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"Non-Stop" is by no means a perfect movie. Made for the multiplex, it's a middlebrow murder mystery with a lot of "Airport" DNA in its genes. Still, Liam Neeson lends the effort a gravitas that makes it, at least by the standards of gimmicky thrillers, a perfectly entertaining antidote to all the Important Films that have been filling up your pre-Oscar-night to-do list.
The gimmick, in this case, is that the movie is an old-fashioned Agatha Christie novel set on an airplane.
With obvious correlations to such classics of detective fiction as "And Then There Were None" and "Murder on the Orient Express," the film tells the story of an air marshal (Neeson) who must identify and thwart a passenger who is threatening, by text message, to kill one person on the plane every 20 minutes unless he receives $150 million. As with Christie's most famous works, most of the main characters, including Neeson's Bill Marks, a troubled alcoholic, initially draw our suspicion. The characters are either too cooperative, not cooperative enough, weirdly furtive, excessively flirty, hiding a dark secret or, in the zeitgeist-y case of one Middle Eastern-looking character (Omar Metwally), simply presumed to be guilty by ethnicity.
Of course, almost all of the suspects will eventually be proved innocent — several of them, as you might have guessed, by dying.
It works well enough, even if the movie — directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, from a screenplay by John W. Richardson, Christopher Roach and Ryan Engle — leans heavily on cliche. "Non-Stop" opens with a scene of a bleary-eyed Bill sitting sadly in his rain-streaked car, stirring a splash of whiskey into his coffee with a toothbrush as he touches a dog-eared photo of his absent family.
Wow. That's a lot of back story to get out of the way in only 10 seconds, but the movie doesn't have time to waste.
Mere minutes into his six-hour flight to London, Bill is dealing with the first of several corpses to crop up in a closed aircraft hurtling across the ocean at 500 mph. The extortion attempt — more killings will follow unless Bill manages to get a ransom transferred to a numbered bank account that turns out to be in his name — is carried out via an exchange of text messages that pop up onscreen, like little cartoon speech bubbles. It's annoying at first, but you'll get used to it. (You'd better. I suspect that more and more films will, like the recent "Fruitvale Station," start to incorporate texting into their dialogue. Get ready for the first case where a movie catchphrase like "Hasta la vista, baby" comes accompanied by a cellphone alert tone.)
There are a number of plot twists and turns, the most satisfying of which have to do with wireless technology. Because the sender of the threatening messages appears to be someone on the plane, Bill's detective work largely involves finding a person who is using a cellphone in the cabin. That is easier said than done, and it gives the movie, which is otherwise premised on the creakiest of concepts — the so-called "locked-room mystery" — a fresh, contemporary feeling. Collet-Serra, who directed Neeson in "Unknown," has a knack for keeping things lively and moving forward. There are moments of humor, gripping action and real terror.
The cast — which like the "Airport" movies includes an old lady, a little girl and an assortment of other disaster-movie "types" — is bolstered by a nuanced performance by Julianne Moore as Bill's more than slightly suspicious seatmate, as well as believable turns by many less-well-known supporting players.
But it's the propulsive pace of the film and the nice sense of suspense it builds that help most in glossing over its failings. In addition to a series of preposterous plot coincidences that, in hindsight, strain even generous credulity, the film's flaws include a motive that is ultimately revealed in what may be the most torturously reasoned politically themed speech ever delivered by a mad criminal mastermind at the climax of a movie. My response to hearing it was essentially the same as Bill's. "You should have just handed out pamphlets," he tells the murderer. "It would have been a lot easier."
That's certainly true, but the movie would have been a lot less fun.
★ ★ ½
PG-13. At area theaters. Contains violence, brief crude language, sensuality and drug references. 107 minutes.


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Winterthur held a private viewing and cocktail reception for its new exhibit, "Common Destinations: Maps in the American Experience" on Thursday evening. The V.I.P. affair drew about 300 people who viewed the exhibit put together by visiting curator, Dr. Martin Br�ckner, a University of Delaware professor of English and American literature.
America's Founding Fathers required that schoolchildren learn the alphabet and geography practically in the same breath because they felt that geographic literacy was crucial in helping the young country form an identity.
Who knew? But, that was one of the gems uncovered by University of Delaware scholar Dr. Martin Brückner as he conducted the scholarly research for his 2006 book, "The Geographic Revolution in Early America: Maps, Literacy, and National Identity."
"Jefferson and Madison were among those who advocated map literacy as a way to bring us together," Brückner said, a UD professor of English and American literature. "America took pride in building unity out of diversity, and maps helped a fledgling nation forge common bonds and foster good citizenship."
Brückner told officials at Winterthur that they should consider an exhibit of early American maps. They said that was a good idea and asked him to be the visiting curator for the exhibit that would be dubbed "Common Destinations: Maps in The American Experience."
On Thursday evening, Winterthur held a private viewing and cocktail reception to finally unveil "Common Destinations." The V.I.P. affair drew about 300 people, Winterthur Communications Director Liz Farrell said.
Brückner was present with his wife, fellow UD English Professor Dr. Kristen Poole.
The concept of geography's tie to national identify even influenced the Founding Fathers when they drafted America's Declaration of Independence from England.
