Word: referred
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Tutors and deans may refer specific cases to the mediation office in Holworthy basement, or individuals can make appointments to speak with mediators themselves...
...seem ironic when juxtaposed with such truly innovative, unnerving songs as the fifth track, "E-bow the Letter." This song is brimming over with lyrics; words literally spill from line to line. Stipe mesmerizingly free associates about how he can't understand "the star-thing," which seems to refer to the way young kids get fixated on their media heroes. "E-bow" has weight enough to cast the more poppy songs on the album into perspective; in the context of this song, all the various pop genres toyed with on the album, from record-company-Romeo to hard-living-guitar...
Once that kind of intelligence is wired into a computer, the next logical step is connecting the system to the outside world. In fact, "tele-medicine," as doctors refer to a range of such long-distance ministrations, is the latest buzz in medical technology. The idea is simple enough: doctors and computers in advanced research centers should be able to "dial in" to rural areas to diagnose and treat patients, opening up a whole new medical frontier...
Besides the several thousand doctors who include elements of various "unconventionals" in their practice, many others refer patients to non-M.D. practitioners on a case-by-case basis. Dr. Mark Anderson, an internist in Greenwich, Connecticut, directs some patients to homeopaths or acupuncturists for pain that has not responded to conventional treatment. "Patients ask about these things, and so long as they really want to try them and keep in touch with me afterward," he says, "I go along...
...tests, Home Access ($39.95) and Home Access Express ($49.95), must send a blood sample to a lab, then call a toll-free number with a private personal identification code to get the results. If the results are positive or inconclusive, a counselor gets on the line to refer people to a full-time counselor and discuss medical options. "The advantage of a home test is the sense of privacy which might encourage more people to get tested," says Gorman. "The hope is that the company providing the tests is as careful in maintaining the confidentiality of its records as medical...