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TheCaseoftheDisappearingFingerprints Oneusefulanti-cancerdrugcaneffectivelyerasethewhorlsandothercharacteristicmarksthatgivepeopletheirdistinctivefingerprints.Losing1couldbecometroublesome.AcasereleasedonlineinaletterbyAnnalsofOncologyindicateshowbiga2oflosingfingerprintsis. Eng-HuatTanaSingapore-basedmedicaldoctordescribesa62-yearoldmanwhohasusedcapecitabineto3hisnasopharyngealcancer.Afterthreeyearsonthe4.thepatientdecidedtovisitU.S.relativeslastDecember.ButhewasstoppedbyU.S.customsofficials54hoursafterenteringthecountrywhenthoseofficialscouldn’tgetfingerpintsfromtheman.Therewerenodistinctiveswirly6appearingfromhisindexfinger. U.S.customshasbeenfingerprintingincomingforeignvisitorsforyearsTansays.Theirindexfingersare7andscreenedagainstdigitalfilesofthefingerprintsofbadguys-terroristsandpotentialcriminalsthatourfederalguardianshavebeentaskedwithkeepingoutofthecountry.UnfortunatelyfortheSingaporeantraveleronepotential8effectofhisdrugtreatmentisasmoothingofthetissueonthefingerpads.9nofingerprints. "Itisuncertainwhenfingerprintlosswill10totakeplaceinpatientswhoaretakingcapecitabine"Tanpointsout.Sohecautionsanyphysicianswho11thedrugtoprovidetheirpatientswithadoctor’snotepointingoutthattheirmedicinemaycausefingerprintstodisappear. EventuallytheSingaporetravelermadeitintotheUnitedStates.Iguessthenameonhispassportdidn’traiseanyredflags.Buthe’salsonowgottheexplanatorydoctor’snote—andwon’tleavehome12it. BythewaymaybetheFoodandDrugAdministration13approveduseofthedrug11yearsagoshouldconsider14itslistofsideeffectsassociatedwiththismedicine.Thecurrentlistdoesnotethatpatientsmayexperiencevomitingstomachpainandsomeothersideeffects.Butnowhere15itmentionthepotentialforlossoffingerprints. 10
TheCaseoftheDisappearingFingerprints Oneusefulanti-cancerdrugcaneffectivelyerasethewhorlsandothercharacteristicmarksthatgivepeopletheirdistinctivefingerprints.Losing1couldbecometroublesome.AcasereleasedonlineinaletterbyAnnalsofOncologyindicateshowbiga2oflosingfingerprintsis. Eng-HuatTanaSingapore-basedmedicaldoctordescribesa62-yearoldmanwhohasusedcapecitabineto3hisnasopharyngealcancer.Afterthreeyearsonthe4.thepatientdecidedtovisitU.S.relativeslastDecember.ButhewasstoppedbyU.S.customsofficials54hoursafterenteringthecountrywhenthoseofficialscouldn’tgetfingerpintsfromtheman.Therewerenodistinctiveswirly6appearingfromhisindexfinger. U.S.customshasbeenfingerprintingincomingforeignvisitorsforyearsTansays.Theirindexfingersare7andscreenedagainstdigitalfilesofthefingerprintsofbadguys-terroristsandpotentialcriminalsthatourfederalguardianshavebeentaskedwithkeepingoutofthecountry.UnfortunatelyfortheSingaporeantraveleronepotential8effectofhisdrugtreatmentisasmoothingofthetissueonthefingerpads.9nofingerprints. "Itisuncertainwhenfingerprintlosswill10totakeplaceinpatientswhoaretakingcapecitabine"Tanpointsout.Sohecautionsanyphysicianswho11thedrugtoprovidetheirpatientswithadoctor’snotepointingoutthattheirmedicinemaycausefingerprintstodisappear. EventuallytheSingaporetravelermadeitintotheUnitedStates.Iguessthenameonhispassportdidn’traiseanyredflags.Buthe’salsonowgottheexplanatorydoctor’snote—andwon’tleavehome12it. BythewaymaybetheFoodandDrugAdministration13approveduseofthedrug11yearsagoshouldconsider14itslistofsideeffectsassociatedwiththismedicine.Thecurrentlistdoesnotethatpatientsmayexperiencevomitingstomachpainandsomeothersideeffects.Butnowhere15itmentionthepotentialforlossoffingerprints. 2