"We're all familiar with that document, right?" Brückner said. "When you look at the signatures, they signed that document geographically, going from North to South."
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The "Common Destinations" exhibit features more than 100 items from the 18th Century to the 19th Century, including traditional maps and images of maps on such objects as ceramics, playing cards, globes, puzzles, powder horns, handkerchiefs and more.
The exhibit opens to the public on Saturday, April 20 and is scheduled to run until Jan. 5, 2014.
Tom Savage, Winterthur's director of museum affairs, said the exhibit had something for everyone in it.
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Among those at the exclusive private viewing on Thursday evening were Winterthur member Ellen Dannaway, of Hockessin, and her daughter, Lindley Dannaway, visiting from Vermont. For the Dannways, Thursday evening was not just about getting a sneak preview of Winterthur's interesting, new exhibit but also about taking in the splendid scenery of Winterthur Country Garden Estates, with its rolling meadows in the midst of Chateau Country.
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The folks at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors might be forgiven for thinking that no good deed goes unpunished.
In a recent op-ed column in The New York Times, Princeton University bioethics professor Peter Singer takes RPA to task for declining to instruct its clients where to direct their charitable donations.
RPA is an independent nonprofit consulting firm that advises ultrawealthy individual, family, corporate and institutional donors on philanthropy.
Singer writes that "the prevailing assumption in their field is that we shouldn't, or perhaps can't, make objective judgments about which options are better than others."
He doesn't think this is true. "To me it seems clear that there are objective reasons for thinking we may be able to do more good in one of these areas than in another."
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Singer favors this quantitative method of comparing benefits, which is "used by economists to judge how much people value certain states of affairs."
He contends that in general, "where human welfare is concerned, we will achieve more if we help those in extreme poverty in developing countries, as our dollars go much further there."
Singer concedes that the trade-off between helping people and trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is trickier, as is deciding whether helping people or reducing cruelty to animals is more important.
But now with developments in the nonprofit sector, such as the charity evaluator GiveWell, "we can be highly confident that a donation" will be more effective, he writes.
Singer sees this evidence-based approach, which he calls "effective altruism," as an emerging international movement.
Asked for comment, Rockefeller Philanthropy president and chief executive Melissa Berman wrote in an email message: "In RPA's experience in working with donors to create thoughtful, effective philanthropy, we find that people give more, and more consistently, when pursuing their personal convictions. Donors want to ensure that their philanthropic dollars are as impactful as they can be, and our role is to help them make informed giving choices, based on their own passions, causes and beliefs."
Berman said that while RPA respected Singer's conclusions, "he overlooks the complexities and nuances of philanthropy and the philanthropic impulse, as well as the real choices that donors must make about priorities, impact and the relative 'goodness' of their giving. Impact assessment may allow comparisons of similar programs, but determining which causes are most critical falls to each of us to decide for ourselves."
Singer's argument didn't find any takers among letter writers to The Times.
And in a column in Forbes, the contributing writer Howard Husock found Singer's argument deft, but ill-founded. The logic, Husock wrote, drives directly toward picking winners and losers "about which policy should be cautious—if not indifferent."
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While CLA is often recommended for aiding weight loss or improving body composition (ratio of muscle to fat), evidence from studies is conflicting. 1-4,8-10,15-19,24-26,30,32,35,36 One meta-analysis (systematic statistical review) of all the data found minimal benefits at most. 27 Another meta-analysis concluded that, when taken at a dose of 3.2 grams per day, CLA slightly reduces body fat levels. 33 Finally, in one study, a combination of CLA and chromium failed to improve body composition. 34
Note : Some, but not all studies have raised concerns that use of CLA by overweight people could raise insulin resistance and therefore increase risk of diabetes. In addition, it might increase cardiovascular risk in other ways, as described in the Safety Issues .
One study failed to find that CLA-enriched milk is helpful for metabolic syndrome , a condition associated with increased risk of heart disease. 35
A 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 40 subjects tested CLA as a treatment for people with allergies to birch pollen (a common cause of hay fever ), and found some evidence of benefit. 37
A small double-blind trial found weak evidence that CLA might be useful for high cholesterol. 13
Some animal and test tube studies suggest that CLA might help prevent cancer , but the evidence is preliminary and inconsistent. 7,11
One study failed to find that CLA can enhance immune function. 28
Safety Issues
CLA appears to be a generally safe nutritional substance. 20 However, there are some concerns with its use.
During the course of investigations into its effect on fat, CLA was found to act somewhat similarly to some oral medications used for diabetes . This led to research into the possible usefulness of CLA as a treatment for diabetes. In one study, CLA reduced blood sugar levels in diabetic rats as effectively as a standard diabetes treatment. 5 The same researchers also performed a small, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in humans. The results indicated that CLA improved insulin responsiveness in people with type 2 (adult onset) diabetes. However, several subsequent studies found opposite and rather alarming results: Use of CLA by people with diabetes may worsen blood sugar control; in overweight people without diabetes, CLA might decrease insulin sensitivity, creating a prediabetic state. 14,21-23 In contrast, a study using the most precise method of measuring insulin sensitivity failed to find any harmful effect. 31 Nonetheless, at present, individuals with diabetes or who are at risk for it should not use CLA except under physician supervision.
