Majority of patients reported symptoms, but also improved well-being
Source: Adverse Events Common After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass | Medpage Today
Author: SupremeCmdr
Recent Edmond-area quakes draw targeted well shut downs, volume cut backs – Tulsa World: Latest Earthquake Information From The U.S. Geological Survey
Sorry if my recent posts have been unrelated to mortality underwriting. But when the house is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’ just come on in. The statistics from OGS in the Tulsa World article is reproduced below.
The trend line looks bad. Real bad.
I’m feeling this things several times a day.
The following are yearly totals of earthquakes registering magnitude 3.0 or greater as documented by the Oklahoma Geological Survey since 2005.
2015: 907*
2014: 584
2013: 109
2012: 35
2011: 66
2010: 41
2009: 20
2008: 2
2007: 1
2006: 3
2005: 2
*Total number could fluctuate as data are analyzed.
Source: Tulsa World
Oklahoma regulators take action on Edmond earthquakes | News OK
Source: Oklahoma regulators take action on Edmond earthquakes | News OK
Oklahoma had 881 earthquakes greater than 3.0-magnitude in 2015, according to the OGS. That was up 50 percent from the 585 recorded in that category in 2014.
I decided to post a link on my earthquake problem to let my family and friends know that I wasn’t joking about earthquakes in OK.
RheumNow: The Ill-Conceived Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia | Medpage Today
Where fibromyalgia diagnosis can go wrong, and how to get it right
Source: RheumNow: The Ill-Conceived Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia | Medpage Today
Heart Failure Mortality Taking a Turn for the Worse | Medpage Today
Heart failure death rates rising again after decade of decline
Source: Heart Failure Mortality Taking a Turn for the Worse | Medpage Today
Happy Holidays 2015
Love That Dog!
Popcorn Lung – Medical Definition
Read the medical definition of popcorn lung. Popcorn lung is caused by chronic exposure to a chemical called diacetyl used to create the buttery flavor of popcorn, and the flavoring in some e-cigarettes.
Source: Popcorn Lung Medical Definition
Death by popcorn.
The syndrome has also been observed in people who consumed microwaved popcorn in large quantities.
Choose to Make a Difference | Physician’s Weekly for Medical News, Journals & Articles
“We don’t need to spend days ladling out food in the soup kitchen and traveling overseas to an impoverished land. We can make a difference every single day in the everyday life that we live. The universe we live in is billions of years old. Our lives here are a blink of an eye in comparison. Many of us travel this journey merely existing. Others live the adventure and find the purpose. The difference we make in the lives of others is tremendous. Yet, many of us fail to react to this calling.”
Source: Choose to Make a Difference | Physician’s Weekly for Medical News, Journals & Articles
2015: The Year of Fake Outrage – Vox
Source: 2015: a year of fake outrage and the backlash that made us feel better – Vox
The real question is does any of this crap matter? If you’re truly outraged or deeply outraged by an outrage you just read on your phone, did you change anything?
Work towards fixing problems and not just adding to the noise.
The Effects of Chronic Heavy Drinking on Brain Function Are Underdiagnosed – WSJ
Also unclear is whether heavy drinking during a person’s teens and 20s, when important brain connections are still forming, has a lasting effect on brain function in later life.
Source: The Effects of Chronic Heavy Drinking on Brain Function Are Underdiagnosed – WSJ
I’m screwed.
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