John Snow
1813-1858
English Physician, Epidemiologist and Anesthetist
John Snow correctly concluded that cholera was transmitted through the ingestion of contaminated water. Snow came to this conclusi...
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Snow, John British Anesthesiologist (1813–1858)
In 1854, John Snow was a well-regarded London anesthesiologist, tending to Queen Victoria, among others. He was born in 1813 of humble stock, but...
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John Snow was a British physician of the Victorian era who helped introduce the use of anesthesia in surgery; he also attempted to show, in 1854, that cholera was a water-borne disease. His careful ma...
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Congress has moved a step closer to placing a one-year moratorium on Pentagon competitions to outsource military hospital work to private companies. The provision was included in a bill approved 59...
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U.S. and Chinese officials plan to meet Monday to discuss ways to improve economic ties that have been strained by a soaring trade gap and Bush administration penalties against Beijing.The Treasury...
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Congress has moved a step closer to placing a one-year moratorium on Pentagon competitions to outsource military hospital work to private companies.The provision was included in a bill approved 59-...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Senate Majority
Leader Bill Frist will join newly private equity firm Cressey &
Company LP as a partner, the firm said Tuesday, in charge of
making new investments ...
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“We try to hide religiously. If anyone at Cerberus has his picture in the paper and a picture of his apartment, we will do more than fire that person,” said private-equity kingpin Steph...
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(EDS: RECASTING FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER)
DaimlerChrysler AG said Monday it will sell more than 80 percent
of its struggling North American division Chrysler to U.S. private ...
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Car makers are embracing fuel-efficient vehicles and bringing a new perspective to energy challenges, the chairman of the firm that bought an 80 percent stake in Chrysler said Wednesday."We're not ...
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Chrysler's new private owners say they have picked former Home Depot boss Bob Nardelli to head the No. 3 U.S. automaker in its effort to return to financial health.The board of the reorganized Chry...
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For reasons that defy both logic and recent history, Cerberus Capital Management, a New York–based private equity firm, has purchased a controlling interest in Chrysler for nothing, while tak...
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The Bush administration filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization on Friday accusing China of providing companies with improper subsidies that hurt U.S. firms.The action came as the admin...
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John Snow
Snow, John British Anesthesiologist (1813–1858)
John Snow
House panel targets hospital work