One study found that CLA impairs endothelial function and another that it increases levels of C-reactive protein; both of these effects suggest a possible increase in cardiovascular risk. 29,32
Concerns have also been raised regarding use of CLA by nursing mothers. A double-blind, placebo-controlled study indicates that use of CLA reduces the fat content of human breast milk. 12 Since infants depend on the fat in breast milk to provide adequate calories and on certain fats to aid proper growth and development, it is probably prudent for nursing mothers to avoid CLA supplements.
Maximum safe dosages of CLA for young children, pregnant women, or those with severe liver or kidney disease have not been determined.
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The 2008 Denver Debutante Ball honorees were introduced for the first time at an afternoon held last week at Brooke Parker's Greenwood Village Home. Also see society editor Joanne Davidson's column in the March 5 food section and denverpost.com/SeenGallery for pictures.
The 2008 debs are:
Sarah Grace Ammons
Kent Denver School
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Anders Ammons (Lee Anne and Mark)
Aunt Melissa Hamilton Ammons was presented in 1975
President, Kent Denver chapter of El Pomar Youth and Community Service
Competitive equestrian, shows quarter horses
Allison McDonald Bathgate (Ali)
Kent Denver School
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Mark Bathgate (Margaret and Steve)
Honored with Les Streeter Cup for outstanding performance in freestyle skiing, 2007
Junior Olympics, Freestyle Ski Team, nationally ranked skier: 21st in duals and 47th in singles
Captain of varsity field hockey team at Kent, 1st Team All-Conference and 1st Team All-State honors
Zoe Elizabeth Bidell
Kent Denver School
Dr. Thomas Richard Bidell and Jill Weller Nelson
Mother Jill Weller Nelson was presented in 1969
Great-great-grandfather was mayor of Aspen
Interested in filmmaking; attended summer program at the University of Southern California in 2007 where she produced a documentary and two commercials
Anna Katherine Burchenal (Kate)
Colorado Academy
Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Wells Burchenal (Shan and Caleb)
Three Burchenal aunts were debutates in New York City
Founder, recycling group at Colorado Academy
2nd Team All-Conference honors in lacrosse
Frances Kappner Clark (Kappner)
St. Mary's Academy
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Raoul Clark (Karen and Raoul)
President of National Honor Society
Captain of school lacrosse and field hockey teams
1st Team Academic All-State in field hockey and lacrosse
Volunteer at Warren Village
Taylor Cora Dolven
Cherry Creek High School
Lynn Dolven and the late Thomas Richard Dolven
Volunteers at Craig Hospital
Interests include horseback riding and photography
Participant, Speech and Debate and Cross Country teams at Creek
Elizabeth Ashton Eliot
Colorado Academy
Mr. and Mrs. John Phillip Eliot (Missy and John)
Mother Melissa Kintzele Eliot was presented in 1979
Grandmother Sue Kintzele is a former Denver Debutante Ball committee member, mother currently serves on committee
Member, National Society of High School Scholars
Timothy Johnson Service Award, volunteers for Brent's Place and Food Bank of the Rockies
5th-generation Colorado native
Mackenzie Caroline Gilchrist (Kenzie)
East High School
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Ian Gilchrist (Jeanne and Tim)
Sister Lindsay Gilchrist was presented in 2001
Member of the national champion Constitutional Scholars team
Honor Roll member all four years of high school
Georgia Pynchon Grey
Colorado Academy
Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Everett Grey III (Sarah and Schuyler)
Sister Carter Grey was presented in 2006
Selected to Community Leadership Team by Colorado Academy faculty
Honor Roll, all four years of high school
Volunteer: H.O.P.E., Salvation Army and elementary children tutor
Alexandra Scripps Gross (Lexy)
Metropolitan State College
Catherine Groos and the late Alexander McIntosh Groos
Planning to attend Santa Monica Community College to study acting
4th generation Coloradan
Great uncle, the late E. Atwill Gilman, emceed the Denver Debutante Ball for 25 years; Great aunt, Callae Gilman, remains involved with the ball
Cousin Elizabeth Gilman Pickard also will be presented this year
National and regional honors in equestrian competitions
Katherine Elizabeth Jolliffe (Kate)
Cherry Creek High School
Mr. and Mrs. William Cumings Jolliffe (Mancy and Will)
Future Community Leaders of America, 1st Place in state competition
State and national qualifier for DECA
Member National Charity League, volunteers for Project CURE
National Honor Society member
Caroline Neville Knudson
Kent Denver School
John Carl Knudson and Nancy McCurdy (John and Nancy)
Manager of Kent's varsity hockey team
Member, tennis team
Spent last summer in Argentina with a community outreach group focusing on environmental clean-up
Anne Elizabeth Lake (Annie)
Highlands Ranch High School
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lake (Gwen and Eric)
Great-great-grandfather discovered Cave of the Winds
Mother, Gwen Sylling, was presented in the late 1970s
Great aunt, Mary Kay Deline, was presented at the first Denver Debutante Ball in 1956
Interests include DECA, lacrosse
Studying communications at the University of Colorado-Boulder in the fall
Paige Wyllie Larson
East High School
Mr. and Mrs. John Lester Larson (Margie and John)
