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Sunday, December 23, 2012

George H.W. Bush stable after weekend hospitalization | Reduction

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George H.W. Bush stable after weekend hospitalization

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HOUSTON –  Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush is starting the week in a Houston hospital where he's spent several days for treatment of a lingering cough related to bronchitis. George Kovacik with Methodist Hospital says the 88-year-old Bush remains in stable condition at the facility Monday. Aides earlier said the 41st president would likely be discharged over the weekend. Bush has been in and out of the hospital for treatment of the cough. Bush also suffers from a form of Parkinson's disease that forces him to use a wheelchair or motorized scooter. The ex-president and his wife, Barbara, split their time between homes in Houston and Kennebunkport, Maine.

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George Kovacik

Overall Sentiment: 0.0887106

Relevance: 0.194614

Barbara

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Sandy destroys medical research | Reduction

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Sandy destroys medical research

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Medical Research Miracle by Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com
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When the New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center lost power as Sandy buffeted New York on Monday evening, the back-up power generators malfunctioned and the healthcare facility was required to evacuate around 300 patients to surrounding hospitals. The patients were conserved, however the power outage left one of the medical center's pet research facilities in the dark, and the New York Daily News reported that hundreds of lab mice may have sunk, leading to the loss of years of research, cell societies and tissues that needed to be deserted in failing incubators. The Smilow Research Center, one of NYU's three pet research facilities, lost one-of-a-kind strains of mice when the power outage restricted access to the 13th floor research center, ABC News reported. The center held specimens important to NYU scientists ' research in heart disease, cancer and neurodegeneration.

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Ravi Tolwani

Overall Sentiment: -0.309219

Relevance: 0.668256

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-0.19575"We feel badly for the mice and for the science that was disrupted and The Rockefeller University is obviously committed to helping NYU scientists in this difficult time," says Ravi Tolwani, ...
-0.0992502"When we modify mice to modify genes, those modifications made are unique to that specific mouse strain. That may be the only mouse strain that's available for a specific genetic defect in the world," says Tolwani.
-0.163088"When we modify mice to modify genes, those modifications made are unique to that specific mouse strain. That may be the only mouse strain that's available for a specific genetic defect in the world," says Tolwani. "Those mice are not replaceable, or they're not very easy to replace. The effort to actually generate those mice is lost, and whatever science has been done on those mice is stopped."
-0.343508"It's devastating," says Tolwani.
-0.104098"It's devastating," says Tolwani. "Science is a very competitive field, and it is rapidly advancing. Even reproducing those strains and having to wait to use them is devastating to their science because research advances very quickly. You can imagine that scientists' lives are actually disrupted."
-0.0980325"Before the science on these mice is published, there will not be as much sharing. I would guess that the majority of the mice were not shared with other investigators. Therefore those mouse strains were lost," he says. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 6
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -1.0037267
  • Mean: -0.16728778333333
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Sandy

Overall Sentiment: -0.359027

Relevance: 0.356969

Dr. Michelle Krogsgaard

Overall Sentiment: -0.433976

Relevance: 0.252432

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PrintMedia: New York Daily News

Overall Sentiment: -0.318491

Relevance: 0.336625

Organization: NYU Langone Medical Center

Overall Sentiment: -0.122984

Relevance: 0.799257

Organization: NYU

Overall Sentiment: 0.0855001

Relevance: 0.390311

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Organization: Rockefeller University

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Relevance: 0.382777

Organization: medical center

Overall Sentiment: -0.216265

Relevance: 0.348326

Organization: New York University

Overall Sentiment: -0.287871

Relevance: 0.321523

Company: Time Inc

Overall Sentiment: 0.0541814

Relevance: 0.40446

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City: New York

Overall Sentiment: -0.143446

Relevance: 0.38789

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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Caregiver Who Served Poisonous Mushrooms Is Banned | Redux

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Caregiver Who Served Poisonous Mushrooms Is Banned

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A California woman who served poisonous mushrooms to residents of an elder-care home has been barred for life from working in such facilities after four people died, state officials said Thursday. An investigation by the California Department of Social Services found that Lilia Tirdea, the home's caretaker, failed to apply state standards by serving "foraged mushrooms" to five residents. Tirdea "constitutes a threat to the health and safety of the clients," the report said. Four people died, and two fell ill, including Tirdea, after eating mushroom gravy in early November, the report said. Investigators previously referred to the dish as soup. The report cleared the owner of Gold Age Villa, Raisa Oselsky, who will be allowed to keep her license. Investigators found that Oselsky had properly trained Tirdea and told her to serve only store-bought food to residents at the home near Sacramento.

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Lilia Tirdea

Overall Sentiment: 0.0265383

Relevance: 0.83147

Raisa Oselsky

Overall Sentiment: 0.325709

Relevance: 0.427131

Michael Weston

Overall Sentiment: 0.0870597

Relevance: 0.36416

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0"This is a very tragic accident, however, after investigating the department felt this action was necessary to protect the health and safety of individuals who live in licensed care facilities," said Michael Weston, ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0
  • Mean: 0
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731
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Dorothy Mary Hart

Overall Sentiment: -0.202092

Relevance: 0.264016

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Frank Warren Blodgett

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.224638

Barbara Lopes

Overall Sentiment: -0.0894702

Relevance: 0.195918

Teresa Olesniewicz

Overall Sentiment: -0.0406006

Relevance: 0.190191

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  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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Organization: California Department of Social Services

Overall Sentiment: -0.177958

Relevance: 0.341955

StateOrCounty: California

Overall Sentiment: -0.257764

Relevance: 0.312776

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