Life insurance application activity showed declines across all three age groups in October; ages 0-44 off -9.8%, ages 45-59 off -9.7%, and ages 60+ off -9.5%. Year-to-date, life insurance application activity for ages 0-44 are off -3.4%, ages 45-59 are off -3.9% and ages 60+ are off -0.9%.
Month: November 2013
Mediterranean Diet May Protect Kidneys
In a prospective cohort study, patients whose eating habits were closer to the tenets of a Mediterranean diet had about a 50% reduced odds of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) over 7 years compared with those whose diets didn\’t resemble the fruit-and-vegetable-rich, low-saturated-fat diet, according to Minesh Khatri, MD, of Columbia University Medical Center, and colleagues.
MetLife To Cut 117 Workers In Bloomfield – Courant.com
The layoffs are part of a plan MetLife acknowledged for the first time publicly in March. At the time, MetLife said it will cut 650 workers in Bloomfield, leaving 1,300 at the site, over a three year period.
Obesity Week!
The New DIETs (New Dietary Interventions to Enhance the Treatments for Weight Loss) Study is the first randomized trial that will compare how these four diets — none of which restrict calories — can influence body weight.
Obesity experts are anticipating answers on whether a vegan or vegetarian diet will offer better weight loss than a pescatarian or omnivorous one, experts told MedPage Today in the run-up to Obesity Week here.
Transamerica Laying Off 60 in Cedar Rapids, 140 Nationwide – TheGazette
Tucker said some of the work currently performed by Transamerica employees will be outsourced to contractors.
via Transamerica laying off 60 in Cedar Rapids, 140 nationwide | TheGazette.
31 – (Number of Earthquakes in Oklahoma Past 30 Days)
http://earthquaketrack.com/p/united-states/oklahoma/recent
A whole lot of shakin’ going on.
Testosterone Treatment Tied to Worse Cardiac Outcomes
After adjustment for the presence of coronary artery disease, testosterone therapy was associated with a greater risk of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, and ischemic stroke 3 years after angiography (25.7% versus 19.9%; HR 1.29, 95% CI 1.04-1.58), according to P. Michael Ho, MD, PhD, of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Eastern Colorado Health Care System in Denver, and colleagues.
via Testosterone Tx Tied to Worse Cardiac Outcomes.
How come the television commercials don’t tell you this information when they try to make you think you have a disease called Low T?
Annual prescriptions for testosterone increased more than five-fold from 2000 to 2011. In 2011, the total number of prescriptions numbered 5.3 million and make up a market of 1.6 billion, the authors wrote.
Never mind.
Is the American Dream Still Alive?
There are no guarantees in America, only better chances.
via Is the American Dream Still Alive? | Experts’ Corner | Big Think.
To be clear, the poster above is copyright property of Bob Miglani and the photo can be found on his website listed at the bottom of the poster. I liked it so here you go.
One Year Later, Medium Is Changing the Way Its Writers Write and Its Readers Read | Mediashift | PBS
Tablet and E-reader Ownership Update – Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project
The number of Americans ages 16 and older who own tablet computers has grown to 35%, and the share who have e-reading devices like Kindles and Nooks has grown to 24%. Overall, the number of people who have a tablet or an e-book reader among those 16 and older now stands at 43%.
Up from 25% last year, more than half of those in households earning $75,000 or more now have tablets. Up from 19% last year, 38% of those in upper-income households now have e-readers.
via Tablet and E-reader Ownership Update | Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.
Hmmm…
lifeunderwriter.net 
You must be logged in to post a comment.