search expand

Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control

Sunday, August 21, 2005

A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not a statistically significant sample.

If this surgical procedure is as successful in large-scale studies, it may lead the way for the use of robotic surgery in even more delicate procedures, such as heart surgery. Note that this is not a fully automated system, as a human doctor controls the operation via remote control. Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery is a treatment for obesity.

There were concerns that doctors, in the future, might only be trained in the remote control procedure. Ronald G. Latimer, M.D., of Santa Barbara, CA, warned “The fact that surgeons may have to open the patient or might actually need to revert to standard laparoscopic techniques demands that this basic training be a requirement before a robot is purchased. Robots do malfunction, so a backup system is imperative. We should not be seduced to buy this instrument to train surgeons if they are not able to do the primary operations themselves.”

There are precedents for just such a problem occurring. A previous “new technology”, the electrocardiogram (ECG), has lead to a lack of basic education on the older technology, the stethoscope. As a result, many heart conditions now go undiagnosed, especially in children and others who rarely undergo an ECG procedure.

Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Gastric_bypass_surgery_performed_by_remote_control&oldid=4331525”
Posted in Uncategorized

Augusten Burroughs on addiction, writing, his family and his new book

Friday, October 12, 2007

I had an unofficial phone call from Gay Talese last Tuesday. He had just flown back from Colombia and he was cranky. “I’m happy to do an interview with you,” he said, “but what the hell could you ask me that’s not already out there? Have you even bothered to look?!”

“Jeez, Mr. Talese, lots of things,” was my response. I lied. The truth is that when I call people to interview them, I do not have a set of preconceived questions. My agenda is to talk to them and gain a sense of who they are; to flesh them out as humans. To find out what they think about the world around them at that moment. With Gay Talese I had little interest in talking about Frank Sinatra Has a Cold and with Augusten Burroughs I had little interest in discussing Running with Scissors. I want to know what they think about things outside of the boxes people have placed them in.

With a memoirist like Burroughs, even this is a challenge. What parts of his life he has not written about himself, other interviewers have strip-mined. When we met for dinner at Lavagna in the East Village, I explained to Augusten this issue. I suggested we make the interview more of a conversation to see if that would be more interesting. “Instead of you in the catbird seat,” I said, “let’s just talk.”

We struck an instant rapport. What set out to be an hour and half interview over dinner had turned into four hours of discussion about our lives similarly lived. I removed half of the interview: the half that focused on me.

Below is Wikinews reporter David Shankbone’s conversation with writer Augusten Burroughs.


Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Augusten_Burroughs_on_addiction,_writing,_his_family_and_his_new_book&oldid=3157224”
Posted in Uncategorized

Aerobic Exercises During Pregnancy Means To Healthier Pregnancy And Safe Child Birth

By Prav Garg

Aerobic exercises are essentially a stellar physical activity that one should engage in during pregnancy. Aerobic exercise during pregnancy brings about marked improvement in expectant mothers’ breathing, blood circulation and physical fitness as well as reduces constipation, bloating, lower back pain and swelling.

Sleep will come naturally to the pregnant and it will be restful too. You should try to get engaged in aerobics exercises and other physical exercises that can keep you fit and healthy. This will also lead you to healthier pregnancy and safe child birth.

Aerobic exercise during pregnancy aims at increasing the heart beat rate and keeps it at enhanced rate for about 10-15 minutes. It must be included in routine for at least three days per week and it should not be overdone. Walking, treadmill usage, stationary bicycle pedaling, swimming and some other low impact aerobics fall in this category of exercises.

To extract substantial benefit out of exercises, the heart beat rate should increase during the course. Always keep an eye for the moment when the body starts sweating lightly and gasping start. If you are overdoing, it comes to notice by the fact that the lady starts gasping for breath and cannot talk without panting.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc5NYgJQiis[/youtube]

All healthy pregnant ladies should have 30 minutes of walking per day per week as minimal activity level. The level of perceived exertion undergoing a particular fitness activity rises with the advancement in pregnancy as the baby requires more oxygen and nutrients.