Aunts Jennifer Hackstaff (1974), Josie Lewis Larson (1976) and Merideth Hackstaff (1978) were all presented at the Denver Debutante Ball
1st Place, Raku Fine Arts Contest
All-City honorable mention for soccer
Will attend Colorado State University
Natalie Anita Latcham (Tally)
George Washington High School International Baccalaureate program
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Thomas Latcham (Toni and Chetter)
Sisters Jaime and Keely were debs in 2004 and 2006, respectively
Varsity swim team, holds two state records
Columnist for high school newspaper
Elizabeth Anne Marsico
Cherry Creek High School
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher James Marsico (Tammy and Chris)
Will attend University of Southern California
U.S.Tennis Association National Juniors Fed Cup Tennis Team Member, 2007
Member of Team Colorado tennis and Number One singles player at Cherry Creek, 10th and 11th grades
4th generation Coloradan
National Honor Society, graduating with high honors
Cousin Jennifer Marsico was presented at the Denver Debuntante Ball
Erin Anne McGonagle
Kent Denver School
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McGonagle (Anne and Tom)
Will attend Williams College
Aunts Jennifer and Michelle McGonagle were presented in 1980 and 1983, respectively
1st Team All-State honors in soccer, 2007; State Soccer Championships, 2006 and 2007
Received Nick Houston Prize in English, Award for Excellence in geometry, and regional Outstanding Lawyer Award in Kent's 2007 Mock Trial competition
Children's Hospital volunteer
Olivia Baker Nicholson
George Washington International Baccalaureate Program
Mr. and Mrs. Will Faust Nicholson III (Christine and Will)
Great-Grandfather Will Faust Nicholson was Denver's mayor in 1956 and stood in the first Denver Debutante Ball receiving line
Mr. and Mrs. Will Faust Nicholson Jr. stood in receiving line for the 50th anniversary ball
Great-Great Grandfather Jim Burns founded Portland Gold Mine in Cripple Creek
Varsity volleyball team captain, with interests in photography
Jade St. Vrain Perkins
J.K. Mullen High School
Mr. and Mrs. John Willard Perkins (Denise and John)
4th generation Coloradan; direct descendent of fur trappers and traders Ceran and Mackellin St. Vrain
Received Best Volunteer Award from Colorado Community Hospice
National Honor Society member
Elizabeth Helen Craig Pickard
Kent Denver School
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Augustus Pickard, Jr. (Anne and Rusty)
Great-Grandfather was architect Temple Hoyne Buell
Grandfather, the late E. Atwill Gilman, was chairman of Denver Symphony Orchestra in the 1970s and announced the Denver Debutantes for 25 years; mother Anne Gilman Pickard was presented in 1975
Volunteer: Denver Dumb Friends League, Casas por Christos, Global Works
Olivia Sullivan Ross
Colorado Academy
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Worth Ross (Mary and Jeff)
Will attend Johns Hopkins University
Co-President of HOPE, a school organization that supports homeless programs
Volunteered for an orphanage in the Dominican Republic
Haley Marie Sorensen
Kent Denver School
Mr. and Mrs. James William Sorensen (Jodi and Bill)
Vice President of Kent Denver Credit Union, largest student run credit union in the United States
Volunteer tutor for Denver Public Schools middle-school children
Varsity golf team, Blue Key member, selected to Student Ambassador Program
Father was Boettcher Foundation trustee for many years
Ann Marie Stookesberry (Annie)
Kent Denver School
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Damuel Stookesberry (Ginger and Steve)
Will attending Boston University
3rd generation Coloradan; great grandfather was instrumental in bringing railroad from Cheyenne to Denver
Sister Lucy was presented in 2002
Traveled to Dominican Republic in 2006 to help build library and teach English
Sarah Elizabeth Tredennick
Kent School in Connecticut
Mr. and Mrs. John Cook Tredennick, Jr. (Page and John)
Mother was a debutante in Cincinnati in 1971
Sarah has received many national equestrian awards in show jumping; finishing 5th in the North American Young Riders Competition in 2007
Selected as a student ambassador to Australia in 9th grade
Allison Louise Welsh (Allie)
Cherry Creek High School
Ms. Amy Louise Welsh (Amy)
Mr. Mark Allison Welsh (Mark)
Will attend University of California at Berkeley
Mother Amy Dafoe Welsh and Aunt Ann Dafoe Clark were both presented at the Denver Debuntante Ball
Interests include field hockey, lacrosse, and speech and debate
Megan Elizabeth Zajkowski (Meggie)
Colorado Academy
Amy Beth Harvey
Gregg Mitchell Zajkowski
Selected for the Oxford Tradition Program at Pembroke College in 2007; studied molecular medicine as well as archaeology and anthropology
Worked with Spanish-speaking children enrolled in Denver metro Head Start programs
Pictures taken at the announcement tea can be viewed at denverpost.com/SeenGallery


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Treatment for PTSD involves counseling, psychological intervention, medication, and some lifestyle changes.
You and your family will be educated about PTSD and its effects and complications. You may need to re-experience the event via imagery, as well as your reactions to and beliefs about the event, in a therapeutic situation. Therapy will help you focus on resolving strong feelings that accompany PTSD. You need new coping skills to deal effectively with memories, reminders, reactions, and feelings associated with the trauma.
