However, there is growing concern in the medical community that whole body CT screening leads to a large number of questionable findings, requiring additional procedures, including surgery, creating added risks and costs for the individual.
In addition, some Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Reformed churches have been named in honor of Saint Nicholas. Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers and students in various cities and countries around Europe. The historical Saint Nicholas, as known from strict history: He was born at Patara, Lycia in Asia Minor (now Turkey). In his youth he made a pilgrimage to Egypt and the Palestine area. Shortly after his return he became Bishop of Myra and was later cast into prison during the persecution of Diocletian.
Look up Nicholas in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nicholas or Nikolas or Nicolas or Nickolas is a male given name, derived from the Greek name Î½Î¹ÎºÏÎ»Î±Î¿Ï (Nikolaos), a compound of Î½Î¯ÎºÎ· nikÄ 'victory' and Î»Î±ÏÏ; laos 'people', that is, victory of the people.The name became popular through Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia, the inspiration for Santa Claus.The customary English version of spelling Nicholas, using an h, first came into use in the 12th century and has been firmly established since the Reformation, though Nicolas is occasionally used.n 2006, Nicholas â and its variations â was the 17th most popular male name given to babies in the United States. Roughly 0.7151% of the baby boys born that year, or 15,414, were given that name. It is decreasing in popularity, from a high in 1997, when 27,248 males in the United States were given the name Nicholas.