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MedicalAdmin

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14. Those tests are notorious for false positives.

Reply to doc03 (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 27, 2011, 03:04 PM

Dec 2011

The published rates I have seen have been as high as 20%. While that doesn't seem like much, keep in mind that this figure doesn't include positives that should be attributed to things like poppy seeds, vitamin c. etc.

Any company that uses them is too stupid to have employees or customers IMO.

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An eye-opening experience at the eye doctor last week [View all] NNN0LHI Dec 2011 OP

Do you have to be blond-haired and blue-eyed as well? Uben Dec 2011 #1

Reread my post. He didn't say this was Ford doing this NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #3

Probably applies to many other conditions as well. One of the girls at the doc03 Dec 2011 #2

Those tests are notorious for false positives. MedicalAdmin Dec 2011 #14

I'm beginning to wonder BanzaiBonnie Dec 2011 #4

They use to have a pretty test for female naval officers. fasttense Dec 2011 #5

FireFox has a built in spell check. RC Dec 2011 #6

Bullshit, I just hired someone with strabismus Dreamer Tatum Dec 2011 #7

Hired doing what? NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #8

Financial analysis and it doesn't matter what wage nt Dreamer Tatum Dec 2011 #9

A desk job for a wage you don't wish to disclose? NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #10

The wage is well above US median income Dreamer Tatum Dec 2011 #11

Obviously the Doctor was talking out his ass, but equally obvious is that it probably happens ThomWV Dec 2011 #12

When there are more applicants than jobs the company can be as fussy as they want to be. Speck Tater Dec 2011 #13

I was diagnosed with ambliopia; greiner3 Dec 2011 #15

The movie you refer to was "Gattaca." nt Nay Dec 2011 #16

glaucoma firehorse Dec 2011 #17