Laws Could End Crisis of Malpractice
Ridder News Service reports Australian physician Dr. Vernon Plueckhahn argues the U S malpractice crisis stems from definitions and legal actions rather than true medical error. He cites cases in New York and California, warns that fear of suits stifles progress, and contrasts with Australia where malpractice payouts are far lower.
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Ridder News
Wichita
Kan
United States
Vernon Plueckhahn
Royal College of Pathologists of Australia
California
New York
Plueckhahn
Australia
Humans Worship Dogs For Their Subordination And Sentiment
A columnist argues dogs are praised for loyalty and patience only because they are humanized by people. Wild dogs cannot bark, unlike domesticated ones, and Terhune notes dogs lack practical sense. Treating pets as humans harms both dogs and people, the writer contends.
Final solution: stop defending postal workers
A columnist vents about Postal Service workers and the mail system. He recalls a nine year veteran’s gripes about inspectors, cites a pool hall scene, praises a night shift zip coding worker, and questions efficiency. He notes overload from junk mail and vows not to mail a birthday card, urging less mail and fewer holidays.
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Joe Jost
Long Beach
Postal Service
Kokomo
Carson
United States
Quotations on Anger From Classic Thinkers
A compact collection of proverbs and reflections on anger from sources including Proverbs 22 24 Fuller and Marcus Aurelius. The excerpts warn that anger damages relationships and worsens outcomes regardless of wealth or status.
Arrows Against Steel and Other Books Review
Book notes review covers Arrows Against Steel by Vic Hurley Mason Charter $9.95 The Rebellious Century 1830 1930 by Charles Louise and Richard Tilly Harvard University Press $15 Rocky Mountains photographs by David Muench Text by David Sumner Belding Collective Arts Center 2000 N Wilson Portland Oregon 97209 $25 Glowing description highlights the bow as a historic weapon and praises vivid color photography of Old Woman Lake Glacier National Park and Elk Range with strong emphasis on visual text quality.
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Vic Hurley
Mason/Charter
Charles, Louise
Richard Tilly
Harvard University Press
Rocky Mountains
David Muench
David Sumner
Charles H. Belding
Collective Arts Center Publ. Co
N. Wilson
Portland Ore
Old Woman Lake
Glacier National Park
Elk Range
Colorado
Horse Ridge
Thai malaria regimen cuts treatment to three days
Thai researchers report a three day malaria regimen for falciparum malaria resistant to chloroquine using quinine with four doses and a single Fansidar dose. They claim 302 of 314 patients cured, proposing this as a yardstick against longer WHO or U.S. Army protocols.
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Thailand
World Health Organization
Fansidar
U. S
Will Rogers on the DAR Speech and Ancestry
Will Rogers quips about the Daughters of the American Revolution in a 1928 speech noting the DAR comprises women tracing lineage to the revolution while others cannot. He jokes about ancestors and horse stealing, saying he has not been barred from speaking nor invited, implying mixed reception.
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DAR
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England
Amtrak
Albert Payson Terhune
Collies
Sydney Harris
George Robeson
Thomas Fuller
Marcus Aurelius
Tillys
France
Germany
Italy
American Medical Joggers Association
Thomas J. Bassler
Frank P. Cardello
North Hollywood
Courant
Hartford
Ogden
Utah
Journal of the American Medical Association
William Sacks
George M. Simpson
Rockland State Hospital
Orangeburg
N. Y
Lancet
Medical Science Editor
Will Rogers
Dooley
Thral
Litton
Chang
Dooley’s Hardware Mart
Long Beach Blvd
North
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