Show yolX94Jsldl332M£j-idajNlovemberl28T200- Woathor Cold for early shopping eind maybe snow later on sv- v- " Page A14 US troops Ilpdato W ' rctreat:' in Iraq : J ) Ventilation UV lamps might reduce iljness hos-pit- o Ss0 a css LONDON AP) — Sickness among office workers in industrial- ized countries could be reduced by using ultraviolet lamps to kill germs in ventilation systems new research indicates Ultraviolet germicidai irradiation or UVGI is sometimes used in ventilation systems to disinfect the air but is raiely'incorporated into office or other building ducts because there has been little evi- dence of a benefit! About 70 percent of the work forte in North America and Western ' Europe work indoors and frequently have unexplained health problems ' such as irritation of the eyes throat and nose aswelj as respiratory ill- - Vdlloy hoalth Providence al nesses:! X f ’ to topecret-visi- - Wxvr - tt ' lA ing table at his Crawford Texas ranch V Bush the first US: president to visit s Iraq promised that insurgents testing : t rewardbe will not America's commitment S'Jfr ':V ed witha U-“We did not charge hundreds of miles f inio the heart of Iraq pay a bitter cost of V ' BAGHDAD Iraq (AP) — President casualties defeat a ruthless dictator and Bush flew to Iraq under extraordinary liberate 25 million people only to retreat ' ' " before a blind of thugs uiid assassins” secrecy arid security Thursday to spend 4 Bush told about 600 soldiers from the 1st Thanksgiving with US troops and thank them for “defending the American people Armored Division and the 82nd Airborne from danger The troops had been told only that they The unannounced visit brought wild were gathered for Thanksgiving dinner cheers from with a VIP guest in the mess hall at Baghbattle-wor- n dad International Airport soldiers — All L Paul Bremer the US administrator in Occupation stunned the Iraq addd his own drama to the surprise nation and ' 'APphOtO Billed as the special guest along with even surprised the president's parents who US: President George W Bush carries a platter of turkey and fixings had been expecting him at this Thanksgiv- -' See BUSH on A14 ' as he visits US troops for Thanksgiving in Baghdad on Thursday Bush carries out 1 ' ag : zoning for annexation By Mark Randall staff writer ' PROVIDENCE— Ali future v land annexed into Providence will automatically be zonal agri-'-- :' cultural regardless of what the surrounding propty is under a new nieiisure passed by ’ the That means that developers iiKiking to subdivide will have to petition the ciiy for a "zoning W-- ' In a study published this week in The Lancet medicail journal Canadi-a- n scientists found that thetechnique reduced overall worker sickness by about 20 percent including a 40 per- cent drbp in breathing problems “Installation of UGVI in most offices could ' North ' - ' ' ' zonedir- - ' city''" American d resol vie symptoms in CQ: about 4 million employees 'caused contamination or heating': vby(gerrti) Ventilation- and air conditioning sys( items” saidthe study's leader Dr 'XX'-DicMenzies from the Montreal Chest Institute at McGill Universjiy ' inMontreal ! 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' Number 86 62 Answers 1)yes no Total Percent 581 : : 419 Responses: 148 are some of the local names thst appear in today’s Herald : FoSowing Journal: Dick Hunan (Cl) Rob Cruz (Cl) Marc Yap (Cl) Stephen Clyde (C12) Harry E Leavenworth (A4) AJ Pace (A4) Ska Nsmere (A3) Deborah Henry (A3) Brady Frank (B2) Ryan Doyle (B6) Brandon Harris (B6) Tynril Marble (B3) V Health department encourages shots Icdox Comics Movies ’ Outdoors C4 Opinion — Cache Sports wwwhjnewscom Cl A4 B1 ’J'a ' now”-Morrel- l aches-‘Tru- -- SeeFLUonA12 Utah doctors requiring agreement : 1 C3T XVAIJJICLE - COT : : 1 The Utah Medical Association is recommending all its members to back arbitration “We have hope that it will help reduce the cost of medical liability ' in the long run” said Mark Fother-ingham a spokesman for the association The agreements have prompted ' some people to call the Utah Department of Insurance to see if the practice is legal It is a state insurance official said Physicians have every right to ask patients to sign arbitration agreements and some have been doing it for years “When one doctor starts the oth " ( as cases mount deny treatment to pMicnts who refuse to Sign an arbitration agree- iwm that diminishes their ability to ' roe doctors Intermnunlain Health