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text: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Senate Recognizes Injuries Caused by Falls, Costs to Health Care System On September 12 the Senate passed S Res 553, designating September 22, the first day of fall, as National Falls Prevention Awareness Day (FPAD). This year marks the 5th anniversary of the national effort to protect older adults from falls. FPAD is spearheaded by the National Council on Aging (NCOA). This year's theme, Standing Together to Prevent Falls, seeks to unite professionals, older adults, caregivers, and family members to play a part in raising awareness and preventing falls in the older adult population. Forty-six states will participate in FPAD this year, joining more than 70 national organizations, including APTA, professional associations, and federal agencies that make up the Falls Free© Initiative. Find ideas for observing FPAD and your State Falls Prevention Coalition on NCOA's website. Sen Herb Kohl (D-WI) led the effort to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults. Sens Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CN), Susan Collins (R-ME), Bernie Sanders (D-VT), and Bob Casey (D-PA) cosponsored the resolution.


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Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history and perform a physical exam. Because the symptoms of celiac disease are often very similar to those of other conditions, it can be difficult to obtain an accurate diagnosis early on. However, early diagnosis of celiac disease is very important because the earlier you start the gluten-free diet, the less likely you are to have advanced damage to your intestinal tract. Maintaining a gluten-free diet is very important to help prevent complications caused by celiac disease.
Your doctor may suspect celiac disease:
- In a child with signs of malnutrition (especially if there is a family history of the disease) despite a normal, healthy appetite
- In an adult with dermatitis herpetiformis (a gluten-sensitive skin rash), gastrointestinal symptoms, evidence of iron deficiency, signs of vitamin deficiency, or a family history of the disease
If celiac disease is suspected, tests will be done to confirm the diagnosis. Tests include:
Blood Tests to look for:
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- Evidence of malabsorption of nutrients, such as anemia and vitamin and mineral deficiencies
Upper GI endoscopy —a thin, lighted tube inserted down the throat to examine and biopsy the intestine
Biopsy —Performed via endoscopy to confirm the diagnosis of celiac disease. It requires the removal of a small sample of tissue from the small intestine during endoscopy to test for flattened and damaged villi. If the biopsy shows signs of celiac disease, you may be put on a gluten-free diet for about 3-6 months. After that time, a second biopsy may be done to look for signs of improvement, such as positive changes in the villi of the small intestine.
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text: Thursday, February 16, 2012 HHS Delays ICD-10 Compliance Date In an effort to address the provider community's concerns about administrative burdens, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen G. Sebelius today announced that HHS will postpone the date by which certain health care entities have to comply with ICD-10 codes. The final rule adopting ICD-10 as a standard was published in January 2009 and set a compliance date of October 1, 2013—a delay of 2 years from the compliance date initially specified in the 2008 proposed rule. APTA will update association members on the new compliance date forthcoming from HHS. For general information and APTA's summary on the ICD-10 final rule, go to APTA's ICD-10 Web page.


text: Thursday, August 23, 2012 Despite Benefits, Few Pregnant Women Follow Exercise Guidelines Women who exercise 1-2 times a week are less likely to report low back pain and depression, say authors of a study that followed 3,482 pregnant women in Norway. Women exercising 3 or more times a week during pregnancy are less likely to report pelvic girdle pain and low back pain, although the result for low back pain was not found to be significant. Despite these benefits, few women follow current exercise prescriptions for exercise in mid-pregnancy, the authors add. The authors collected data by questionnaire in pregnancy weeks 17-21, pregnancy week 32, and at birth. Only 14.6% of the respondents followed the current exercise prescription for exercise during pregnancy (3 or more times a week for at least 20 minutes at moderate intensity). One-third of the study sample exercised less than once a week at pregnancy weeks 17-21. Women who exercised at least once a week at mid-pregnancy were more often primiparous, higher-educated, and less likely to have a prepregnacy body mass index of greater than 30 kg/m2 than women exercising less than once a week. The study is published online in British Journal of Sports Medicine. APTA's consumer e-book, Women's Health Across the Lifespan, and an APTA video explain how PTs can help pregnant women with low back pain. Share these and other women's health resources with your patients by linking to Move Forward from your website.


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Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Jo White said Wednesday that developing a fiduciary duty rule for brokers remains a "major focus of our efforts."
After her remarks at the Securities Enforcement Forum in Washington, White told reporters that while she couldn't predict "time-wise when we reach it [a rule proposal], it's very important to work on and resolve where we are going on it."
In hopes of pushing the SEC's fiduciary rulemaking along, a subcommittee of the agency's Investor Advisory Committee has drafted a proposal that would put brokers under fiduciary standards that advisors adhere to.
Under the draft proposal, the subcommittee says that a fiduciary duty for investment advice should include, "first and foremost, an enforceable, principles-based obligation to act in the best interest of the customer."
In approaching this issue, the subcommittee says that the SEC's goal "should be to eliminate the regulatory gap that allows broker-dealers to offer investment advice without being subject to the same fiduciary duty as other investment advisors but not to eliminate the ability of broker-dealers to offer transaction-specific advice compensated through transaction-based payments."
Barbara Roper, director of consumer protection for the Consumer Federation of America, who chairs the SEC's Investor as Purchaser Subcommittee that issued the proposal, told ThinkAdvisor that the subcommittee's hope was that "by weighing in early in the [fiduciary rulemaking] process, we can help to shape the form that commission rulemaking takes."
