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  1. 8 Things Your Doctor's Not Telling You

    Thu, 19 Apr 2012

    colonoscopies. Get the Truth Watch out for the most overused procedures: MRIs and CT scans, echocardiograms, and stress tests all scored high in a survey of health insurers. "When your doctor does make a recommendation that seems aggressive

  2. Docs Say Extra Tests Not the Key to Best Patient Care

    Wed, 4 Apr 2012

    specialty organizations are procedures that have long been considered routine or harmless by many. Staples such as cardiac stress tests or chest x-rays before minor surgery got the thumbs down from several of the groups. Several said patients who report

  3. 5 Medical Tests You May Not Need

    Tue, 3 Apr 2012

    contributed to this report. Cardiac Stress Test Cardiac stress tests were once considered a staple of routine check-ups According to the American College of Cardiology, stress tests should only be performed on patients who have peripheral

  4. Dividends paid by companies hit record $263 billion

    Sun, 18 Mar 2012

    of all dividends paid. But many banks are reinstating or increasing dividends after the results of last week's stress tests . Banks account for 13% of dividends, and that's expected to rise, says Kevin Shacknofsky of Alpine Dynamic Dividend

  5. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink: Sitting scared costs you money

    Sun, 18 Mar 2012

    different regions of the world. The U.S. is improving faster than other parts of the world. Whether it was the bank stress tests and Europe working on their stress test last year and this year, it allowed us to have a little more dynamic flexibility

  6. New Appetite for Risk - Morning Business Memo

    Fri, 16 Mar 2012

    from $400 to nearly $600 since January. Big bank shares are among this week's strongest gainers after the Fed's stress tests showed signs of improving financial health. The Wall Street Journal reports: "A growing appetite for risk is prompting

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  1. S&P cracks 1,400 for first time since 2008; Dow rally continues

    Thu, 15 Mar 2012

    1325 to 1475, says the improving economy will support corporate earnings and higher stock prices. The recent bank stress tests , which showed that U.S. banks are in good shape, gave the market an added "adrenaline burst," he says. "Stocks

  2. Market gains come faster than forecast

    Thu, 15 Mar 2012

    1325 to 1475, says the improving economy will support corporate earnings and higher stock prices. The recent bank stress tests , which showed that U.S. banks are in good shape, gave the market an added "adrenaline burst," he says. "Stocks

  3. Have Gas Prices Peaked? Morning Business Memo

    Mon, 12 Mar 2012

    Production and Consumer Price reports are due out on Friday. The Federal Reserve is to release results of its latest stress tests at the banks. They're expected to show signs of progress as the financial industry continues to recover from its

  4. What Future Does Nuclear Power Have in Japan?

    Thu, 1 Mar 2012

    54 nuclear reactors have been shut down. Since the disaster, one power plant after the other has been subjected to stress tests and repairs. Yet, in many cases, the deadlines that were established for this work have been overrun. An Abrupt

  5. The Global Note: Iran's Nuclear News…Assad's Vote…Xi In The Heartland…China's Jeremy Lin Problem

    Wed, 15 Feb 2012

    act right away. The AP report is even more troubling, in light of recent news that the government has approved the stress tests for the Oi reactors in western Japan. That essentially paves the way for the reactors to restart later this year

  6. The Global Note: Syria Showdown…Yemen Strike…Cruise Search Ends…Weird World Records

    Tue, 31 Jan 2012

    immovable assistant. IAEA GREEN-LIGHTS JAPANESE NUCLEAR " STRESS TESTS " Akiko FUJITA reports that U.N. nuclear experts have endorsed the so-called " stress tests " conducted by the Japanese government, a key step

  7. Bartiromo: JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon sees housing at bottom

    Sun, 15 Jan 2012

    The Federal Reserve is conducting new so-called stress tests . We will learn the results in March. JPMorgan has I don't agree with all of it. But I agree with stress tests . You should be able to look at a JPMorgan and say

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  1. Stop Excessive Medical Tests?

    Wed, 4 Apr 2012

    with similar patients but one hospital spent twice as much per patient. Did more ultrasound bone density tests cardiac stress tests and more surgeries that patients in the hospital without the extra testing just as well there. And consumer reports

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    twice as much per patient. Did more ultrasound bone density tests cardiac stress tests and more surgeries that patients in the hospital without the extra testing -- just as well there. And -- consumer reports gathered
  2. Stress Tests And Heart Rhythm Problems?

    Wed, 6 Aug 2008

    that the risk of a stress test is is really real small settings I would say that. If a doctor recommends because the stress tests don't be concerned. She in fact occasionally. We actually want to see whether stress will provoke. The irregular

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    small settings I would say that. If a doctor recommends because the stress tests don't be concerned. She in fact occasionally. We actually want to see whether -- stress will provoke. The irregular heartbeat so there's
  3. Federal Reserve's Optimism Helps Stocks Soar

    Wed, 14 Mar 2012

    decline gradually also most big banks are considered healthy according to the Fed having passed the latest round of stress tests . And there are new signs Americans are feeling more confident they're spending more money and retail sales then when

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    considered healthy according to the Fed having passed the latest round of stress tests . And there are new signs Americans are feeling more confident they're spending more money and retail sales -- then when consumer --
  4. Stress Tests for Stressed Banks

    Sun, 22 Feb 2009

    The Treasury Department has begun those so called stress tests checking the real value of the banks' bad assets those m not sure. We have the answer to that inside the stress tests and that is still the big open quite. And everybody

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    The Treasury Department has begun those so called stress tests checking the real value of the banks' bad assets those toxic mortgages on the books. Before deciding whether to give the banks
    and I'm not sure. We have the answer to that inside the stress tests and that is still the big open quite.
  5. Are Stress Tests Dangerous?

    Fri, 25 Jan 2008

    Dr. David Faxon answers the question: 'Are Stress Tests Dangerous?'

  6. Government Stress Tests Banks

    Mon, 23 Feb 2009

    Hard to believe that there's award the traders down here could hate more than bail out but I think we've found that and that happens to be nationalization. In fact over the weekend one veteran banker said to me hey if you think we mismanaged Wall Street just wait and see what happens when the

  7. 'Stress Tests' Sore Spots for Investors

    Thu, 19 Feb 2009

    very bad and they just see the into the tunnel. In particular many investors are worried about the so called banking stress tests as part of this banking bail out. The Obama administration plans to dodge into the bank's books to see if there worthy

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    tunnel. In particular many investors are worried about the so called banking stress tests as part of this banking bail out. The Obama administration plans to dodge into the bank's books to see if there worthy
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