The intensity of effort put in for exercise should be reduced with approaching delivery and labor in the third trimester. This is so because the increase in baby weight can put considerable impact on the ligaments connecting the uterus and may damage it.

The placenta size grows with regular aerobic activities along with enhancement in its capability to exchange oxygen, CO2, nutrients and wastes. Healthier babies with higher cardiovascular activity are born to exercising mothers and the babies are less prone to grow overweight or diabetic in later stages of their life.

Higher immunity will persist while the babies are breastfed .Excessive weight gain; chances of gestational diabetes, prospect of bouncing back to pre pregnancy figure are all enhanced by performing aerobic exercises during pregnancy.

Keep Yourself Fit and Healthy By Exercise during Early Pregnancy

Exercise during early pregnancy can prove to be vital to the pregnant women. It helps in providing them mental peace by soothing their soul and mind, which is the basic requisite of the body while preparing itself to adjust to the sudden hormonal and physical changes led by conception.

Benefits of exercise during pregnancy are not confined to that particular time frame only. Such exercises have their positive effects on the body in the post delivery phase too. Benefits of exercise during pregnancy are directly associated with the development of the child as well.

Exercise during early pregnancy is a sure shot way to keep general problems associated with pregnancy at bay. These problems are like headache, fatigue, insomnia and frequent vomiting in some cases.

If you are pregnant or planning to get conceived, you should be bit careful about your diet and fitness.

About the Author: Whether you are pregnant or just trying out to conceive, you should look for the best exercises and Yoga during pregnancy that can help you to remain healthy and fit. Also look at the top yoga for conception, system that can help you in conceiving just at the first trial and first month.

Source: isnare.com

Permanent Link: isnare.com/?aid=719720&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet

Category:May 17, 2010

? May 16, 2010
May 18, 2010 ?
May 17

Pages in category “May 17, 2010”

Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:May_17,_2010&oldid=1022933”
Posted in Uncategorized

Two tornadoes touch down near Wellington, Utah

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Two tornadoes touched down around the same time yesterday afternoon near the small town of Wellington, Utah in the Mill Creek Subdivision area. Initial reports are that both tornadoes rated somewhere between F0 and F1, on the lower end of the Fujita scale. Several trees were reported to have toppled over, a mobile home was severely damaged, and a travel trailer was reported to have been thrown over 50 yards. Other homes had minor damage.

It is exceedingly rare for a tornado to touch down in settled areas of Utah, and even more rare for two to touch down at the same time. The last tornado to touch down in Utah was the Salt Lake City tornado in 1999.

Wellington is about 130 miles (200 km) by road south-east of Salt Lake City, the capital of the US state of Utah.

Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Two_tornadoes_touch_down_near_Wellington,_Utah&oldid=4550912”
Posted in Uncategorized

Understanding The Effects Of A Bad Economy On Health Insurance

Understanding the Effects of a Bad Economy on Health Insurance

by

Robbie Forbes

1. DOES YOUR PLAN COVER YOU ON AND OFF THE JOB?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aap1OBZUmZM[/youtube]

