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Thanks so much for your kind words. There are two things you mentioned that I need to explain to my readers. The first is your reference to “POMS.” That stands for Program Operations Manual System. It is essentially the bible for SSA employees that spells out how every single Social Security rule and regulation should be administered and implemented. It’s called a “manual system” because back in my day (I worked with the SSA from 1973 until 2005), those guidelines were printed on paper and stored in 3-ring binders. Each of us claims technicians had about 20 such binders in a bookshelf behind our desks. And we would spend an hour almost every morning before the office doors opened reading and then filing updates to our POMS manuals. Gosh, that all seems so archaic. Today, of course, everything is digitized and online. In fact, anyone can access POMS. Go to www.socialsecurity.gov and near the top of the home page, open up the “Menu” icon and then scroll down near the bottom of the page that pops up and click on “Program Rules.” You will find POMS under “Employee Operating Instructions.” The other thing I want to talk about is your job title. How does it feel to be one of a dying breed? Let me explain to my readers what I mean. Before the internet, and even before SSA had a national 800 number, the agency prided itself on its one-toone personal service. Not only were there Social Security offices in almost every decent-sized town in the country, but also we took that service on the road. And the employees who did that were called “field representatives.” Some of my fondest memories of my early career with SSA came from working as a field rep. For example, while working out of the Everett, Washington, Social Security office, I would take a ferry each week to an island in Puget Sound and set up shop for a day at the local senior citizens center. And then, a couple days later, I would drive up to a small mountain town in the Cascades and become “Mr. Social Security” to the local residents. The advent of online services and nationwide calling centers greatly diminished the need for SSA to send representatives to these remote outposts. So “field reps” are the dinosaurs of SSA. But it’s good to know that at least one of you is still around. And again, thanks for the kind words. Now pay attention to what another SSA rep has to say

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As scary as it sounds, TGA usually doesn’t happen again and doesn’t predict a higher risk of developing memory troubles, stroke or epilepsy in the future. *** DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife has COPD. She is not coping very well. Her doctors are treating her with the standard medications. She has heard about an experimental treatment where they take her stem cells and make them into something that is inhaled. Have you heard about this treatment? Is it safe? Each treatment is $7,000. -- J.W.

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For the first time, the Department of Veterans Affairs has released health care inspection ANSWER: Stem cells are cells that can reports for 101 of its Community Living Centers, develop into many kinds of mature cells. In theory, formerly known as nursing homes. DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you please exthey can grow and replace cells that have been Facilities are surveyed in a number of ways, plain how an MRI machine affects the pigment damaged or destroyed due to a disease process. including having enough staff, managing medicain a tattoo? My friend’s MRI procedure was Stem cells hold great promise for many diseases, tion, protecting residents from physical and menstopped because she was experiencing a burnbut there isn’t enough information for me to make a tal abuse and properly storing and preparing food. ing sensation at her lower eyelids, which had recommendation for stem cells in COPD, for either Of those, staffing might be the most important: If previously been tattooed with black ink. Does safety or effectiveness. there aren’t enough registered nurses, vocational this happen only with black ink? Which colors If you are going to look into it further, I nurses and nursing aides, care doesn’t happen at are safer? -- J.H. would recommend doing so only as part of a clinical all. trial. You can find out about clinical trials at www. Per the reports, the VA has fewer low-per ANSWER: Reactions between the ink in clinicaltrials.gov. I was able to find some trials on forming facilities (17.2 percent versus 19.7 percent) tattoos and MRI scanners are well-documented in the site that are recruiting subjects. I also would the literature. Some inks -- mostly black, red and and more high-performing facilities (17.2 percent recommend www.closerlookatstemcells.org/ to brown -- are made with iron or titanium oxides. versus 10.8 percent) than the private sector. These anyone considering stem cell treatment. Only 1.5 percent of people with tattoos have renumbers aren’t bad, they say, considering that the * * * ported bad experiences in MRI machines. veterans at these facilities have more serious condi Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer indi Iron and titanium oxides conduct electrictions than are generally seen in civilian facilities. Of vidual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenity, and the strong magnetic field in an MRI scanever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGood- the total, only eight VA facilities were rated one star. NOON ner can cause a current to travel between different Health@med.cornell.edu. Reports for the remaining centers will be released MON., DEC. 31 tattoos or different portions of a tattoo -- especially by October.  Hours those with loops in the pattern. The Please electricreview currentcarefully. 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The Morimura brothers exported porcelain to the United States.

The mark you provided was used by exporters and brothers Ichizaemon and Toyo Morimura. They started out in Japan as a trading company in 1876. During the 1890s, they manufactured and exported fine porcelain specifically designed to appeal to the West. They established offices and showrooms in New York. According to the Tariff Act of 1890, any object imported to the United States must be marked with the origin of the country. “Nippon” is the Japanese word for Japan and was included with marks from 1891 to around 1921. After that, they used Japan. Your hand-painted porcelain bowl was made in the early 1900s and would probably be worth $75 to $125. * * *

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