Electronic surveillance must be subject to rigorous control including independent oversight and an effective appeals procedure.

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Traditional estate agents must, for example, ensure information about properties is accurate, no pressure is put on customers, and an effective consumer complaints procedure is in place.

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The pressure of the market forced providers to innovate better, more cost-effective ways to do the procedure while maintaining a positive, safe patient experience.

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As always, the FDA process remains the only scientific and legally recognized procedure for bringing safe and effective medications to the American public.

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Effective before the end of October is a new procedure for paying entry fees to visit Argentina, a change that potentially could keep uninformed travellers stuck at the airport and unable to enter.

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As an example of an effective bankruptcy mechanism, one need look no further than the FDIC procedure for banks.

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If eyedrops and laser surgery aren't effective in controlling your eye pressure, you may need a surgical procedure called a trabeculectomy (truh-bek-u-LEK-tuh-me).

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"It's not as aggressive a procedure" as traditional surgery but it isn't as effective based on patient satisfaction and elimination of acid in the esophagus, says Hiran C.

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But doctors and nurses need to be trained to carry out the delicate procedure and compliance rates would have to be pretty high to make it cost effective.

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