Many health insurance plans have specific exclusions that eliminate your benefits for anything that could have been covered under Workers Compensation or similar laws. Now read that last sentence again. COULD HAVE BEEN COVERED!? That is correct. Most self employed people and even some small business owners do not carry Workers Comp on themselves. There are designed insurance plans that will cover you on and off the job – 24-hours a day, if you are not required by law to have Workers Compensation coverage. 2. ARE YOU WRITING IT OFF? Independent contractors (1099’s), home based business owners, professionals and other self employed people generally are not taking advantages of the tax laws available to them. Many people who are paying 100% of their own costs are eligible to deduct their monthly insurance payments. Just that alone can reduce your net out-of-pocket costs of a proper plan by as much as 40%. Ask your accounting professional if you are eligible and/or check out the IRS website for more information. 3. INTERNAL LIMITS All true insurance plans use some form of internal controls to determine how much they will pay out for a particular procedure or service. There are two basic methods. -Scheduled Benefits Many plans, some of which are specifically marketed to self employed and independent people, have a clear schedule of what they will pay per doctor office visit, hospital stay, or even limits on what they will pay for testing per 24-hr. period. This structure is usually associated with “Indemnity Plans”. If you are presented with one of these plans, be sure to see the schedule of benefits, in writing. It is important that you understand these type of limits up front because once you reach them the company will not pay anything over that amount. -Usual and Customary “Usual and Customary” refers to the rate of pay out for a doctor office visit, procedure or hospital stay that is based on what the majority of physicians and facilities charge for that particular service in that particular geographical or comparable area. “Usual and Customary” charges represent the highest level of coverage on most major medical plans. 4.YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO SHOP! If you are reading this you, are probably shopping for a health plan. Every day people shop, for everything from groceries to a new home. During the shopping process, generally, the value, price, personal needs and general marketplace gets evaluated by the buyer. With this in mind, it is very disconcerting that most people never ask what a test, procedure or even doctor visit will cost. In this ever-changing health insurance market, it will become increasingly important for these questions to be asked of our medical professionals. Asking price will help you get the most out of your plan and reduce your out-of-pocket expenses. 5. NETWORKS AND DISCOUNTS Almost all insurance plans and benefit programs work with medical networks to access discounted rates. In broad strokes, networks consist of medical professionals and facilities who agree, by contract, to charge discounted rates for services rendered. In many cases the network is one of the defining attributes of your program. Discounts can vary from 10% to 60% or more. Medical network discounts vary, but to ensure you minimize your out-of-pocket expenses, it is imperative that you preview the network’s list of physicians and facilities before committing. This is not only to ensure that your local doctors and hospitals are in the network, but also to see what your options would be if you were to need a specialist. Ask your agent what network you are in, ask if it is local or national and then determine if it meets your own individual needs.

Learn about

foot acupuncture

and

foot deodorant

at the

Foot Diseases

site.

Article Source:

Understanding the Effects of a Bad Economy on Health Insurance

Bank of America leads Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaints about mortgages

Thursday, October 3, 2013

A review this week by Wikinews of US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) complaints about mortgages in the United States shows Bank of America leads all lending institutions in complaints.

Since mortgages complaints were recorded in December 2011, 77,622 total have been added to CFPB’s database. 29.2% of these complaints involved Bank of America, with the second most received by Wells Fargo, accounting for 15.5% of all complaints. JPMorgan Chase ranked third by volume of complaints with 9.8%. Ocwen was fourth with 8.7% and Citibank was fifth with 4.8%. Nationstar Mortgage; Green Tree Servicing, LLC; HSBC; PNC Bank; U.S. Bancorp; OneWest Bank; SunTrust Bank; Flagstar Bank; and Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. each had between 1.0 and 3.8% of total complaints. The remaining 14.4% of all complaints about consumer mortgages were divided between about 530 other lending institutions.

The Motley Fool reported last month that for the past fiscal quarter, the biggest US based mortgage lenders were from first to fifth Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Quicken Loans and U.S. Bancorp.

According to the US Federal Reserve, debt for family residences stands at US$10.706 trillion for the second quarter of 2013. As of the end of June of this year, Bank of America is the United States’s second largest commercial bank with US$1.343 trillion in domestic assets. Wells Fargo is the fourth largest commercial bank with US$1.251 trillion in domestic assets. JPMorgan Chase is the largest US commercial bank with US$1.329 trillion in domestic assets and US$1.947 trillion in total assets.