MigrantWorkers Inthepasttwentyyearstherehasbeenanincreasingtendencyforworkerstomovefromonecountrytoanother.1somenewlyindependentcountrieshaveunderstandablyrestrictedmostjobstolocalpeopleothershaveattractedandwelcomedmigrantworkers.ThisisparticularlythecaseintheMiddleEast2increasedoilincomeshaveenabledmanycountriesto3outsiderstoimprovelocalfacilities.4theMiddleEasthasattractedoil-workersfromtheUSAandEurope.Ithasbroughtinconstructionworkersandtechniciansfrommanycountries5SouthKoreaandJapan. InviewofthedifficultlivingandworkingconditionsintheMiddleEastitisnot6thatthepayishightoattractsuitableworkers.Manyengineersandtechnicianscanearnatleast7moneyintheMiddleEastastheycanintheirowncountryandthisisamajorattraction.Analliedbenefitisthelowtaxationorcompletelackofit.Thisincreasesthenetamountofpayreceivedbyvisitingworkersandisverypopularwiththem. Sometimesadisadvantagehasacompensatingadvantage.8thedifficultlivingconditionsoftenleadtoincreasedfriendshipwhenworkershavetodependoneachother9safetyandcomfort.10manymigrantworkerscansavelargesumsofmoneypartly11thelackofentertainmentfacilities.Theworkisoftencomplexandfullofproblemsbutthismerelypresentsgreaterchallengetoengineerswhoprefertofindsolutions12problemsratherthandoroutineworkintheirhomecountry. Onemajorproblemwhich13migrantworkersintheMiddleEastisthattheirjobsaretemporaryones.Theyarenearlyalwaysoncontractsoitisnoteasyforthemtoplanaheadwithgreatconfidence.Thisistobeexpectedsincenocountrywelcomesalargenumberofforeignworkersaspermanentresidents.14migrantworkersacceptthisdisadvantagealongwithothersbecauseofthe15financialbenefitswhichtheyreceive. 2
HospitalMistreatment Accordingtoastudymostmedicalinternsreportexperiencingmistreatmentincludinghumiliationbyseniordoctors1threatenedorphysicalabuseintheirfirstyearoutofmedicalschool. Thefindingscomefromanalysisofthe2al3-pagesurveymailedinJanuary1901to1733second-yearresidents.Thesurveyand3appearintheApril15thissueoftheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation. Overalloutofthe1277residents4completedsurveys.1185saidthattheyhadexperiencedatleastoneincidentofmistreatmentintheirinternyear.5reportingincidentswheretheywereabusedmorethan45%oftheresidentssaidtheyhadwitnessedatleastoneincidentwhereotherpersons6falsemedicalrecords.Moreover.nearlythreequartersoftheresidentssaidtheyhadwitnessedmistreatmentofpatientsbyotherresidentsattendingphysiciansornurses.Almost40%saidpatientmistreatmentwasafrequent7. Morethan10%oftheresidentssaidtheywere8tohaveenoughsleepandtheaveragenumberofhours9sleepwas37.6.Theaverageon-calltimeduringa10weekwas56.9hoursbutabout25%oftheresidentssaidtheiron-callassignmentsweremorethan80hourssomeweeks. 1130%oftheresidentssaidtheyexperiencedsometypeofsexualharassmentordiscriminationverbalabusewasthemostcommonproblemcited.Whenabusiveincidentswerelimitedtoeventsoccurringthreeormoretimes53%oftherespondentsreportedthatthey12belittledorhumiliatedbymoreseniorresidentswhilejustover21%reportedsomeonetakingcreditfortheirwork.Being"13tasksforpunishment""beingpushedkickedorhit"and14someone"threateningyourreputationorcareer"werereportedasamore15occurrencebyover10%oftherespondingresidents. 15
