In an e-mail, an Aurora spokesman said Sagar’s firing was not related to her presentation.
“Dr. Sagar’s contract was terminated for a number of reasons, none related to her study. This was in no way a retaliatory action. As a matter of fact, the study supported our quality improvement initiatives and has resulted in heightened standards in the echo lab.”
Author: SupremeCmdr
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More Statin Stuff 01/11/11
A Day in the Life – Insurance Underwriter (expert or not)
Scary Charts – 01/09/11
Calculated Risk: Summary for Week ending January 8th
I sincerely hope my readers continue on to read the source articles of my posts. I always credit my sources and thank them all for providing content.
I do claim credit for the persnickety comments.

DM and Depression – Watch That Combo
In Women, Diabetes Plus Depression a Deadly Combo
Women who had diabetes had about a 35 percent increased risk of dying, and those with depression had about a 44 percent increased risk, compared with women with neither condition, the researchers calculated.
Those with both conditions had about twice the risk of dying, the study authors found.

Thought for Today 01/08/2011
Why Is The US Taxpayer Subsidizing Facebook – And The Next Bubble? « The Baseline Scenario
If you don’t care about Facebook you will after reading this excellent article.

Private Sector Payrolls Add 297,000 in December
iPhone ECG
An Expert Life Underwriter Bears Witness to the Growth of Ebooks
The slow yet steady shift from dead tree to digital versions of books is fascinating. One of my holiday presents was a Kindle. I have joined the movement.
Last year was a disappointing year in my personal book reading. I read just 30 books in 2010. The reason was simple to deduce. I spent too much time doing other things (like working).
And in recognition of the new reality I am not increasing my effort to meet my goal of reading a book a week. I’ve decided to approach this situation with more intelligence than I have in the past. Yes, I’m setting the bar lower.
Read a Book a Week is now Read a Book Every Other Week.
26 books this year should be doable, no?


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