Care mailed 1704XX) agreements to patients in Salt Lake County and Bountiful this week If patients do not sign the agreements they will be forced to find other doctors a daunting task since IHC controls half the stale’s health care market Those seeking emergency treatment won’t be refused service if they do not sign the agree-- "r'mept” the demand slows lo a trickle in November: This year the demand has continued'and even increased ” ' ’ this month “We’re still seeing a big nishof people coming in” she said “Wie're just gaining moihenfum right said that although the Health Department continues to offer flu shots through March it makes sense to get vaccinated earli-eri- n the season ' “Now!is the time to get iCshe said “To get your best protection I’d recommend coming in now”1 Goodse( Said symptoms of the flu include fever coughing sore throat headaches chills and muscle influenza" is not to be con- fused with stomach flu and generally does not include gastrointestinal symptoms according to Leona Goodsell comr iriunicable disease riurse atthe Health Department “We’ re probably just seeing the ' beginning of it" Goodsdl said Statewide the number of flu cases has doubled in the last week By John Wright staff writer according to the Utah Departmeni " of Health And in Colorado four -- children The flu bug hascrawled into ages 21 months 2 8 V Northern Utah about a month earlier and 15 —have died fromthe flu than usual and it’s packing a meanalready this year ' bite Health officials :are advising Carol Morrell immunization residents who haven’t gotten vaccicoordinator for the Health Depart- nation shots to hurry up and da so ment siaid the flu season’s eariy The Bear River Health Depart onslaught has been reflected in the ment which covers Cache Rich and steady stream of people seeking shots Box Elder counties reported 1 labShe said the Health Department oratory confirmed casesof influenhas had to flu vaccine three za in the region as of Tuesday Two times already and 8000 to 9000 of the victims had to be hospital- ized people have beep vaccinated In! most years the majority of people Last year there were no reported ' cases of flu in the area until January get their flu shots in October and SALT LAKE CtTY(AP) — Utah's largest health provider will ' quality develop--- r " "' er Pooplo Indox " - ? V-- - " i - Tuesday's survey results LuceroHprakf Journal EN to 'ensure3®':' ern Keeslar - yes - at the Bear River Health Department bn Wednesday Don ’Met : Tuesday's news- b paper for results and a new quesr! a flu shot to Kris Groll left administers Go to The Herald Journal Web site wwwhjnewsicom to cast your vote on today’s survey ' question See YaNke yams? the-cit- - ers jump on board" said Dairen Hotton a consumer service analyst with the state insurance department “This is a way to help with malpractice insurance” Fotheringham said arbitration has been used successfully for years “There are a few patients who are a little bit paranoid and think it’s some kind of scam But it's not” he said this The Utah Legislature-earlieyear approved an arbitration law allowing doctors to turn away patients unless they agree to waive their rights to sue in courts and send any clams to a - r f : ‘ ' 'v-v- zoning as neighboring parcels “If it’s single family whatever then it comes in as that’’ said ' Councilman Vic Saunders “We wanted to change it so that it all comes in: agricultural arid they have to go through the rezoning process arid we gel to look at it and see what they (the developer) are going to do arid not the de facto zoning” City Manager Vern Keeslar said the change gives the city more control over growth arid ' the typeof development “It's a safeguard for the city to ensurequality developrhenL’’ Kceslar said“Once you give them that zoning if they meet the requirements of the subdivt- sion ordinance you have to approve them" Keeslar said developers ' See ZONING onA14 care A patient and doctor would each choose an arbitrator and the third is an attorney on the state court's arbitrator list The bill was negotiated by doctors and trial lawyers' The Utah Medical Association said reform was needed to stave off a crisis caused by soaring medical malpractice insurance premiums who has forced some doctors to stop practicing high risk specialties like brain surgery and obstetrics with some btaming it on the large mat- practice awards given by juries An IHC vice president J v ry' : three-memb- er See AGREE sa A12 : |