MigrantWorkers Inthepasttwentyyearstherehasbeenanincreasingtendencyforworkerstomovefromonecountrytoanother.1somenewlyindependentcountrieshaveunderstandablyrestrictedmostjobstolocalpeopleothershaveattractedandwelcomedmigrantworkers.ThisisparticularlythecaseintheMiddleEast2increasedoilincomeshaveenabledmanycountriesto3outsiderstoimprovelocalfacilities.4theMiddleEasthasattractedoil-workersfromtheUSAandEurope.Ithasbroughtinconstructionworkersandtechniciansfrommanycountries5SouthKoreaandJapan. InviewofthedifficultlivingandworkingconditionsintheMiddleEastitisnot6thatthepayishightoattractsuitableworkers.Manyengineersandtechnicianscanearnatleast7moneyintheMiddleEastastheycanintheirowncountryandthisisamajorattraction.Analliedbenefitisthelowtaxationorcompletelackofit.Thisincreasesthenetamountofpayreceivedbyvisitingworkersandisverypopularwiththem. Sometimesadisadvantagehasacompensatingadvantage.8thedifficultlivingconditionsoftenleadtoincreasedfriendshipwhenworkershavetodependoneachother9safetyandcomfort.10manymigrantworkerscansavelargesumsofmoneypartly11thelackofentertainmentfacilities.Theworkisoftencomplexandfullofproblemsbutthismerelypresentsgreaterchallengetoengineerswhoprefertofindsolutions12problemsratherthandoroutineworkintheirhomecountry. Onemajorproblemwhich13migrantworkersintheMiddleEastisthattheirjobsaretemporaryones.Theyarenearlyalwaysoncontractsoitisnoteasyforthemtoplanaheadwithgreatconfidence.Thisistobeexpectedsincenocountrywelcomesalargenumberofforeignworkersaspermanentresidents.14migrantworkersacceptthisdisadvantagealongwithothersbecauseofthe15financialbenefitswhichtheyreceive. 4
Dreams Everyonecandream.Indeedeveryonedoesdream.Thosewho1thattheyneverdreamatallactuallydream2asfrequentlyastherestofus3theymaynotrememberanythingaboutit.Eventhoseofuswhoareperfectly4ofdreamingnight5nightveryseldomrememberthosedreamsin6detailbutmerelyretainanuntidymixtureofseeminglyunrelatedimpressions.Dreamsarenotsimplyvisual-wedreamwithallour7sothatweappeartoexperiencesoundtouchsmellandtaste. Oneoftheworld’soldest8writtendocumentsistheEgyptianBookofDreams.Thisvolumeisaboutfivethousandyearsoldsoyoucan9thatdreamswerebelievedtohaveaspecialsignificanceeventhen.Manyancientcivilisationsbelievedthatyou10neverwakeasleepingpersonasduringsleepthesoulhadleftthebodyandmightnotbeabletoreturn11timeifthesleeperweresuddenly12. Fromancienttimestothepresent13peoplehavebeen14attemptstointerpretdreamsandtoexplaintheirsignificance.Therearemanybooksavailableonthesubjectofdreaminterpretationalthoughunfortunatelytherearealmostasmanymeaningsforaparticulardream15therearebooks. 1
HospitalMistreatment Accordingtoastudymostmedicalinternsreportexperiencingmistreatmentincludinghumiliationbyseniordoctors1threatenedorphysicalabuseintheirfirstyearoutofmedicalschool. Thefindingscomefromanalysisofthe2al3-pagesurveymailedinJanuary1901to1733second-yearresidents.Thesurveyand3appearintheApril15thissueoftheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation. Overalloutofthe1277residents4completedsurveys.1185saidthattheyhadexperiencedatleastoneincidentofmistreatmentintheirinternyear.5reportingincidentswheretheywereabusedmorethan45%oftheresidentssaidtheyhadwitnessedatleastoneincidentwhereotherpersons6falsemedicalrecords.Moreover.nearlythreequartersoftheresidentssaidtheyhadwitnessedmistreatmentofpatientsbyotherresidentsattendingphysiciansornurses.Almost40%saidpatientmistreatmentwasafrequent7. Morethan10%oftheresidentssaidtheywere8tohaveenoughsleepandtheaveragenumberofhours9sleepwas37.6.Theaverageon-calltimeduringa10weekwas56.9hoursbutabout25%oftheresidentssaidtheiron-callassignmentsweremorethan80hourssomeweeks. 