In reaction to White's comments on Wednesday, Roper told ThinkAdvisor that the subcommittee "recognizes that the Commission has a very full agenda of mandated rules under both Dodd-Frank and the JOBS Act, so discretionary rules have to fight for their share of a very limited bandwidth."
That said, however, the subcommittee has "long maintained that raising the standard of care for investment advice by brokers is among the most important steps the Commission can take to protect the interests of average, unsophisticated investors."
The subcommittee "appreciates that Chair White views this issue as a priority and hope that the Commission can move forward with a strong, pro-investor rule in the not too distant future," Roper added.
The subcommittee's proposal was scheduled to come up for a vote at the Investor Advisor Committee's Thursday meeting, but that has been postponed because of the government shutdown. Roper said that "assuming that [the proposal] is eventually adopted by the full committee, perhaps our recommendation can help to provide further support for Commission action."
Roper said a date for a meeting of the full committee remains uncertain.
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Buying the right skiing and snowboarding goggles is critical. All ski and snowboard goggles will offer some basic protection from wind and cold, but beyond the basics there are some key features to consider: lens type, lens color/tint, frame size, fit and helmet compatibility.
What is Asian Fit?
Controversially named, Asian (or alternate) fit refers to a goggle shape which is more aligned for those with a shallow bridge across the nose and/or higher cheekbones. In some cases the goggle shape may be different or the placement of foam on the goggle providing less area for air, wind and snow to seep in and appeal to a wider range of face shapes.
Cylindrical (Flat) Lenses – These lenses curve horizontally while remaining flat vertically. Cylindrical lenses offer good performance at a lower price point.
Spherical Lenses – Spherical lenses, on the other hand, curve both horizontally and vertically around your face, which will give the goggles a bubbled look. Beyond the look there are significant advantages to wearing cylindrical lenses:
Peripheral Vision - With a greater lens surface area, spherical goggles allow you to see more above and below you, as well as to the sides.
Glare - Anti-glare modifications have been made for many cylindrical goggles, but no matter how clever manufacturers get, geometrically cylindrical goggles will always have more surface points where the sun's rays hit the goggle, which creates blind spots. Spherical goggles, on the other hand, have strategically planned curves to reduce glare.
Distortion - The flat edges of a cylindrical lens can cause visual distortion at certain angles, while the shape of a spherical lens allows for better optics. Most companies mold-inject spherical lenses, which allows for lens tapering (where the plastic is thinner the further from the center of the lens it is, allowing for light to hit your eye naturally) all the way around the lens. Manufacturers have developed technologies to help reduce image distortion in cylindrical lenses, but spherical is still your best bet for distortion free vision at the periphery of the lens.
There is nothing worse than having cloudy vision on a powder day or being blinded when it's blue bird. There are dozens of lens colors to choose from that vary from brand to brand, and although one color might match your jacket better, each color will filter light differently and offers unique advantages in certain weather and light conditions. The amount of light a goggle lens allows to pass through is called Visible Light Transmission (VLT). VLT is expressed as percentage of light allowed through the lens falling somewhere between 0% and 100%.
Some lenses are designed to perform much better in low light, low visibility situations, such as when it is snowing, foggy, or the light is flat. These lenses will allow a higher percentage of VLT. Typical colors for low light lenses are yellow, rose, and blue with VLT ranging from 60-90%. Other lenses will function better on sunny days with high visibility where it is more about keeping the light out. These lenses will have a lower VLT percentage and typically come in dark colors of black, grey, and gold, often mirrored and have VLT ranges from 5-20%. Of course there are lenses in the middle of the spectrum that perform fairly well in all conditions and are great if you experience changing light conditions during the day. Each manufacturer produces a wide range of lens tints for bright days, storm days, and everything in between.
One of the most important tips when buying goggles is to make sure that the goggle forms a firm seal around the whole frame of the goggle. This is important because if any gaps occur around the goggle it will allow air to fill your goggles, this can cause watering eyes and cause the lenses to fog.
Beyond just the lens type and color, goggle manufacturers apply additional features to their goggles in order to make them better at doing their job. Some lens features to keep an eye out for include:
UV Protection - Almost all new goggles, even at the lower end of the price spectrum, have 100% UV protection. UV intensity increases with altitude, and protecting your eyes from harmful UV rays will prevent eye fatigue as well as damage to your retinas.
Mirrored Lenses - A coating on the outside of the goggle lens reflects a greater amount of light than a non-mirrored lens. Letting in a decreased volume of light means less glare and increased visual clarity in bright conditions. You also get that cool Top Gun aviator look, although we recommend removing your mirrored goggles in the bar.
Polarized Lenses - When light is reflected off certain surfaces, it tends to be reflected at higher intensity through angles perpendicular to the surface. By acting as a filter of vertical light, polarized lenses are able to cut glare much more effectively than a standard mirrored lens while improving overall visual clarity and providing increased contrast and definition. Polarized lenses are great for snow sports and reduce eye fatigue and strain.
Double Lenses - These create a thermal barrier that reduces fogging significantly compared to its single lens counterpart – a single lens goggle just won't cut it for skiing or snowboarding. Double lenses are common on all new ski and snowboard goggles.
