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Where Have All the Companies Gone--Long Time Passing
August 1, 2008 2:15 PM by Joyce Ward
Those of you who are, like me, former members of the flower generation, may remember the song "Where Have all the Flowers Gone?" It started as a war protest song, written by Pete Seger, and was recorded by several folk groups such as the Kingston Trio Read More...
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Of Cell Phones, Granite Counter Tops and Bravery
July 25, 2008 1:01 PM by Joyce Ward
There is an old saying that a coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man dies but once. In today's world, however, the media is often responsible for bringing on a thousand fears of death by sensationalizing any slight possibility of risk. If you pay Read More...
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Passage of Medicare Bill Calling for Accreditation of Facilities Applauded
July 16, 2008 1:04 PM by Joyce Ward
Both the ACR and the SNM are celebrating the passage of H. R. 6331, the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. Both houses of Congress garnered the necessary majorities to override a presidential veto of the act. The House overrode Read More...
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Watch Out, Dr. House!
July 10, 2008 2:41 PM by Joyce Ward
TV shows like House, which show physicians yelling at subordinates and ignoring their advice may have to adjust their scripts, now that the Joint Commission is taking on bad behavior in hospitals. According to a WebMD report : "The Joint Commission's Read More...
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Great Times and Good Deeds in New Orleans
June 27, 2008 1:51 PM by Joyce Ward
New Orleans put on its best face for the technologists, physicians and scientists attending the annual SNM conference June 14-18. In return, SNM and SNMTS members gave a bit of their time and their blood to the city. Coming into New Orleans, it looked Read More...
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Where are the Lights?
June 13, 2008 12:32 PM by Joyce Ward
I have been moving from one apartment to another and just as I was opening the boxes and just getting settled in my new place the power went out. It stayed out for about 15 hours and people were complaining that they would need to throw out the food, Read More...
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Newspaper Causes Concerns with Story on Accident
June 4, 2008 3:25 PM by Joyce Ward
On June 3, the Times-Picayune in New Orleans reported that a vehicle transporting diagnostic radioisotopes in New Orleans struck a Jeep ejecting some containers of radioactive isotopes. Later in the story, it noted that the Jeep, not the medical isotope Read More...
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Take the Beads and Leave a Little Blood in New Orleans
May 28, 2008 11:27 AM by Joyce Ward
The other day I was talking to Amy Shaw, associte director of public relations at the SNM, and she told me that SNMTS and United Blood Services will come together to be "Blood Heroes" by hosting a blood drive during SNM's 55th Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Read More...
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No Hope for MAPLE
May 21, 2008 12:53 PM by Joyce Ward
There was bad news out of Canada last week when Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd, a Crown corporation announced it was abandoning development of its two MAPLE medical-isotope reactors Ontario. The company had spent hundreds of millions of dollars in developing Read More...
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Dirtier than a Toilet?
May 15, 2008 12:01 PM by Joyce Ward
Have you looked at your keyboard lately? I usually don't, unless I accidentally spill something on it. Then I read in an article on ABC News about a study by a microbiologist in the United Kingdom that showed that the typical office keyboard had contamination Read More...
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Is your Hospital Ready for a Disaster?
May 7, 2008 4:19 PM by Joyce Ward
According to a May 5 report from Reuters news service, a one-day snapshot of emergency room conditions at 34 U.S. hospitals shows they are all overwhelmed and none is prepared to handle a big event like a disaster or attack. The snapshot, which included Read More...
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Heading to the Big Easy?
April 30, 2008 4:52 PM by Joyce Ward
I just got my airplane reservations to fly down to New Orleans this June 14 for the SNM annual meeting. I am looking forward to the conference which allows me to learn the latest research in nuclear medicine and PET and to connectwith old friends and Read More...
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My Experience Irradiating Bugs
April 21, 2008 5:45 PM by Joyce Ward
On Saturday night, I was watching "Myth Busters" with my grandson. This week, they were trying to bust the myth that cockroaches would be the only thing living after a nuclear war. To test this, they put four different bugs, including fruit flies and Read More...
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Did the Earth Just Move?
April 18, 2008 3:27 PM by Joyce Ward
I was just trying to get in touch with my sister, who lives in Michigan, to see if the earth had moved under her feet earlier today because of the earthquake in the Midwest . Although the Midwest is not known for earthquakes, one of the biggest faults Read More...
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What Did I Want in the Refrigerator?
April 16, 2008 5:30 PM by Joyce Ward
Next Monday will be my 66 th birthday and while I think my mind is as sharp as it used to be when I was a spring chicken of 55, I sometimes find myself forgetting where I put my keys or why I went over to the refrigerator. These small lapses are not new. Read More...
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