The all-cause mortality rate was more than five times higher in Mexicans ages 35 to 59 with diabetes than in their non-diabetic counterparts (rate ratio 5.4, 95% CI 5.0-6.0), reported Jonathan Emberson, PhD, of Oxford University in England, and colleagues.
Source: Diabetes Takes Heavy Mortality Toll in Mexico | Medpage Today
Use of NSAIDs was associated with an increased risk for heart failure admissions, and this risk doubled for select NSAIDs used at higher doses, according to results of a large observational study
High levels of dietary animal protein linked to 60% hike in HF incidence
Source: AHA: Salads Good, Meat Bad for Women’s Heart Failure Risk | Medpage Today
The survey also highlighted that 78% of respondents had sought medical advice from the internet, while 10% had consulted an app on their mobile phone or tablet to self-diagnose.
The animal so many dote on is among the world’s most destructive predators.
Encore.org founder Marc Freedman says that aging boomers are inventing a new phase of work, and it’s one of the most significant trends of the 21st century. Instead of fading into the sunset to enjoy piña coladas by the pool, they’re choosing to stay active and pursue second careers.
Source: Boomers Are Reinventing Retirement — & You Can, Too – WAHVE
The president-elect’s analysts picked up disturbances others weren’t seeing—the beginning of the storm that would deliver Trump to the White House.
Source: Trump’s Data Team Saw a Different America—and They Were Right – Bloomberg
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Source: The Intellectual Yet Idiot – Medium
Source: SITG
Diabetes is a chronic disease associated with increased morbidity and mortality (1), mainly from cardiovascular disease (2–6). Treatment of diabetes includes normalizing hyperglycemia to attain glycemic targets and treatment of cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension and dyslipidemia. This multifactorial intervention strategy has been shown to decrease cardiovascular and all-cause mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes (7). Nevertheless, mortality in diabetes remains elevated (2,5). A number of epidemiological studies have quantified the risk of death among patients with diabetes and assessed the causes of death (2–6), with highly varying results (Table 1). The South Tees Diabetes Mortality Study (2) found an over threefold increase in all-cause mortality, mainly attributed to increased cardiovascular deaths, but found no increased risk of cancer mortality. The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab) (3) of over 10,000 individuals reported a little over twofold increase in the risk of all-cause mortality, with the majority due to cardiovascular causes. The Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration (ERFC) study (6), involving over 800,000 individuals, reported a little under twofold increase in the risk of all-cause mortality associated with diabetes. It also found that diabetes was associated with an increased risk of death from cancer (hazard ratio [HR] 1.25 [95% CI 1.19–1.31]), from vascular disease (HR 2.32 [95% CI 2.11–2.56]), and from nonvascular and noncancer etiologies (HR 1.73 [95% CI 1.62–1.85]).
Testosterone and other AAS, which have a schedule III classification by the Controlled Substances Act, may be abused by adults and adolescents, including athletes and body builders.
“Abuse of testosterone, usually at doses higher than those typically prescribed and usually in conjunction with other AAS, is associated with serious safety risks affecting the heart, brain, liver, mental health, and endocrine system,” the FDA notes.
Reported serious adverse outcomes include myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke, depression, hostility, aggression, liver toxicity, and male infertility. People abusing high doses of testosterone have also reported withdrawal symptoms, such as depression, fatigue, irritability, loss of appetite, decreased libido, and insomnia, the agency says.
Source: FDA Adds New Warnings to All Testosterone Product Labels
It is interesting you no longer see those Low-T commercials on television any more. Really? Just another clever marketing campaign to create a disease that doesn’t exist along with a convenient drug based solution. What side effects?
Read this book. Now.
Source: Bill Moyers Journal . Profile . Melody Petersen | PBS
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