Anti-Fog Coating – A hydrophilic chemical treatment to the inside of the lenses can greatly reduce a goggle's tendency to fog. Some coatings are more durable than others. Be sure to read the manufacturers' directions because poor goggle care can lead to wiping off the anti-fog coating.
Photochromic Lenses - These lenses automatically adjust to changing light conditions by darkening when exposed to stronger ultraviolet (UV) light and lightening when there is less UV light. The primary advantage of this type of lens is that it will adjust to changing conditions, making it extremely versatile. Unfortunately, Photochromic lenses don't adjust instantly - it could take several minutes for the lens to fully adjust to changing light.
You can count on virtually all quality goggles having vents, but some are better than others. In general, more venting is better in terms of preventing fogging. It is important to check that the venting system in your goggles is compatible with the shape of your helmet, in other words don't block the vents; otherwise your goggles might be a little more susceptible to fogging. Some goggles even have battery powered fans that move air and defog the goggles.
When wearing a helmet
When wearing goggles with a helmet it is important that they fit properly on your face and are compatible with your helmet. A sign that your googles may be an incorrect fit for you is when you feel pressure points on your face around your goggle frame. This may mean that the goggle is too small for the frame of your face.
Your goggle must also have a strap that closes tightly around the back of your head over your helmet to keep your goggles firm against your face. This will prevent fogging.
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Herbs and Supplements to Use Only With Caution
In hypothyroidism, the thyroid gland fails to produce adequate levels of thyroid hormone. Symptoms include the following:
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- Excessive menstruation
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- Goiter (a visible enlargement of the neck caused by a swollen thyroid gland)
Hashimoto's thyroiditis is the most common natural cause of low thyroid hormone levels. In this autoimmune condition, the body develops antibodies that attack and gradually destroy the thyroid. A viral infection of the thyroid can also decrease thyroid hormone production, but the effect is generally mild and temporary. Finally, iodine deficiency can cause hypothyroidism, but this seldom occurs in the developed world where iodine is routinely added to salt.
Besides these natural causes, there is a still more common cause of hypothyroidism—medical treatment for hyper thyroidism (excessive production of thyroid hormone production). People with certain forms of hyperthyroidism receive treatment with radioactive iodine to inactivate the thyroid gland. This treatment causes hypothyroidism, which requires lifelong treatment with thyroid replacement therapy.
Until the 1990s, doctors commonly diagnosed hypothyroidism by conducting lab tests to measure thyroid hormone levels in the blood (the T 4 level). Unfortunately, normal thyroid levels vary widely between people, so this method couldn't always correctly identify the disease. A much better lab test, which became available in the 1990s, involves measurement of a hormone called TSH, or thyroid stimulating hormone.
TSH is released by the pituitary gland in order to control the thyroid gland. The pituitary gland constantly measures the level of thyroid hormone in the blood and adjusts TSH levels as necessary to get it right. When thyroid hormone levels are high, it turns TSH levels down. When thyroid hormone levels are too low, the pituitary raises TSH levels to stimulate the thyroid. If the thyroid gland does not respond by raising thyroid hormone levels, the pituitary turns up the TSH levels even higher. When TSH levels are higher than normal limits, this means that the thyroid gland is having trouble producing enough thyroid hormone for the body's needs: in other words, the person has entered a hypothyroid state, or is about to enter such a state. This method of determining thyroid status has proved very reliable. In other words, the pituitary gland knows what it is talking about.
Medical treatment for low-thyroid conditions is safe and very effective. Treatment involves use of a hormone called levothyroxine, or T 4 . The body actually uses two forms of thyroid, T 4 and T 3 , but in most cases the body easily and automatically converts T 4 to T 3 in the right proportions. The dosage of drug is adjusted by monitoring TSH levels. When the pituitary gland is satisfied, the dose is most likely correct.
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So-called natural thyroid hormone is popular among people interested in alternative medicine. Sold by prescription under different brand names, this extract of pig (or mixed pork and beef) thyroid contains both T 4 and T 3 (see previous section for description). There is no doubt that extract is as effective as standard synthetic thyroid hormone, and it is a satisfactory choice for those who prefer to use natural treatments. However, there is no evidence that extract is any more effective than standard medications, and there are some concerns that variations in stomach absorption may produce slightly erratic results.
One double-blind study failed to find a combination of synthetic T 3 and T 4 more effective than synthetic T 4 as a treatment for hypothyroidism in regard to well-being, quality of life, or mental function. 18 Another double-blind study failed to find any difference between T 4 alone or T 3 plus T 4 in people whose thyroid had been removed because of thyroid cancer. 20 Yet another study also failed to find discernible differences between the two treatments regarding mood, fatigue, well-being, or mental function; however, for reasons that are unclear, patients given T 3 plus T 4 were significantly more likely to prefer the new treatment to their previous care than those who were continued on T 4 . 19 Unless this was merely a statistical accident, people were apparently able to detect some subtle benefit with the combined treatment that they could not quite put their finger on.
Besides prescription extract, there are no natural therapies with documented efficacy for the treatment of hypothyroidism. Treatments that are sometimes recommended but lack any meaningful scientific support include Bacopa monniera (brahmi), traditional Chinese herbal medicine , vitamin B 3 , and zinc .
