Truffles are among the worldâs preeminent culinary delicacies. Revered for millennia, only their price has kept pace with their fame. Retail prices in the U.S. for Tuber melanosporum, the French black truffle or Perigord truffle, and Tuber magnatum, the Italian white truffle, have reached $1000 and $3000 per pound. Most truffles are harvested in the wild and since the wild supply is diminishing, prices continue to climb.
What Is a Halo? A halo vest is an orthotic, or brace, which is used to immobilize and protect the bones in the neck known as the cervical spine or c-spine. It is used when a patient needs to immobilize the neck following an injury or surgery. The halo vest system consists of a halo or ring, a body jacket or vest and rigid uprights or rods.
OBJECTIVE: Transabdominal ultrasound (TAUS) cervical length (CL) screening has been proposed as an alternative to universal transvaginal screening to identify women at an increased risk of preterm birth.We sought to identify whether and under what circumstances TAUS would be cost-effective.n comparison to TAUS, universal transvaginal CL screening reduced preterm birth by 0.03%, reduced costs by $1.2 million and increased quality-adjusted life years by 70 per 100,000 women.