Blue Christmas as recession hits Las Vegas families
In Las Vegas and beyond, over 800000 Americans layoffs since Sept 11 strain holiday cheer. Enron collapse and airline layoffs sharpen hardship for families with Christmas bills, while charities report rising demand and waning donations. Catholic Charities notes weekly cases nearly double.
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Catholic Charities
Las Vegas
Coleman
Emilia Posas
Taco Bell
Posas
Alberto
Adams
Erie
St. Louis
Study links white coat hypertension to heart changes
Italian researchers report that blood pressure high only in doctors’ offices may signal early heart damage. Comparing white coat patients with true hypertensives and normotensives, left ventricle enlargement and thickening emerged, suggesting treatment may be warranted though guidelines remain unsettled.
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Chicago
Anna Grandi
University of Insubria
Varese
Italy
Archives of Internal Medicine
Daniel W. Jones
University of Mississippi Medical Center
American Heart Association
Jones
National Institutes of Health
Archives
Marvin Moser
Scarsdale
N.Y
Wrong-site surgeries prompt alert from health group
Chicago reporting an uptick in wrong-site and wrong-patient surgeries triggers a Joint Commission alert urging better patient clinician communication. Since 1998 the group has documented 136 cases, with most involving orthopedic procedures and emergency operations.
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Chicago
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Commission
S. Terry Canale
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
O'Leary
Canale
ICAHO
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EELS
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17Th Street Bar & Grill
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Old Main Restaurant
Dar Salaam
Franklin County Country Club
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Marion
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