https://qz.com/1059709/the-us-housing-market-is-steadily-recovering-but-only-for-the-wealthy/
Author: SupremeCmdr
Bicyclist Deaths Rise in U.S., Men Are Likely Victims
Biking deaths rose 12 percent in 2015, the latest year for which figures are available, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association.
Source: Bicyclist Deaths Rise in U.S., Men Are Likely Victims
818 fatalities, average age 45, 72% at non-crossroad locations and in 37% alcohol was a factor.
More Traffic Fatalities in Colorado are Linked to Marijuana Use
Inflammatory Myopathy Mortality Highest in First Year
Adults with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) have a threefold higher risk for death, and that risk is highest during the first year after diagnosis, a study found.
Source: Inflammatory Myopathy Mortality Highest in First Year
Most of the Recent Warming Could be Natural – Jennifer Marohasy
Source: Most of the Recent Warming Could be Natural – Jennifer Marohasy
Worth your time if you believe there are always two sides to every story.
Thought for Today 08.24.17
Keep a diary or journal. Record your reflections on your life experience in a journal. You will find this simple practice to be invaluable in your quest for wisdom.
Warren Bennis
Psychotic disorders and obesity: First study to compare long-term weight gain across psychotic disorders — ScienceDaily
The Epidemic of Despair Among White Americans: Trends in the Leading Causes of Premature Death, 1999–2015 | AJPH
Conclusions. The unfavorable recent trends in premature death rate among non-Hispanic Whites outside large urban areas were primarily caused by self-destructive health behaviors likely related to underlying social and economic factors in these communities. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print August 17, 2017: e1–e7. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2017.303941)
Chronic liver inflammation linked to Western diet – The American Journal of Pathology — ScienceDaily
Physicians are being murdered for not prescribing opioids
I would like to suggest that the root of this opioid epidemic lies far deeper than “physicians overprescribing.” The problem is that we are now a society of adults who have no coping skills. No ability to deal with the curves that life throws us. Everyone is looking for a quick fix. We have taught our children that they should never have to feel any sort of discomfort whether emotional or physical.
Source: Physicians are being murdered for not prescribing opioids
I’ve been concerned about the lack of coping skills for quite some time.
Then I read this:
The number of Americans who say they’ve taken an antidepressant over the past month rose by 65 percent between 1999 and 2014, a new government survey finds.
Source: Antidepressant Use Jumps 65 Percent in 15 Years
This is depressing.
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