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.
July
18
Encourage Little Girls To Take Their Lunch To School With Cute Lunch Boxes
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byAlma Abell
There is no better way to encourage a little girl to take her lunch to school than to give her a new lunch box. Whether parents realize it or not, a lunch box can be a pretty important part of a child’s scholastic experience. Kids of all ages are always comparing lunch boxes and deciding who has the coolest, prettiest, and cutest! Little girls love to compare lunch boxes and love it even more when their lunch box is customized with designs they picked out. This is an activity you can do with your child, browse online for cute lunch boxes for girls, and personalize it.
Customized Lunch Boxes Bring Joy to a Regular School Day
There is a new type of lunch box hitting the school lunch scene. Customizable lunch boxes that are made of metal! The fine finish of shiny silver metal showcases the design picked for the front of a lunch box, perfectly. Not only does the metal look reflect a stylish sense, it also reflects the light of a cafeteria or the sunshine. They are easily totted around with a collapsible black handle too.
Send Cheery Messages
Newer lunch boxes offer the option of being able to write on the inside of the lid. The interior lid is a chalkboard that can be written on every day to let your child know how much they are loved. Since the lunch box is metal, it is easy to clean up with soap and water too.
Let Your Little Girl Choose Her Own Style
When you spend special time with your child to customize a lunch box, you are letting them express their own creative style. Lunch boxes can even be personalized with names! Simply choose the font and color to being the process. Then select from a variety of images that are bound to make a little girl giddy! Flowers, cute little girls, animals and pinwheel designs are available, just to name a few. Each design has options to change different background aspects. This truly makes every lunch box unique and fun to create!
iBB Beyond offers the most unique lunch box designs that are completely customizable. Just find the style and design you like to create cute lunch boxes for girls.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Women’s rights advocate and Georgetown University Law Center graduate Sandra Fluke announced her candidacy yesterday to run for the California State Senate.
The Democrat previously stated she would run for a seat in the United States Congress being vacated by retiring Congressman Henry Waxman. She informed the Los Angeles Times that she decided to run for the California State Senate instead of the U.S. Congress because she felt she would be able to accomplish more for the people of California as a state Senator.
She will attempt to gain election to the seat currently occupied by Ted Lieu, a Democrat from Torrance, California. Lieu is currently in the beginning of his own campaign for Congressman Waxman’s seat representing California’s 33rd congressional district.
| My entire career has been devoted to the public interest, whether representing victims of human trafficking or advocating for working families. | ||
In a release to the press, Fluke said: “I am extremely moved by the outpouring of local and national support I have received since I announced that I was considering running for office. My entire career has been devoted to the public interest, whether representing victims of human trafficking or advocating for working families.”
She described her intentions for the California legislature: “I am committed to continuing that fight in Sacramento, working to protect our environment, ensure our access to health care, and create the jobs that are desperately needed. While I strongly considered offering my candidacy for Congress, I feel there is a better way for me to advance the causes that are important to our community.”
| I am eager to get to work fighting for the causes that matter most to our future as a community, state and nation. | ||
Fluke characterized herself as a new voice for progressivism: “I believe that the families and communities of this district — from West Hollywood to West L.A. and from Santa Monica to Torrance and beyond — deserve to have a fresh perspective from a new generation of progressive leadership in Sacramento, and I am eager to get to work fighting for the causes that matter most to our future as a community, state and nation.”
After graduating from law school, Fluke moved to Los Angeles where she used her skills as a lawyer to help improve conditions for individuals related to improving the living wage and advocating for better foster care for children.
Fluke was nominated as a candidate by Time magazine for their Person of the Year of 2012. Time concluded Fluke helped give U.S. President Barack Obama an edge in his 2012 presidential re-election campaign.
Fluke was a featured speaker on September 5, 2012 at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. Fluke spoke to attendees at the convention about the consequences for women of electing Republican candidate for U.S. President Mitt Romney over incumbent President Barack Obama. Fluke campaigned with President Obama in his bid for re-election.
She was recognized April 22, 2012 with the Stand Up for Choice Award. Fluke was given the Stand Up for Choice Award at the “Third Annual Multi-Generational Brunch” of the organization NARAL Pro-Choice America which was held in New York City (NYC), New York in the United States.
Fluke received a nomination in March 2012 as a candidate for Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world. The list is released annually as a special edition of Time magazine, titled Time 100.
She gave testimony to the US Congress on February 23, 2012 before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee at a hearing about women’s health and contraception. She also worked for Sanctuary for Families in NYC which worked to crack down on human trafficking and domestic violence.