Statistical Correlation Does Not Always Prove Cause
After my last column citing some really bizarre flaws in how our brains perceive reality, I thought I might cover some flaws in logic that are applicable in the world of quality.
After my last column citing some really bizarre flaws in how our brains perceive reality, I thought I might cover some flaws in logic that are applicable in the world of quality.
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(AIAG: Southfield, MI) -- The Automotive Industry Action Group’s (AIAG) B-8 Quality Assurance Guide for Shipping Labels and Other Bar Code and 2D Symbology Applications is available for companies looking for help evaluating and testing label quality.
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(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- With the Jan. 4 signing of the Food Safety Modernization Act, the most significant update in American food safety was passed into law since the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938.
(Precision Machined Products Association: Brecksville, OH) -- “Moving Precision Machining into the Future,” the biennial Precision Machining Technology Show (PMTS), returns to the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, April 19–21
U.S. health care organizations, from multihospital systems to rural community health centers, are gearing up for the challenge of their times: the effect of health care reform on how they care for patients and how they run their operations.
Obstructive sleep apnea is one of the worst types of sleep disorders that is not only distressful but can have long term complications, many of which are fatal, if the condition is not treated at the right time. Considering the seriousness of the condition and the urgency that is required in the treatment, it is imperative that you know as much as possible about the condition, in order to get relief at the earliest opportunity.
What is sleep apnea and when does it call for surgery?
Many think that raw food lifestyle has close associations to a life that is almost saintly, having semblances of severe austerity, renunciation of worldly pleasures and so on. These mythical notions are nothing but false. Raw food lifestyle happens to be another category of vegetarianism, except that it is in a class of its own.
What is so unique about raw food lifestyle?
Though this may come as a shock, but the alliance between sleep apnea and weight gain is a reality and one condition is the cause and effect of the other. This close relationship between one of the worst sleep disorders and an avoidable health condition can yield disastrous results, if not controlled and managed well in time.
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