1130%oftheresidentssaidtheyexperiencedsometypeofsexualharassmentordiscriminationverbalabusewasthemostcommonproblemcited.Whenabusiveincidentswerelimitedtoeventsoccurringthreeormoretimes53%oftherespondentsreportedthatthey12belittledorhumiliatedbymoreseniorresidentswhilejustover21%reportedsomeonetakingcreditfortheirwork.Being"13tasksforpunishment""beingpushedkickedorhit"and14someone"threateningyourreputationorcareer"werereportedasamore15occurrencebyover10%oftherespondingresidents. 11
MigrantWorkers Inthepasttwentyyearstherehasbeenanincreasingtendencyforworkerstomovefromonecountrytoanother.1somenewlyindependentcountrieshaveunderstandablyrestrictedmostjobstolocalpeopleothershaveattractedandwelcomedmigrantworkers.ThisisparticularlythecaseintheMiddleEast2increasedoilincomeshaveenabledmanycountriesto3outsiderstoimprovelocalfacilities.4theMiddleEasthasattractedoil-workersfromtheUSAandEurope.Ithasbroughtinconstructionworkersandtechniciansfrommanycountries5SouthKoreaandJapan. InviewofthedifficultlivingandworkingconditionsintheMiddleEastitisnot6thatthepayishightoattractsuitableworkers.Manyengineersandtechnicianscanearnatleast7moneyintheMiddleEastastheycanintheirowncountryandthisisamajorattraction.Analliedbenefitisthelowtaxationorcompletelackofit.Thisincreasesthenetamountofpayreceivedbyvisitingworkersandisverypopularwiththem. Sometimesadisadvantagehasacompensatingadvantage.8thedifficultlivingconditionsoftenleadtoincreasedfriendshipwhenworkershavetodependoneachother9safetyandcomfort.10manymigrantworkerscansavelargesumsofmoneypartly11thelackofentertainmentfacilities.Theworkisoftencomplexandfullofproblemsbutthismerelypresentsgreaterchallengetoengineerswhoprefertofindsolutions12problemsratherthandoroutineworkintheirhomecountry. Onemajorproblemwhich13migrantworkersintheMiddleEastisthattheirjobsaretemporaryones.Theyarenearlyalwaysoncontractsoitisnoteasyforthemtoplanaheadwithgreatconfidence.Thisistobeexpectedsincenocountrywelcomesalargenumberofforeignworkersaspermanentresidents.14migrantworkersacceptthisdisadvantagealongwithothersbecauseofthe15financialbenefitswhichtheyreceive. 12
MigrantWorkers Inthepasttwentyyearstherehasbeenanincreasingtendencyforworkerstomovefromonecountrytoanother.1somenewlyindependentcountrieshaveunderstandablyrestrictedmostjobstolocalpeopleothershaveattractedandwelcomedmigrantworkers.ThisisparticularlythecaseintheMiddleEast2increasedoilincomeshaveenabledmanycountriesto3outsiderstoimprovelocalfacilities.4theMiddleEasthasattractedoil-workersfromtheUSAandEurope.Ithasbroughtinconstructionworkersandtechniciansfrommanycountries5SouthKoreaandJapan. InviewofthedifficultlivingandworkingconditionsintheMiddleEastitisnot6thatthepayishightoattractsuitableworkers.Manyengineersandtechnicianscanearnatleast7moneyintheMiddleEastastheycanintheirowncountryandthisisamajorattraction.Analliedbenefitisthelowtaxationorcompletelackofit.Thisincreasesthenetamountofpayreceivedbyvisitingworkersandisverypopularwiththem. Sometimesadisadvantagehasacompensatingadvantage.8thedifficultlivingconditionsoftenleadtoincreasedfriendshipwhenworkershavetodependoneachother9safetyandcomfort.10manymigrantworkerscansavelargesumsofmoneypartly11thelackofentertainmentfacilities.Theworkisoftencomplexandfullofproblemsbutthismerelypresentsgreaterchallengetoengineerswhoprefertofindsolutions12problemsratherthandoroutineworkintheirhomecountry. Onemajorproblemwhich13migrantworkersintheMiddleEastisthattheirjobsaretemporaryones.Theyarenearlyalwaysoncontractsoitisnoteasyforthemtoplanaheadwithgreatconfidence.Thisistobeexpectedsincenocountrywelcomesalargenumberofforeignworkersaspermanentresidents.14migrantworkersacceptthisdisadvantagealongwithothersbecauseofthe15financialbenefitswhichtheyreceive. 14