The mortgage complaints in the CFPB report include several subproducts. Conventional fixed mortgages account for 27.1% of all complaints. Conventional adjustable mortgages account for 10.0%. FHA mortgages account for 7.7% of all complaints. Home equity loans or lines of credit account for 3.8% of all complaints. VA mortgages are 1.4% of all complaints. Second mortgages and reverse mortgages each account for 0.6% of complaints. The remaining 48.7% of complaints are about other mortgages or other mortgage issues. A few years ago, FHA loans accounted for about 10% of all US mortgages while VA loans accounted for about 3%. Prime loans accounted for over 75% of the market and the rest were subprime mortgages.

California leads all states by volume of complaints with 14768. It is followed by Florida, New York, Georgia and Texas. When complaints are divided by a state’s total population, New Hampshire leads. The state is followed by Washington D.C., Maryland, Georgia and Florida. Complaints do not correlate with national rankings for August’s foreclosure rate by state where Nevada topped the list, followed by Florida, Ohio, Maryland and Delaware.

Two zip codes account for over 1,000 total complaints between them. 565 complaints originated in the 48382 zip code, which is in Commerce Township, Michigan, located in suburban Detroit. 553 complaints originated in the 33071 zip code, in Coral Springs, Florida. According to real estate website Zillow, there are currently 1,033 properties in foreclosure in Coral Springs while Commerce Township only has 131 properties currently in foreclosure. Four other zip codes have 100 plus complaints originating from them. 91730, in Rancho Cucamonga, California, had 158 complaints. 33409, in West Palm Beach, Florida, had 132. 92626, in Costa Mesa, California, had 125 complaints. 92660, in Newport Beach, California, had 122 complaints. Respectively, the towns had 534, 1,068, 153, and 134 properties currently in foreclosure. These numbers are higher than for the cities of a few sampled zip codes where there was only one complaint, such as Gold Hill, Oregon which has 4 properties in foreclosure, and Decatur, Illinois which has 6 properties in foreclosure.

The CFPB categorizes complaints into six categories: “Loan modification, collection,foreclosure” or problems when a person is unable to pay; “Loan servicing, payments, escrow account” or problems with making a payment; “Application, originator, mortgage broker”; “Credit decision / Underwriting”; “Settlement process and costs”, and “Other”. The CFPB says the complaint types indicate consumers “appear to be driven by a desire to seek agreement with their companies on foreclosure alternatives. The complaints indicate that consumer confusion persists around the process and requirements for obtaining loan modifications and refinancing, especially regarding document submission timeframes, payment trial periods, allocation of payments, treatment of income in eligibility calculations, and credit bureau reporting during the evaluation period.” Currently, 59.6% of all complaints against lenders deal with being unable to pay. 25.1% deal with problems in making a payment. 7.0% have to do with the application process.

Of the complaint-heavy zip codes, for 48382 in Commerce Township, Michigan, 98.9% of all complaints have to deal with being unable to pay. Accounting for 23.4% of all mortgage complaints in Commerce Township, 132 of the complaints for being unable to pay were made regarding Bank of America, accounting for 97.8% or all but 3 complaints against them from the zip. 121 of the Bank of America responses in Commerce Township were closed with explanation and 12 were closed with non-monetary relief. 33071 in Coral Springs is different, with 537 of the 553 complaints being categorized under other. Only 11 complaints relate to foreclosure and issues with being able to pay. 92626 in Costa Mesa, where 32% of the mortgage complaints were about Bank of America and 26.4% were about Wells Fargo, had 93.6% of its complaints dealing with being unable to pay. 5 total complaints dealt with payment issues and 3 dealt with applications.

Beyond regional variance in complaint types lodged, the top five mortgage lenders by volume of complaints all had being unable to pay as their top complaint category, ranging between 55.8% for Citibank and 69.4% for Bank of America. Problems with payment accounted for the second largest area of complaints, with Ocwen having the largest percentage of complaints at 31.9% and Bank of America having the smallest at 18.8%. Foreclosure was the top area of complaints for a number of other lending institutions including 1st Alliance Lending, OneWest Bank, Ally Bank, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Bank of the West, BMO Harris, BOK Financial Corp, Caliber Home Loans, Inc, Capital One, Deutsche Bank and EverBank.

