WHAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE?
For many investors, the bottom line is one of the single most important pieces of data on the company balance sheet. Essentially, the bottom line is the amount of profit that is realized after all expenses and taxes have been satisfied. Because bottom lines begin with the gross sales and then deduct taxes and expenses to affirm the net earnings for a given financial period, investors are able to quickly determine the current status of the company. The bottom line sums up all the data, so it is possible to know if the company is realizing some net income from the business venture, or if the operation is currently operating in the red. The bottom line can be a cause for rejoicing, or it can provide the motivation to make some changes in the way the company operates. In situations where there is little or no net profit realized, steps are usually taken to increase the profitability of the corporation. Depending on the circumstances, the strategy to increase the bottom line may originate w
Treatments for arthritis (or indeed any medical condition) should be tested carefully to see if they work and if there are potential negative effects. In order to make informed decisions about our health care we need to understand the “value” of the information supporting the claims made about the effects of a treatment or therapy. For example, is the source of information supporting a treatment a magazine or a scientific study? How well was the study conducted and designed? The rating system described below has been prepared to summarise the “value” of the information from scientific research based on how thoroughly the studies were conducted. The best way to provide information about the effects of a treatment is in a study called a ‘randomised controlled trial’. The following description of a randomised controlled trial is adapted, in part, from the guide, ‘Living with Osteoarthritis: a Guide for People with Osteoarthritis of the Hip or Knee’ produced by The Clinical Epidemiology an
” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ISA’s 49th ANNUAL CONVENTION, BRIDGING MULTIPLE DIVIDES, Hilton San Francisco, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA, Mar 26, 2008
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