OldAndActive Itiswell-knownthatlifeexpectancyislongerinJapanthaninmostothercountries.A1reportalsoshowsthatJapanhasthelongesthealthexpectancyintheworld.Ahealthylonglifeistheresultofthe2insocialenvironment. Scientistsaretryingtowork3exactlywhatkeepselderlyJapanesepeoplesohealthyandwhetherthereisalessontobe4fromtheirlifestylesfortherestofus.Shouldwe5anychangestooureatinghabitsforinstanceorgojoggingeachdaybeforebreakfastIstheresomesecret6intheJapanesedietthatisparticularly7tothehumanbody Anotherfactor8totherapidpopulationaginginJapanisadeclineinbirthrate.Althoughlongerlifeshouldbecelebrateditis9consideredasocialproblem.Thenumberofolderpeoplehad10inthelasthalfcenturyandthathasincreasedpensionandmedicalcosts.Thecountrycouldsoonbe11aneconomicproblemiftherearesomanyoldpeopletobelooked12andrelativelyfewyoungerpeopleworkingandpayingtaxestosupportthem. 13theretirementagefrom65to70couldbeonesolutiontotheproblem.Workcangivetheelderlya14ofresponsibilityandmissioninlife.It’simportantthattheelderlyplayactive15inthesocietyandliveinharmonywithallgenerations. 15
HospitalMistreatment Accordingtoastudymostmedicalinternsreportexperiencingmistreatmentincludinghumiliationbyseniordoctors1threatenedorphysicalabuseintheirfirstyearoutofmedicalschool. Thefindingscomefromanalysisofthe2al3-pagesurveymailedinJanuary1901to1733second-yearresidents.Thesurveyand3appearintheApril15thissueoftheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation. Overalloutofthe1277residents4completedsurveys.1185saidthattheyhadexperiencedatleastoneincidentofmistreatmentintheirinternyear.5reportingincidentswheretheywereabusedmorethan45%oftheresidentssaidtheyhadwitnessedatleastoneincidentwhereotherpersons6falsemedicalrecords.Moreover.nearlythreequartersoftheresidentssaidtheyhadwitnessedmistreatmentofpatientsbyotherresidentsattendingphysiciansornurses.Almost40%saidpatientmistreatmentwasafrequent7. Morethan10%oftheresidentssaidtheywere8tohaveenoughsleepandtheaveragenumberofhours9sleepwas37.6.Theaverageon-calltimeduringa10weekwas56.9hoursbutabout25%oftheresidentssaidtheiron-callassignmentsweremorethan80hourssomeweeks. 1130%oftheresidentssaidtheyexperiencedsometypeofsexualharassmentordiscriminationverbalabusewasthemostcommonproblemcited.Whenabusiveincidentswerelimitedtoeventsoccurringthreeormoretimes53%oftherespondentsreportedthatthey12belittledorhumiliatedbymoreseniorresidentswhilejustover21%reportedsomeonetakingcreditfortheirwork.Being"13tasksforpunishment""beingpushedkickedorhit"and14someone"threateningyourreputationorcareer"werereportedasamore15occurrencebyover10%oftherespondingresidents. 5
