthCare Albert B. Chandler Hospital, UK HealthCare Good Samaritan and four other hospitals as founding members of the Tobacco-free Healthcare Collaborative, a group that has committed to going tobacco-free by Nov.
ORU alumni support sought
Uncertainty remained Saturday about what effect Richard Roberts' resignation as president will have on Oral Roberts University, but some observers said it was a step toward improvement.
"I think people are going to be waiting and watching: OK, can it survive without a Roberts at the helm?" said Donald R. Vance, professor of biblical languages and literature.
Vance said he thinks alumni need to support ORU as it undergoes this transition, after being led for 42 years by a Roberts. ORU professors are committed to the school's evangelical Christian mission, but that might not be obvious without a TV minister as president, he said. Christian colleges across the country are led by non-ministers -- "it will just be different for us."
ORU leaders have not addressed what role, if any, Roberts will have at the university.
Movers Roundup: Martek, Teradyne
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of Martek Biosciences Corp. skyrocketed Thursday, after the nutritional oils and dietary supplements maker posted a gain in fourth-quarter profit and forecast first-quarter earnings above Wall Street expected. NEW YORK (AP) _ Teradyne Inc., one of the world's largest makers of microchip testing equipment, fell more than 5 percent Thursday after analysts reacted to its deal to acquire competitor Nextest Systems Corp. for $325 million in cash. NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of Jamba Inc., which makes Jamba Juice drinks, dropped Thursday after a Wedbush Morgan analyst noted the company expects to report soft sales in its California markets and could have trouble maintaining margins in 2008. NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of cosmetic treatment equipment maker Cynosure Inc.
Gore: US Blocking Climate Talks Progress
It is a continuation of the September White House meetings called the Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change, proposed for Jan. 30-31 in Honolulu, according to Kristy Hellmer, spokeswoman White House Council on Environmental Quality. The European Union and others say the proposed emissions caps reflect the measures scientists say are needed to rein in global warming and head off predictions of rising sea levels, worsening floods and droughts, and the extinction of plant and animal species. The U.S. invited 16 other major economies, including European countries, Japan, China and India, to discuss a program of what are expected to be nationally determined, voluntary cutbacks in greenhouse gas emissions. Perino said that while there were some voices calling for a boycott of the Washington meeting, it did not appear to be the official position of the EU.
Fed rate is cut 0.25%
At the heart of today's economic problems is a severe housing slump, and the packaging of shaky mortgages into bonds of dubious value. Banks holding those suspect notes fear that they'll have to write down their asset values, and rather than take on more risks with new loans, some are hoarding their cash reserves.
That has spawned mounting concerns that credit markets, where banks make short-term loans to corporations for financing day-to-day operations, may cease functioning.
That's why some economists want the Fed to slash the discount rate more aggressively. The rate at the Fed's discount window is more expensive than in private markets, thereby earning the federal government a premium when banks borrow.
But if the Fed were to lower that discount rate, perhaps even below the federal funds rate, it would remove the stigma of borrowing from the government, spur borrowing and enliven credit markets.
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