Transitions Optical Chooses SAS® for Clearer Business Intelligence Vision; — Leading optical lens provider standardizes on SAS®9 —
PR Newswire - October 20, 2004
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at BetterManagement LIVE 2004, SAS, the leader in business intelligence, announced another SAS(R)9 software customer. Transitions Optical, manufacturer of the number one recommended photochromic ophthalmi... (Read More)
Art, adaptation, and ideology: Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Journal of Popular Film and Television - September 22, 2004, by M. Thomas Inge
Abstract: Walt Disney stands in relation to the twentieth century as the Brothers Grimm did to the nineteenth century. Disney took their work, and the writings of numerous other authors, and retold their tales through animation and film with such ... (Read More)
Iris Biometrics Security Pioneer IriTech Announces Patent Complaint Settlement with Iridian Technologies
Business Wire - September 15, 2004
VIENNA, Va. -- Northern Virginia Firm Clears Major Hurdle to Begin Offering its Technology to Government and Commercial Users Worldwide
IriTech, Inc., one of only a small number of companies in the world that holds patents for iris recognition a... (Read More)
Can the sciences help us to make wise ethical judgments?
Skeptical Inquirer - September 1, 2004, by Paul Kurtz
Scientific knowledge has a vital, if limited, role to play in shaping our moral values and helping us to frame wiser judgments. Ethical values are natural and open to examination in the light of evidence and reason.
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Can science and reason b... (Read More)
LCA-Vision to Open LasikPlus Vision Center in Kansas City
Business Wire - August 17, 2004
CINCINNATI -- LCA-Vision Inc. (Nasdaq:LCAV), a leading provider of fixed-site laser vision correction services at its LasikPlus vision centers, today announced the opening of a new LasikPlus vision center in Kansas City, Kansas, its first facility... (Read More)
Don't Fall into the Health Gap: HealthSaver Discounts Save Consumers More Than $1.5 Million in 2003
PR Newswire - August 2, 2004
NORWALK, Conn., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Last year, a little-known health care discount program saved consumers $1.5 million in prescription drug costs and even more in discounts on bills from doctors, dentists, acupuncturists and opticians.
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The effect of benefits, premiums, and health risk on health plan choice in the Medicare program
Health Services Research - August 1, 2004, by Adam Atherly,
Bryan E. Dowd,
Roger Feldman
Under the current structure of the Medicare program, payments to Medicare+Choice (M+C) managed care plans are determined by a complex administrative formula that takes data on historical Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) costs and inflates it at an a... (Read More)
Profiles in dignity: perspectives on nursing and critically ill older adults
Critical Care Nurse - August 1, 2004, by Cynthia S. Jacelon,
Elizabeth A. Henneman
The very nature of the critical care setting presents a challenge to clinicians who seek to provide dignified care. The fast-paced, technological focus of critical care is necessary for caring for very ill patients, but it places great demands on ... (Read More)
Cleaning and decontamination: the most important step in disinfection and sterilization
Healthcare Purchasing News - August 1, 2004
Every task done by Central Service technicians is very important. The patients' health and well-being depends upon the quality of work done within the department. Other staff members within the healthcare facility also depend upon Central Service ... (Read More)
A friend that used to go shopping at Wal-Mart with me got me to read the chapter about working there in "Nickel and Dimed' by Barbara Ehrenreich
Shopper Report, The - July 1, 2004, by Mona Doyle
"A friend that used to go shopping at Wal-Mart with me got me to read the chapter about working there in "Nickel and Dimed' by Barbara Ehrenreich. Now, I can't bear to shop there and face what the women working there have to live with.&q... (Read More)
Paragon Vision Sciences Recognizes Two-Year Milestone Following FDA Approval for Paragon CRT; Tens of Thousands of Patients Have Been Successfully Fitted
Business Wire - June 14, 2004
Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers
MESA, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2004
Paragon Vision Sciences, maker of Paragon CRT(R) therapeutic contact lenses, worn only during sleeping hours, providing clear, natural vision during waking hou... (Read More)
Fab Five Financial Tips for Recent College Graduates
Business Wire - May 26, 2004
News Editors
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 2004
With over one million students expected to graduate in the coming weeks, many young adults will soon be faced with juggling rent, student loans and more bills than they'd care to imagin... (Read More)
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