Dreams Everyonecandream.Indeedeveryonedoesdream.Thosewho1thattheyneverdreamatallactuallydream2asfrequentlyastherestofus3theymaynotrememberanythingaboutit.Eventhoseofuswhoareperfectly4ofdreamingnight5nightveryseldomrememberthosedreamsin6detailbutmerelyretainanuntidymixtureofseeminglyunrelatedimpressions.Dreamsarenotsimplyvisual-wedreamwithallour7sothatweappeartoexperiencesoundtouchsmellandtaste. Oneoftheworld’soldest8writtendocumentsistheEgyptianBookofDreams.Thisvolumeisaboutfivethousandyearsoldsoyoucan9thatdreamswerebelievedtohaveaspecialsignificanceeventhen.Manyancientcivilisationsbelievedthatyou10neverwakeasleepingpersonasduringsleepthesoulhadleftthebodyandmightnotbeabletoreturn11timeifthesleeperweresuddenly12. Fromancienttimestothepresent13peoplehavebeen14attemptstointerpretdreamsandtoexplaintheirsignificance.Therearemanybooksavailableonthesubjectofdreaminterpretationalthoughunfortunatelytherearealmostasmanymeaningsforaparticulardream15therearebooks. 11
TheCaseoftheDisappearingFingerprints Oneusefulanti-cancerdrugcaneffectivelyerasethewhorlsandothercharacteristicmarksthatgivepeopletheirdistinctivefingerprints.Losing1couldbecometroublesome.AcasereleasedonlineinaletterbyAnnalsofOncologyindicateshowbiga2oflosingfingerprintsis. Eng-HuatTanaSingapore-basedmedicaldoctordescribesa62-yearoldmanwhohasusedcapecitabineto3hisnasopharyngealcancer.Afterthreeyearsonthe4.thepatientdecidedtovisitU.S.relativeslastDecember.ButhewasstoppedbyU.S.customsofficials54hoursafterenteringthecountrywhenthoseofficialscouldn’tgetfingerpintsfromtheman.Therewerenodistinctiveswirly6appearingfromhisindexfinger. U.S.customshasbeenfingerprintingincomingforeignvisitorsforyearsTansays.Theirindexfingersare7andscreenedagainstdigitalfilesofthefingerprintsofbadguys-terroristsandpotentialcriminalsthatourfederalguardianshavebeentaskedwithkeepingoutofthecountry.UnfortunatelyfortheSingaporeantraveleronepotential8effectofhisdrugtreatmentisasmoothingofthetissueonthefingerpads.9nofingerprints. "Itisuncertainwhenfingerprintlosswill10totakeplaceinpatientswhoaretakingcapecitabine"Tanpointsout.Sohecautionsanyphysicianswho11thedrugtoprovidetheirpatientswithadoctor’snotepointingoutthattheirmedicinemaycausefingerprintstodisappear. EventuallytheSingaporetravelermadeitintotheUnitedStates.Iguessthenameonhispassportdidn’traiseanyredflags.Buthe’salsonowgottheexplanatorydoctor’snote—andwon’tleavehome12it. BythewaymaybetheFoodandDrugAdministration13approveduseofthedrug11yearsagoshouldconsider14itslistofsideeffectsassociatedwiththismedicine.Thecurrentlistdoesnotethatpatientsmayexperiencevomitingstomachpainandsomeothersideeffects.Butnowhere15itmentionthepotentialforlossoffingerprints. 6
OldAndActive Itiswell-knownthatlifeexpectancyislongerinJapanthaninmostothercountries.A1reportalsoshowsthatJapanhasthelongesthealthexpectancyintheworld.Ahealthylonglifeistheresultofthe2insocialenvironment. Scientistsaretryingtowork3exactlywhatkeepselderlyJapanesepeoplesohealthyandwhetherthereisalessontobe4fromtheirlifestylesfortherestofus.Shouldwe5anychangestooureatinghabitsforinstanceorgojoggingeachdaybeforebreakfastIstheresomesecret6intheJapanesedietthatisparticularly7tothehumanbody Anotherfactor8totherapidpopulationaginginJapanisadeclineinbirthrate.Althoughlongerlifeshouldbecelebrateditis9consideredasocialproblem.Thenumberofolderpeoplehad10inthelasthalfcenturyandthathasincreasedpensionandmedicalcosts.Thecountrycouldsoonbe11aneconomicproblemiftherearesomanyoldpeopletobelooked12andrelativelyfewyoungerpeopleworkingandpayingtaxestosupportthem. 13theretirementagefrom65to70couldbeonesolutiontotheproblem.Workcangivetheelderlya14ofresponsibilityandmissioninlife.It’simportantthattheelderlyplayactive15inthesocietyandliveinharmonywithallgenerations. 13
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