Tuesday, April 27, 2010
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Ogden is a member of the United States’ Libertarian Party.
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What is Breast Augmentation?
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Heather ColmanBreast augmentation, also known as breast implant surgery is a popular cosmetic surgery to enlarge the size of a woman’s breasts or to reconstruct the breast to correct genetic deformities or after a mastectomy. This procedure is also performed during male-to-female sex changes.
How popular is breast augmentation? According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, breast augmentation is the third most commonly performed cosmetic surgical procedure in the United States. In 2005, 291,000 breast augmentation procedures were performed.
There are four types of implants used in breast augmentation.
1. Saline implants, which have a silicone rubber shell filled with sterile saline liquid. These implants are currently the only type available outside of clinical trials in the United States, but future regulation may make more filler types available.
2. Silicone gel implants, which have a silicone shell filled with a viscous silicone gel.
3. String Implants, which used proypropylene (PPP), were eliminated years ago by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) due to the complications brought about by continuous growth after implantation.
Despite the apparent danger and frequent complications, this type of breast implant was popular among adult entertainers.
4. Tissue engineered implants are a new form currently in development. Cells taken from tissue artificially grown from human stem cells are combined with a scaffold material to produce a Tissue Engineered Breast Implant.
The advantage of this breast augmentation method is that there is no risk of leakage or rupture, and the size can remain stable for the lifetime of the patient, a contrast from the silicone or saline filled implants which typically reduce by approximately 40%.
Regardless of the type of breast augmentation procedure chosen, it is likely that women with implants will need to have one or more additional surgeries (reoperations) over the course of their lives. The most common reasons for reoperations include cosmetic concerns, capsular contracture, and rupture.
Reoperation rates are less frequent in breast reconstruction cases. The major implant manufacturers, Mentor and Inamed, both reported that almost half their reconstruction patients underwent additional surgeries within three years to fix implant problems, whether their implants were silicone or saline.
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The information presented here should not be interpreted as medical advice. If you or someone you know is considering breast augmentation surgery, please seek professional medical advice for the risks and benefits of this type of surgery.
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Dale Ogden, a 2010 California gubernatorial candidate, talks with Wikinews reporter Mike Morales about his platform.
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How to Find the Perfect Medigap Insurance Plan
Medigap, as the name implies, is a supplemental medical insurance plan provided by private insurance providers to fill the gap of the original Medicare Plan Service. In as much as the government is trying its best to provide all the basic needs of its citizens, particularly that of the elders, there are still certain situations wherein their needs are more than what the government can afford. The best they can do is to mandate these insurance providers to offer certain insurance policies to elders so they can still cope-up with their medical needs.
The Quest for the Perfect Medigap Insurance Plan
Medicare was never designed to pay ALL of your medical bills. You can take advantage of special Medicare supplement plans that give you solid protection against high medical bills. While protecting your freedom to choose your MD.
In searching for the perfect Medigap policy, you should do a bit of calculation and estimation. It is something that you do out of fancy. Give it utmost importance by listing down the potential medical fees you may encounter for the entire year. There are 12 standardized Medicare Supplemental Insurance Plans offered by insurance providers and having the estimated cost of your medical expense by your side will make your task easier. You can easily compare the unique differences of these benefits and choose the most appropriate package for you.
Medigap is additional health insurance that you buy from a private insurance company to pay health care costs not covered by basic Medicare, such as co-payments, deductibles, and health care if you travel outside the US. Medigap insurance policies do not cover long term care – such as stays in a nursing facility, dental care, vision care, hearing aids, eyeglasses, or private-duty nursing. Most medigap plans do not cover prescription drugs.
Those who have existing insurance plans should re-evaluate the contents of these policy so you will not end up purchasing the same services with these Medigap policies. You should also remember that unlike other insurance plans, the Medigap Insurance Plans will not extend its coverage to your spouse. This is an individual medical insurance plan, so do your calculation based on your needs alone. Moreover, try to estimate the amount of premium you may need to pay and see if it will fit your monthly budget. If it does not then you may need to be satisfied with a different type of insurance plan.
Medicare supplement insurance covers the gap between what Medicare pays on medical bills and what you have to pay for premium deductibles, coinsurance and co-payments.
Private Medicare supplement insurance policies pay only for services that the U.S. Medicare system indicates medically necessary – and cash payments are generally based on the Medicare approved expense. Some insurance plans offer financial benefits that Medicare do not offer. Such as emergency care abroad.
After securing this set of information, you may find it helpful to inquire with your existing insurance company. If you have worked several years with this company then you will find it a whole easier to place your trust and confidence in them. You may also be given a little leeway with the documents that needs to be submitted because you already have a file on their end.
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Saturday, May 24, 2008
An appeals court in Texas has ruled that Texas Child Protective Services should not have taken the children from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) compound as they were unable to prove that the children in the compound were at risk of immediate physical harm.
