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Surety: the end of a shrinking trend: future brightens for remaining serf-insured companies.(Upfront: news, updates and other emerging strategies from around the world)
Risk & Insurance
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December 1, 2004|
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Self-insured buyers of surety securities, faced with shrinking capacity in the bond market, face a world with fewer insurance options yet are being forced to post more collateral, according to surety market experts.
Some companies are having to post bonds, or letters of credit, of more than four times what they were posting just a few years ago. "Many are having trouble getting bonds at a reasonable price," said Kathleen D. Oliver, director of licensure and quality assurance for the Georgia State Board of Workers' Compensation.
She said her state, in which ...
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Cholesterol is essential for life.
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CHOLESTEROL UPDATE
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; Cholesterol. You can't live with it; you can't live without it. What...medical degree. By now most of us have heard the terms "good" cholesterol and "bad" cholesterol. But how many of us know exactly what those terms mean? In...
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Cholesterol in children: healthy eating is a family affair. (includes menus)(Pamphlet)
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; ...will help you understand: * How blood cholesterol in children is related to heart disease...Which children should get their cholesterol tested and what to expect afterwards...eat in a low-saturated fat, low-cholesterol way. * How to help your child follow...
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Cholesterol Absorption as a Target for Lipid-lowering Therapy
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Cholesterol; Overview.(Disease/Disorder overview)
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; High blood cholesterol is a major women's health issue. More than...women over age 55 need to lower their blood cholesterol, and a quarter of all American women have blood cholesterol levels high enough to pose a serious risk for...
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Cholesterol Depletion Increases Membrane Stiffness of Aortic Endothelial Cells
Magazine article from: Biophysical Journal
; ...investigated the effect of cellular cholesterol on membrane deformability of bovine...aortic endothelial cells. Cellular cholesterol content was depleted by exposing...cyclodextrin saturated with cholesterol. Control cells were treated with...
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Cholesterol: What every patient needs to know
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL)
; Cholesterol is a waxy, fatty substance made in...whole milk, as well as eggs and meat. Cholesterol is a vital component of many parts of...skin and blood cells. However, when cholesterol is in excess, it may deposit in our...
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Cholesterol, diet & heart disease.(Shorts)
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Cholesterol; Prevention.
Newspaper article from: NWHRC Health Center - Cholesterol
; ...things you can do to try to keep your cholesterol levels within healthy ranges. In addition to getting your cholesterol screened regularly (every five years...and Blood Institute's National Cholesterol Education Program, NHLBI/NCEP...
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Cholesterol-lowering effects of soybean, potato and rice proteins depend on their low methionine contents in rats fed a cholesterol-free purified diet
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition
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