Selenium , though, may offer some benefits. 21 A review of 6 randomized trials, involving 339 people with hypothyroidism, compared selenium (200 mcg daily for 3 months) to placebo. Those in the selenium group reported improvements in their mood and well-being, and lab tests found lower levels of the antibodies that attack the thyroid.
Far too frequently, people with low thyroid levels consume seaweed or iodine supplements in hopes that they will help. However, while iodine deficiency does indeed cause low thyroid levels, taking iodine will not help at all if you are not deficient in it, and the vast majority of people living in the developed world have plenty of iodine. In fact, excessive iodine intake can occasionally cause hypothyroidism. This is a classic case of "more is not better." (For more information, see Herbs and Supplements to Use Only With Caution below.)
The Theory of Widespread Marginal Hypothyroidism
There is very little doubt that many cases of marginal hypothyroidism go unidentified, and that occasional tests for thyroid adequacy should be part of routine medical care. However, some proponents of alternative medicine go further and suggest that undiagnosed hypothyroidism is a serious epidemic, causing a high percentage of all the illnesses afflicting modern man. (One of the most famous books on this theory is titled Solved: The Riddle of Illness by Stephen E. Langer, MD, and James F. Scheer.) Supposedly, laboratory tests for thyroid hormone levels are not reliable, and many people have marginally low thyroid levels despite normal lab readings.
These thyroid enthusiasts recommend that people use measurements of basal body temperature and not blood tests to determine whether thyroid levels are adequate. Basal body temperature is measured by placing a thermometer under the armpit before arising in the morning. According to proponents of the marginal hypothyroidism theory, a measurement of lower than about 97.5°F indicates a problem. People with basal body temperature readings below this level and symptoms consistent with hypothyroidism are advised to use animal-source thyroid gland supplements, which can be obtained with a bit of work. The net result is supposed to be a great improvement in overall health and the resolution of many illnesses.
However, there are a number of problems with this theory. One is that the majority of women have basal body temperature readings below 97.5°F in the period prior to ovulation, a fact used in the sympto-thermal method of natural family planning. Many healthy men have normal basal body temperatures below 97.5°F as well. Since symptoms consistent with hypothyroidism (such as, fatigue, depression, weight gain) occur in a great many people, this approach is guaranteed to recommend that enormous numbers of people take thyroid supplements.
Furthermore, the basal body temperature method was developed in the days before TSH levels could be measured. Back then, doctors could only measure T 4 levels, and as noted above, there is too great a variation in the normal level of T 4 for such tests to be reliable. However, now that the TSH test has become available, the situation has changed. TSH measurements indicate the body's own determination of its thyroid hormone level. It is difficult to justify ignoring the body's own opinion in favor of an arbitrary reading on a thermometer. Indeed, when people with normal TSH levels are given thyroid medication, the body responds by lowering its own production of thyroid hormone, essentially fighting this supposedly natural therapy.
Nonetheless, the enthusiasm for thyroid medication continues unabated, and some alternative medicine physicians continue to maintain that thyroid hormone supplementation is useful even in the presence of a normal TSH test. In 2001, a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial attempted to evaluate the validity of this theory. 1 Researchers enrolled 22 people with symptoms consistent with hypothyroidism but normal TSH measurements, as well as 19 healthy people. About half of each group was given standard synthetic thyroid hormone (thyroxine 100 mcg—this is T 4 as described above) for 12 weeks and placebo for another 12 weeks; the other half received placebo for the first period and thyroid hormone for the second. Improvement was measured through questionnaires evaluating general health, emotional well-being, and mental function.
The results showed that participants with symptoms of low thyroid hormone improved significantly. However, those taking placebo improved just as much! In other words, thyroid hormone proved no more effective than placebo. (Interestingly, the healthy participants showed little response to either placebo or thyroid hormone.)
This study indicates that synthetic human thyroid hormone supplementation (T 4 ) is not helpful for people with normal TSH but with symptoms that are reminiscent of low thyroid hormone. Unfortunately, it did not evaluate the effectiveness of the animal-source thyroid recommended by proponents of the hypothyroid theory, and therefore, does not entirely settle the controversy.
Herbs and Supplements to Use Only With Caution
As noted above, supplementation with iodine will not help the thyroid gland except in people who are iodine-deficient. In fact, in Japan, excessive use of seaweed (such as kelp or bladderwrack ) is a fairly common cause of hypothyroidism. 2-5
For this reason, people with low thyroid hormone levels should not consume excessive amounts of these iodine-rich foods.
Soy and its isoflavones (such as genistein ) appear to have numerous potential effects involving the thyroid gland. When given to people with impaired thyroid function, soy products have been observed to reduce absorption of thyroid medication. 6-8 In addition, some evidence hints that soy isoflavones may directly inhibit the function of the thyroid gland, although this inhibition may only be significant in people who are deficient in iodine. 9-11 However, to make matters more confusing, studies of healthy humans and animals given soy isoflavones or other soy products have generally found that soy either had no effect on thyroid hormone levels, or actually increased levels. 12-16
The bottom line: In view of soy's complex effects regarding the thyroid, people with impaired thyroid function should not take large amounts of soy products except under the supervision of a physician.
Iron supplements may also interfere with thyroid hormone absorption. 17
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