Nationally, complaints reached a high of 5,840 for January 2013, 1,107 more than the next highest month of April 2013. The total emerging for September is the second lowest since records were first kept in December 2011. On a state by state level, this pattern largely repeats with a major exception for Florida which saw a peak of 849 complaints in June 2012. Then, as now, Florida was one of the top five states in the nation in its foreclosure rate. The national January spike came as the Qualified Mortgage standard required by the The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 came into play. It required mortgage lenders to take steps to insure borrowers could repay their mortgages.

Bank of America’s complaint volume follows the national trend, with a spike in January 2013 with 1,925 total complaints. Unlike nationally, the next month by volume of complaints was February of this year with 1,598 complaints. Prior to that, the highest month was May 2012 with 1,418 complaints. The lowest volume of complaints is September this year with 334.

Wells Fargo matched national trends for volume of complaints by month, with the exception of the current month being the lowest on record for number of complaints with 197 compared to the next lowest month, December 2011, when they had 221. JPMorgan’s complaint volume by month spiked in January and March of this year with 504 complaints. April of this year was the next highest month with 493 complaints, edging out May of last year with 488 complaints. September this year is on track to be the lowest month by complaint volume.

The federal government shutdown is unlikely to impact the current mortgage situation in the United States directly for most consumers, though mortgage processing by the Federal Housing Administration could be slower, resulting in fewer mortgages processed.

Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Bank_of_America_leads_Consumer_Financial_Protection_Bureau_complaints_about_mortgages&oldid=3250043”
Posted in Uncategorized

CanadaVOTES: Christian Heritage Party leader Ron Gray running in Langley

Friday, September 19, 2008

On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. Christian Heritage Party candidate Ron Gray is standing for election in the riding of Langley.

Wikinews contacted Ron Gray, to talk about the issues facing Canadians, and what they and their party would do to address them. Wikinews is in the process of contacting every candidate, in every riding across the country, no matter their political stripe. All interviews are conducted over e-mail, and interviews are published unedited, allowing candidates to impart their full message to our readers, uninterrupted.

Mr. Gray has been leader of the Christian Heritage Party since 1995. He first ran for office in 1988.

Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=CanadaVOTES:_Christian_Heritage_Party_leader_Ron_Gray_running_in_Langley&oldid=4466907”
Posted in Uncategorized

Sun donates Solaris operating system, 1,600 patents to community

Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA — Computer vendor Sun Microsystems released on Tuesday the first offerings of its OpenSolaris operating system code for free, under a license which allows anyone to use or work on the code and distribute the changes they make..

The full operating system is expected to be released for download sometime in the second quarter of 2005. Following along with the system source code are 1,670 patents Sun will make available for use by open-source developers. Sun hopes to leverage greater innovation in software from the open source community, in return for allowing the code to be used without charge.

“This is not an EOL (end of life) release. It’s a supercharged, turbocharged rocket launching,” Sun CEO Scott McNealy said. “No one else has done what we have just done.”

The move follows a recent move by IBM to grant use of 500 patents freely to open source software developers. Open source developers had been becoming concerned that bureaucracy and legal issues associated with software patents could be damaging to their livelihoods and to innovation. The moves by Sun and IBM seem intended to placate this growing fear.

Dynamic Trace, or DTrace is the first OpenSolaris component to be released. DTrace is a performance-analysis tool that tells developers how to optimize their applications for maximum performance.

The code is to be released under Sun’s own licensing scheme, the Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL) Version 1.0. This license has been approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI).

Sun’s license is based on the Mozilla Public License. The Free Software Foundation has stated on its website that Sun’s license, while free, is not compatible with the GNU Public License (GPL) used for the popular open source Linux operating system. This does not mean that Linux software and OpenSolaris software cannot be used together, but limits the extent of integration which may be achieved.