401 allegedly abused children were taken into state custody last month after officials received a call from a distressed 16-year-old girl. The children were found in a 1700-acre compound belonging to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It is now believed that the original phone call was actually a hoax.
Police were monitoring the compound ever since it was bought by the group one year ago. According to Texas law there must have been “a danger to the physical health or safety of the child which was caused by an act or failure to act of the person entitled to possession and for the child to remain in the home is contrary to the welfare of the child”.
In addition to the above there must also be “the urgent need for protection required the immediate removal of the child and reasonable efforts, consistent with the circumstances and providing for the safety of the child, were made to eliminate or prevent the child’s removal”
Finally, for state custody to be allowed there must also have been “reasonable efforts have been made to enable the child to return home”. A lower court was given 10 days to make a decision on whether the above requirements are met. Although originally the mothers were allowed to stay with the children, they are not required to be separate unless the parents are aged under eighteen or the children are very young. The FLDS said in an open letter to the Governor of Texas that a “critical crisis” was unfolding due to these recent incidents.
The Texas courts system released documents on its website regarding the recent decision. It said that: “the only danger to the male children or the female children who had not reached puberty identified by the Department was the Department’s assertion that the pervasive belief system of the FLDS community groomed the males to be perpetrators of sexual abuse later in life and taught the girls to submit to sexual abuse after reaching puberty.”
The document also noted that: “There was no evidence that the male children, or the female children who had not reached puberty, were victims of sexual or other physical abuse or in danger of being victims of sexual or other physical abuse.” The website reported that: “While there was evidence that twenty females had become pregnant between the ages of thirteen and seventeen, there was no evidence regarding the marital status of these girls when they became pregnant or the circumstances under which they became pregnant other than the general allegation that the girls were living in an FLDS community with a belief system that condoned underage marriage and sex.”
The report claimed there were five possible cases of abuse, “There was no evidence that any of the female children other than the five identified as having become pregnant between the ages of fifteen and seventeen were victims or potential victims of sexual or other physical abuse”.
In addition to Texas, the group has compounds in Hildale, Mancos and many other locations. The church has around 10,000 members in total, and was founded in the 1930s. The church split from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints due to the fact that it abandoned polygamy.
The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is led by Warren Jeffs – jailed last year for the rape and forced marriage of a 14 year old girl – is a breakaway branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which abandoned the practice of polygamy in 1890.
If you break a bone or have some other type of bone problem, you would more than likely see orthopedists, also known as orthopedic surgeons. These doctors practice a branch of medicine that uses both surgical and non-surgical means to repair musculoskeletal injuries and deformities. These problems are often related to sports injuries, infections, tumors, and degenerative childhood diseases.The name orthopedics is derived from two Greek words orthos and paideion when put together mean “straight-child” and is often used on children to correct deformities in the spine and other problems with the bones. These children are often born with these deformities.Orthopedic surgeons usually deal with patients with some type of musculoskeletal injury. Orthopedic surgeons use general anesthesia on the patients while they perform their surgeries and often are able to land a great job for life in a local hospital, teaching school, or a private practice office. The future often looks bright for these specialists, especially in areas that are away from the big cities where good doctors are not as easy to find. The pay scale for orthopedic surgeons is roughly between $100,000 and $500,000 a year, depending on your experience and ability. The pay also depends on where your practice is located as often the professionals in private practice are on a higher pay scale because the competition is not as high.If you desire to follow this path, you will need to earn a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in either pre-med, or biology. Then you will need to finish four years of medical school then complete a hospital residency, which also lasts about four years. This residency usually includes general surgery with specialty training. After you have completed all the required schooling, you must apply for a medical practice license in the state that you wish to practice. To do this, you must pass the Medical Licensing Exam. You must apply to be re-certified every 7-10 years so that your license stays up to date and you can continue to practice your skill. There are many skills that are required for you to become a good orthopedic surgeon. These include having a complete understanding of any new technologies being used in the surgical field, ethics within the medical field, pharmacology so that you can prescribe the right medicines for your patients, and physiology. You will also need to have an understanding of what contributes to the health of the musculoskeletal system and how to prevent and treat disease. You must also have the stamina to work the long hours that are required with this career. If you desire to follow this path, the future is great for you. If you have the patience, your dream can come true and you can have a great future in the medical field.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Although Israel briefly lifted its blockade of crossings in the Gaza Strip today, United Nations (UN) officials warn that a further blockade could lead to dire consequences for some 750,000 Gazans who rely on UN food aid. Israel blockaded the Gaza Strip in early November, preventing access for UN aid workers and journalists.
The border crossing was opened to allow some food aid and medical supplies through, however, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) spokesman Christopher Gunness warned that “it is just not enough.”
