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6 Jan 2010, 9:00 pm
" - In mid-2008, the Duluth News Tribune printed a letter by a spokesperson for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, which includes this passage: "In a study presented at a meeting of the American Thoracic Society in San Diego in 2006, UCLA researcher Donald Tashkin presented findings from his study of cannabis and the respiratory system. [read post]
1 Feb 2015, 10:35 am
Yet another brief by 52 distinguished economists (including 3 Nobel Prize winners) documents the economic effects of an adverse decision, not just on individuals now receiving premium tax credits, but also on the individual insurance markets in FFM states, which would be devastated through adverse selection by a decision for the challengers.Separate amicus briefs were filed supporting the government by the American Hospital Association and by other associations representing most of… [read post]
21 May 2013, 9:30 pm
Rom M.D., MPH of the American Thoracic Society testified that air pollution causes health problems, which can itself lead to significant financial costs. [read post]
1 Aug 2022, 1:01 am
As a Switzerland-based respiratory health advocacy group established in 2002, the forum currently has more than 70,000 members throughout the world, representing organizations such as the American College of Chest Physicians, Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, European Respiratory Society, Pan African Thoracic Society, and Asociación Latinoamericana del Thorax. [read post]
24 Jul 2009, 12:05 pm
The results were published in the August 1 issue of the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/Research_270/Even_Healthy_Lungs_Labor_at_Acceptable_Ozone_Levels.shtml A little context for why this is important: you may recall that the ever-consistent Steve Johnson, head of the US EPA in the last years of the Bush administration, ignored the agency's science advisers and… [read post]
22 Nov 2021, 8:30 am
Last year, a formal joint request to reconsider the NCD was submitted to CMS by the GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and American College of Radiology (ACR), and CMS received numerous comments from various stakeholders, including from the Association for Quality Imaging. [read post]
23 Jun 2010, 3:54 am
The previous study was published in a journal of the American Thoracic Society.The current study was presented at the the 24th Annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies . [read post]
11 Jun 2016, 10:04 am
Construction Industry and Asbestos Exposure According to the American Thoracic Society 2004, an estimated 1.3 million construction workers, including workers in building and equipment maintenance, are at the highest risk for exposure to asbestos. [read post]
25 Jul 2022, 9:07 pm
Some examples of the other events that have drawn out Dr.Califf include: March-Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative Executive Committee -2000 STAT Breakthrough Science Summit April -2022 Health Datapalooza -National Institutute for HealhCare Managment -Drug Information Association -American Association for Cancer Research -National Academyof Medicine -Prescription and Illicit Drug Summitt -Health Journalism 2022 May -World Medicine… [read post]
23 Jun 2017, 7:00 am
Additional Resources: Rleural plaques, British Thoracic Society More Blog Entries:Montana Settles Asbestos Claims for $25M, Feb. 19, 2017, Boston Mesothelioma Lawyer Blog The post Boston Military Veterans Mesothelioma Cases appeared first on Mesothelioma Lawyers Blog. [read post]
27 Oct 2010, 10:30 am
Just as critics have charged that HHS relied excessively on a physician-allied group (the Council on Graduate Medical Education) in determining future health care work force needs, the CPI report makes a case that too much responsibility has been devolved from governmental decisionmakers to a private sector group, the American Medical Association/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC). [read post]
15 Jun 2011, 2:46 pm
In contrast to the unsupported claims by some polluters who argue that health threats from mercury and other air pollutants are "exaggerated," we will hear today from EPA Administrator Jackson and representatives from the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Nurses Association, and the American Thoracic Society, who are experts on the issue. [read post]
13 Jun 2023, 7:55 am
Our clients are joined by governments at all levels, as well as major environmental and public-health organizations, all of whom are supporting Berkeley’s request to rehear the case en banc: The United States government, noting the disruption the panel opinion would have on the Department of Energy’s operations (the fact that the federal government has weighed in in is particularly notable, since it rarely argues against federal preemption and also rarely submits amicus briefs on the… [read post]
28 May 2009, 5:48 pm
’’ Kreiss, chief of NIOSH’s Field Studies Branch, also talked about the popcorn advertisements in informal remarks prepared for the American Thoracic Society conference earlier this month in San Diego. [read post]
2 Jul 2018, 9:21 am
Nevertheless, according to the American Cancer Society, approximately 154,050 will have died of lung cancer by the end of the year. [read post]
16 Aug 2023, 7:15 pm
The Kaplan Meier graph closely resembles one appearing in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Journal, a bi-weekly peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Thoracic Society. [read post]
30 Mar 2020, 3:54 am
According to the American Thoracic Society, less than 5% of lung nodules are actually cancerous. [read post]
14 Jul 2020, 3:54 am
According to the American Thoracic Society, less than 5% of lung nodules are actually cancerous. [read post]
30 Oct 2011, 8:59 pm
The political agenda of the Levelers sounds quite noble to 21st century Americans, but their ideals have no place in the world of science: not all opinions or scientific studies are created equally; not all opinions are worthy of being taken seriously in scientific discourse or in courtroom presentations of science; and not all opinions should be tolerated, especially when they claim causal conclusions based upon shoddy or inadequate evidence. [read post]
12 Jul 2015, 10:44 am
Ironically, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) submitted an amicus brief, despite having an obvious conflict of interest. [read post]
