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• in IT
  Another Microsoft Patch Tuesday, 64 New Flaws To Fix
  Microsoft readies largest security patch rollout to date, addressing 64 vulnerabilities in their software.
  by supportonthespot / on Apr 8, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “critical”

 

• APA 2013: Treating Delirium in Elderly Pneumonia Patients

  
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  The Particulars: Studies indicate that pneumonia is prevalent and potentially life-threatening in elderly patients presenting to the ED. In this population, delirium is common and may be the only manifestation of pneumonia. Data Breakdown: A study was conducted using record reviews for patients hospitalized for ...
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• Pedometers Lead to More Walking, Fewer Exacerbations in COPD

  
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  PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — A program of walking enhancement is therapeutic for patients with mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study has shown. Advice alone was not sufficient to reverse patients’ sedentary ways. However, the researchers found that a pedometer intervention helped patients ...
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• ATS 2013: Improvements in Emphysema With LVRC Bronchoscopic Device

  
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  The Particulars: The lung volume reduction coil (LVRC) is a bronchoscopic device that gathers and compresses diseased lung tissue, allowing healthy tissue to function more efficiently. Previous research has not evaluated the LVRC in the treatment of homogenous or heterogeneous emphysema.… Related posts: LVR-Coil ...
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• ATS 2013: Exploring the Analgesic-Asthma Link

  
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  The Particulars: Studies have suggested that using analgesics during pregnancy or early childhood can increase the risk of asthma-related outcomes. These studies, however, are limited because of potential confounding by indication. Data Breakdown: Researchers investigated the associations of acetaminophen and ...
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• An illusion that reduces racism

  
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  Black like me... or at least black like my hand From LiveScience: Heres a novel way to reduce racism: Convince people their skin is darker than it really is. No need to break out the tanning booth. A new study finds that an illusion that makes people feel that a rubber hand is their own can make white people less ...
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• Tejal Rao Resigns As Village Voice Critic

  
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  Rao joined the foundering newspaper last April. The bad news just keeps coming for the Village Voice : After longtime critic Robert Sietsema, among others, was fired last week, current Voice critic Tejal Rao announced on Twitter today that shes leaving the paper as well. Ive resigned from my post at ...
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• 12 Steps to Implementing a Quality Management System

  
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  Successful organizations have figured out that customer satisfaction has a direct impact on the bottom line. Creating an environment which supports a quality culture requires a structured, systematic process.  Following are steps to implementing a quality management system that will help to bring the process full ...
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• Positively the LAST "Stupid Conservative Signs."

  
  Criminalize Conservatism — Authority: 138
  And this time we mean it!  After todays collection of "Stupid Conservative Signs," although the number of these pitiful atttempts at political discourse on the net number in the hundreds, our poor brains have reached the limits of endurance and we promise this will be the LAST in the series. And here we go: ...
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• Critical Minute: Restore Wrigley vs. Curse of the Billy Goat

  
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  Wrigley Field’s famous “Curse of the Billy Goat” started in 1945 when Billy Sianis was escorted out of a game because his pet goat was disturbing other fans. He responded with “Them cubs, they ain’t gonna win no more,” and the cubs haven’t won a National League Pennant, let alone a World Series, since. ...
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• Book Giveaway: Philosophical Temperaments, by Peter Sloterdijk

  
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  Enter for a chance to win a FREE copy of Peter Sloterdijks Philosophical Temperaments.
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• ATS 2013: Identifying Depression Risk in COPD Patients

  
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  The Particulars: Studies suggest that the rate of depression among patients with COPD is significantly higher than that of the general population. The ability to identify patients with COPD who are most at risk for depression could help ensure timely counseling and treatment.… Related posts: AAN 2013: Stroke, ...
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• Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older

  
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  Two years short of 70, Zhang Guosheng spends his days caring for an 81-year-old fellow villager – washing his clothes, bringing meals to his bed, and keeping him company – a routine he’ll keep up until he himself needs the type of care he is now giving. “Living here is better than staying at home alone. We ...
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• Two elite FBI agents killed during training

  
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  Special agents Christopher Lorek, 41, and Stephen Shaw, 40 died in off the coast of Virginia Beach area on Friday, the FBI said Sunday. The bureau offered few details of the deaths. The case remains under investigation.Local TV station WAVY quoted a Navy spokesman as saying that the accident happened aboard a Military ...
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• On warranted deference

  
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  By their nature, skeptics have a hard time deferring. And they should. One of the classic (currently undervalued) selling points for any course in critical thinking is that it grants people an ability to ratchet down the level of trust that they place in others. Conservative opinion to the contrary , critical ...
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• Preparation critical for buying a home this spring – Seacoastonline.com

  
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  Preparation critical for buying a home this springSeacoastonline.comBuying a home is likely the biggest purchase an individual or family will make. By keeping these tips in mind, home buyers can be armed with the information they need to make this major investment. Jason Ludwick is producing sales manger, home lending ...
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• 2 FBI agents killed in training accident in Va.

  
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  Two FBI special agents on the agency’s elite Hostage Rescue Team have been killed in a training accident in Virginia, officials said Sunday. The accident happened off the coast of Virginia... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Crowdsourcing Critical Thinking to Verify Social Media During Crises

  
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  My colleagues and I at QCRI and the Masdar Institute will be launching Verily in the near future. The project has already received quite a bit of media coverage —particularly after the Boston marathon bombings . So here’s an update. While major errors were made in the crowdsourced response to the bombings, ...
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• Pipe Dream – Candidates’ Full Disclosure Act

  
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  George Rebane Chatting around the dining table the other night, we reviewed all the laws that require sellers to fully disclose to the buyer the condition and relevant history of what is being sold. Such full disclosure provisions as apply...
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• ATS 2013: Sleep Apnea & Glucose Levels in Prediabetes

  
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  The Particulars: Sleep apnea has been shown in clinical research to be associated with abnormal glucose metabolism. It has yet to be determined whether treating sleep apnea benefits glucose metabolism. Data Breakdown: Participants in a study with sleep apnea and prediabetes were randomized to 2 weeks of continuous ...
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• second trial

  
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  Interestingly enough, the best words ever spoken of Howl were said at its obscenity trial in the moment of its emergence. During the second Eisenhower administration things were culturally very tight, and artists and critics, recovering from the McCarthy era, rushed to the defense of a poem attacked by the ...
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