Sun had previously allowed free use of the operating system Solaris by some users, for example students. This move greatly extends the range of free uses permitted, and allows users to read and modify the source code without charge or non-disclosure agreement.

Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Sun_donates_Solaris_operating_system,_1,600_patents_to_community&oldid=4598102”
Posted in Uncategorized

Hpe2 T30 Preparation Guides}

Submitted by: Davids Warner

Question: 1

Which string value attribute provides information to the REST client about a resource revision?

A. client cache

B. URI

C. eTag

D. request heade

Answer: B

Question: 2

While you are attempting to perform HPE OneView operational tasks, an HTTP error status of 4xx displays.

What does this error status indicate?

A. A resource problem occurred.

B. An incorrect client action was performed

C. An incorrect programming function was called.

D. A server problem occurred.

Answer: A

Question: 3

HOTSPOT

Point and click on the area of the graphic that identifies the area that the Microsoft System center uses to communicate with HPE One View.

Answer: Insight Plug-in

Question: 4

HOTSPOT

Point and click on the area of the graphic that identifies the architectural layer that a storage administrator uses to communicate with the HPE OneView architecture.

Answer: Converged User Interface and REST API/SCMB

Question: 5

You are attempting to add a supported DL rack server to HPE OneView You have supplied the user credentials for the iLO.

Which object will HPE OneView use in its attempt to claim the rack server?

A. iLO Remote insight Board Command Language (RlBCL)

B. ipmanager binary large object (BLOB)

C. ISKU Identifie

D. VCMURL variable

Answer: A

Question: 6

Which part of HPE OneViews health monitor is responsible for translating incoming traps and sends notification messages to the Alert Service?

A. Events Service

B. SNMP Receive

C. Status Aggregation Service

D. Alerts Service

Answer: B

Certswarrior is a team of highly HPE OneView qualified professionals spending numerous efforts in preparation of HPE2-T30 exam material same like actual HPE2-T30 questions and answers to make it easy for HPE2-T30 candidates/professionals to go through their final exam. Our material of HPE2-T30 will be PDF file which will download instantly once purchase is completed. However, if it doesn’t download for any reason WE are live at “”Live Chat”” support with sales and technical assistance and could be contacted through email as well.

HPE2-T30 HPE OneView isn’t tough to pass if you use our HPE OneView PDF guide with 90 days free download for updates if any. WE have 30 days money back refund policy for HPE OneView HPE2-T30 exam if you don’t pass the test for any reason unfortunately we will immediately refund your payment. See refund policy on guarantee page for further details.

We at CertsWarrior provides any individual who wishes to get ready for the HPE2-T30 Integrating HPE OneView Exam by offering upgraded study materials created by IT experts, like the ones in the genuine HPE2-T30 HPE OneView exam. CertsWarrior is the best HPE OneView HPE2-T30 exam questions supplier in the field, which ensures your prosperity on the first attempt. We cover all the topics you have to know to get ready and see before taking the exam.

In addition to guaranteeing that you are given the best and most up to date HPE OneView HPE2-T30 Integrating HPE OneView Exam preparation materials, we additionally need you to have the capacity to get to them effectively, at whatever point you need. We give all our HPE OneView HPE2-T30 Integrating HPE OneView Exam preparing material in PDF format, which can be opened on almost PCs and devices. Despite whichever PC you have, you simply need to download one of the numerous PDF readers.

About the Author: Test Information: Total Questions: 59 Test Number: HPE2-T30 Vendor Name: HP Cert Name: HP EXPERTONE Test Name: HPE OneView Official Site:

certswarrior.com/

For More Details:

certswarrior.com/exam/HPE2-T30/

Get20% Immediate Discount on Full Training Material Discount Coupon Code:20off2017

Source:

isnare.com

Permanent Link:

isnare.com/?aid=1964107&ca=Computers+and+Technology}