The UNRWA also warns that Gaza faces “a humanitarian catastrophe.” Karen Abu Zayd, commissioner general of UNRWA, said the death toll since the beginning of the Israeli blockade is the gravest since the early days of the Palestinian intifada eight years ago. The Israeli blockade has shut down power for the Gaza Strip, and patients at local hospitals are in grave risk of death because of faulty generators.
“Almost every part of the intensive care unit runs on electricity which comes from Gaza’s main power plant […] that plant is run on fuel from Israel, but no supplies have reached the plant for well over a week now,” said Al Jazeera‘s correspondent in Gaza.
Israel closed the Gaza Strip on November 5 because of rocket fire emanating from the area after the Israeli army units entered and carried out an operation against members of the Hamas combat wing. Currently all foreign journalists are banned from entering Gaza. AP, Reuters, the New York Times, the BBC, CNN and other major news organizations have protested the blockade.
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The new President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy has appointed François Fillon to head the new French government. Fillon’s predecessor Dominique de Villepin stepped down yesterday, and formally handed over the post during a ceremony today.
The nomination did not come as a surprise after the British newspaper the Financial Times had reported on May 8 that Sarkozy had introduced Fillon to Tony Blair in a telephone conversation.
François Fillon (53) has been the political advisor of Sarkozy in the UMP for the past 2 years, and he was Sarko’s campaign leader during the recent presidential elections. Fillon has experience in negotiating with the trade unions, having undertaken controversial reforms of the 35-hour workweek and the pension system. Sarkozy in his inauguration speech on Wednesday reiterated his plans to reform the French labour and social system, and Fillon will have to oversee these reforms as the new Prime Minister. Sarkozy said he wants to make the economy more flexible and lessen social tensions.
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The Guardian reported that Fillon is an Anglophile; his wife Penelope Clarke, with whom he has 5 children, was born in Wales. Ideologically, Fillon is being described as a moderate left-leaning member of the conservative UMP party.
Fillon had his first experience as a minister in 1993 when he became Minister for the Higher education and Research under PM Édouard Balladur. He later became Minister for the Post office, Telecommunications and Space, then Minister for the social Affairs, Work and Solidarity, and finally Minister for national Education, the Higher education and Research. At the university, he studied public law and political sciences.
Sarkozy might announce his cabinet of 15 ministers as early as Friday, half of which are going to be women, he said. Fillon will lead the UMP in the parliamentary elections next month. A poll on Wednesday predicted a 1.5% increase in votes for the UMP, up to 40%, compared to 28% status-quo for the allied socialists.
Reports say that Sarkozy has offered the foreign minister post to Bernard Kouchner, co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières, who is seen as being on the left in French politics.
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As we have covered before, onsite, outdoor advertisements are a great investment because they communicate a lot of information to potential customers in a very short message exchanged over a very short amount of time. Another excellent source of advertising is word of mouth. Gossip spreads and people love to talk, and in this case, that can translate into free advertising for your business. The final leg of advertising your grand opening party is through the idea of ‘divide and conquer’. We have covered some pretty big grand opening ideas and means of promoting your new business. These final ideas are so you can add all the little extra advertising help possible for your new venture.
— Use your grand opening party to start off on a nice, friendly note with your business neighbors. Invite businesses close to yours to set up a booth for their own company outside, as a part of your own celebration. This will lay the foundations for a great partnership in the coming years and provide more access to services for your new customers.
— Extend the same invitation to your vendors and manufactures, offering space for them set up banners and booths in appreciation for their services to your business.
— Be sure to budget for and set aside some petty cash. Your big first day (and especially the week leading up to it) will bring some surprises and you will be glad to have the means to save some time and make whatever unexpected that comes be a little easier to handle.
— Since your Grand Opening Party is so important, and you want as many people to attend for as long as possible, be prepared for, and excited to see guests stay longer than normal business hours. If future customers are sticking around, that’s a very good sign. They should not be turned away or asked to leave.
— People are expecting all the ‘little’ promotionals such as pens, magnets, and business cards. Take advantage of that and try to find a way for everyone who stops by your festivities to go home with one of each. These will filter and spider out to portions of your local neighborhood that did not make it to your grand opening, expanding the circle of those who have seen your advertising.
— Another way to spread the word near and far of your new business and the services it will provide its customers and the surrounding community, is to hand out fliers. This is a great job for a couple of groups of high school students to work together at some local hotspots.
— In all the focus on outdoor advertisements and ideas for planning for your grand opening party, don’t forget to utilize the internet, particularly Facebook and Twitter. Facebook especially, often has groups based on geographical location. Use your new business’ account for each of those types of online networking and have free advertising on the world wide web.
Besides Facebook and Twitter, don’t forget to post a few ads on different sections of Craigslist in the days leading up to your grand opening, describing your new business and the party you will be throwing for its first day.
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