Archive for August, 2008:

You call this analysis?

Wednesday 27 August 2008

Disease management company Healthways reported weak earnings yesterday and the stock dropped more than 20 percent, to about $20 per share. Forbes.com’s article on the the news relies exclusively on Jeffries Analyst Arthur Henderson as its “expert.”

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Accuweather and NHC Forecast Paths for Gustav Differ in Gulf

Wednesday 27 August 2008

The tale of two tracks. Accuweather and the National Hurricane Center currently have forecast tracks that vary considerably for Gustav once it enters the Gulf of Mexico. Accuweather’s forecast has all of Texas in the cone. The official forecast path from the NHC is right of Accuweather’s cone.


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Health Wonk Review is up at Workers’ Comp Insider

Wednesday 27 August 2008

Check out the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review at Workers’ Comp Insider.

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Podcast interview with Dr. Roy Schoenberg, CEO of American Well (transcript)

Monday 25 August 2008

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Paralyzed Tortoise Gets Skateboard Wheels

Sunday 24 August 2008

A ten-year-old African Spurred Tortoise named Arava was given a set of wheels for her two paralyzed hind legs. Zookeepers at Jerusalem’s Bibilical Zoo allow the tortoise to use the wheels for a few hours each day. The skateboard wheels help Arava move around her habitat normally and she has even started to mate. Reuters does say she has also received some extra unwanted attention from rival males. Fox News also has a story about Arava.


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