Word: anesthesiologists
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...beach resort. Many of the yachts come equipped with such amenities as freezers, stereos and video recorders, and are custom-designed to make sailing relatively easy. With a push of a button, the commodore can weigh anchor and head for open water. Says Normand Bremner, 51, a Dallas anesthesiologist who was cruising the Grenadines last week: "Bareboat sailing is like a luxurious type of camping. You fend for yourself, do what you want, and you don't have to worry about putting up your tent at night...
...keep old distress in focus. In my younger days, a truck hit my car and I spent nine months in an itchy body cast, but I no longer have painful, or even unpleasant, memories of the event." Thompson, in reporting the cover story, was especially impressed by Seattle Anesthesiologist John Bonica, an immigrant and former circus strongman who went on to become a pioneer in the field of pain alleviation...
...told, nearly one-third of the American population have persistent or recurrent chronic pain, according to Seattle Anesthesiologist John Bonica, founder of the International Association for the Study of Pain and a world-renowned leader in pain research. Of these, he estimates, one-half to two-thirds are partly or totally disabled for periods of days, weeks or months, or for life. "Chronic pain disables more people than cancer or heart disease," says Bonica, "and it costs the American people more money than both." His estimate: $70 billion a year in medical costs, lost working days and compensation. The human...
...Arcadia, for example, a hernia operation for a two-year-old child recently cost $450; the same surgery, if performed at a local children's hospital, would have run to $ 1,200 (excluding the surgeon's and anesthesiologist's fees in both cases). Similarly, cataract surgery at the center costs $700, compared with $1,700 charged at nearby Methodist Hospital of Southern California. Instead of paying $100 to $400 for a night in the hospital, patients at the new clinics are sent home with instructions on how to care for themselves. "They know what to anticipate...
...year-old anesthesiologist, who worked at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital until he was convicted last year of raping a nurse, was the final witness in his own defense in the highly publicized five-week trial. The 12-member jury, which has not been told of Hussain's previous conviction, is expected to begin deliberations tomorrow after final arguments are presented...