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MUGA2 comments

grayroots wrote 3 weeks ago: Well, Kathy had her MUGA today, and of course neither of us had a clue what that was.  Here’s … more →

Tags: Daily Roll.

Routine Mammograms Beginning at Age 50?

panoramicviews wrote 1 month ago: Another article reported by the Washington Post reports on a Federal panel’s recommendation ab … more →

Tags: My View, Links & Things, Faith & Wellness, Discussion starters, Washington Post, breast cancer, Mammograms, PSA, prostate specific antigen

Human beings are not capable of deciding whether to continue with the pregnancy of their unborn child based on statistics and percentages

Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 2 months ago: The UK’s coverage of Down’s syndrome screening and statistics continues following the pu … more →

Tags: media, statistics, Screening, This Blog, Down Syndrome, Prenatal, Down's Syndrome

Song (2008): Subskills in L2 comprehension?

robbmccollum wrote 2 months ago: I ran across this very helpful article recently that does with reading and listening comprehension s … more →

Tags: advanced ability, Article Review, Assessment, EAP, ESL, integrated tasks, language testing, Listening, Reading

Policy, Analysis, Information, and Results: A Case of ESL in Higher Ed

robbmccollum wrote 3 months ago: I work with my institution’s international teaching assistant (ITA) program. The program, like … more →

Tags: Students, language testing, admissions, Research, Assessment, EAP, administration, Speaking, advanced ability

The Link between Hormonal Imbalance and Cholesterol1 comment

bodylogicmd wrote 4 months ago: Concentrated quantities of cholesterol within the blood-stream often lead to hormonal imbalances suc … more →

Tags: Nutrition, adrenal, Adrenals, atherosclerosis, BodyLogicMD, Cholesterol, Depression, HDL, heart attack

UK NHS developing non-invasive diagnosis tests1 comment

Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 4 months ago: The Guardian reports that the UK’s National Health Service has begun a program to develop non- … more →

Tags: Screening, scientific research, Genetics, Down Syndrome, non-invasive, ethics, Down's Syndrome, NIPD, cffNA

Services Provided at Jacksonville Speech and Hearing Center

shcjax wrote 5 months ago: Speech-Language Pathology Professional diagnostic evaluations and therapy are provided by specialist … more →

Tags: Hearing/Audiology, speech and language, Speech, hearing, Therapy

US groups are in denial over Down's syndrome testing

Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 6 months ago: I’ll be honest and state that when I first read Leticia Velasquez’s appeal for truth abo … more →

Tags: statistics, Termination, Down Syndrome, Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awarene, Prenatal, Down's Syndrome

On the fallacy of accuracy3 comments

Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 6 months ago: I could hardly not mention the so-called wrongful birth case of Deborah and Ariel Levy, the Oregan c … more →

Tags: Down Syndrome, CVS, Down's Syndrome, Lévy, wrongful birth

Point of Care Diagnostic Testing World Markets By Aarkstore Enterprise

aarkstore wrote 7 months ago: The purpose of this report is to describe the specific market segment of the in vitro diagnostics ma … more →

Tags: Pharmaceutical, Medical, health, Point Care, World Markets

The practical and ethical implications of non-invasive diagnostic testing1 comment

Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 7 months ago: The Journal of the American Medical Association has published a commentary written by two doctors fr … more →

Tags: ethics, Down Syndrome, non-invasive, Down's Syndrome

Getting on with just living life

brokenbrilliant wrote 7 months ago: I had a good session with my New Therapist (NT) today. They say I seem to be doing really well, and … more →

Tags: head trauma, mild traumatic brain injury, Personal Experiences with TBI, TBI Rehab, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, mTBI, Head injury, Therapy

NHS screening head admits to accuracy failure of Down's syndrome screening

Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 7 months ago: The head of the UK’s screening programmes has admitted that the NHS has failed to roll-out mor … more →

Tags: statistics, Screening, Down Syndrome, Down's Syndrome, NHS screening

Further Placement Test Piloting

robbmccollum wrote 7 months ago: Given the University’s need to assess the English language proficiency of in-coming transfer s … more →

Tags: Academic Life, language testing, admissions, Test scores, Research, Assessment, integrated tasks, EAP, administration

UK invests in DNA testing research1 comment

Matt at WelcometoIllinois wrote 7 months ago: The Times is reporting that the UK’s Medical Research Council (MRC) is investing £7m in a nati … more →

Tags: scientific research, Down Syndrome, Down's Syndrome, DNA, Medical Research Council

The fall of the spider monkey9 comments

brokenbrilliant wrote 7 months ago: I actually didn’t get to see my diagnostic neuropsych yesterday. They had a family medical eme … more →

Tags: brain injury, Family Issues, head trauma, mild traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, Personal Experiences with TBI, social issues, TBI Rehab, TBI Symptoms

Singh (2006): Even graduate students can't summarize well1 comment

robbmccollum wrote 7 months ago: Last week, I spent a half hour in the depths of the university library searching through the P/PE st … more →

Tags: annotated review, Students, language testing, Book Review, integrated tasks, Strategies, ESL

How to ask for medical help

brokenbrilliant wrote 8 months ago: It’s only taken me 20 years, but I’ve finally figured out how to ask for help from medic … more →

Tags: brain injury, head trauma, mild traumatic brain injury, Neuropsychological Effects of TBI, Personal Experiences with TBI, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, mTBI, Head injury


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