Author: SupremeCmdr

Timeless Advice for Men – Valentine’s Day

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I know this post has nothing to do with underwriting but I had to reprint the following email from my local wine shop.  Enjoy!
If you are a guy, you are about to confront one of the most treacherous times of the year: The Valentine Weekend, also known as the Realm of Unknown Expectations.
Each year at this time many of you guys make serious mistakes, some so serious as to cause Temporary Unexpected Relationship Disabilities such as the Deafening Silence. Don’t let this happen to you this year.  Here are a few guidelines to help you avoid these sad consequences. Do NOT under any circumstances do any of the following:

1)  Your sweetie has been wanting to get in shape for her upcoming most dreaded time of the year, swimsuit season.  To be supportive, your idea is to give her the latest workout video wrapped up in the 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue for motivation.

2) Your honey works hard. You want to make her life easier and also show her that you care. Your idea is to give her an iRobot Roomba with a big pink bow.

3) Your sugarbear has said she is concerned about the extra weight she gained over the Holidays, so you think it would be a thoughtful idea to buy her a brand new Digital Scale.

Guys, do you remember the scene in the film Aliens (the first one) when Sigourney Weaver has initiated the self-destruct sequence? Do you remember the crazy sound of the alarm horns going off to warn her of imminent demise? Those are the same sounds that you should be hearing if you are seriously considering ANY of the above gifts.

This is deceptively simple, really.  Take the time to buy her a thoughtful card, one that doesn’t refer to body parts or processes. If she loves chocolate, stop by Gourmet Gallery and buy some of their amazingly good truffles.

Then come to Edmond Wine Shop, and we will help you pick out the perfect wine, spirit or beer to make Valentine’s Day memorable for you both.  Memorable in a good way, that is.

SUD CAGE and AUDIT

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Excessive alcohol use adversely affects an estimated 38 million (30%) adults in the United States, but surprisingly, only 1 out 6 say they talk to their doctor, nurse, or healthcare professional about drinking

via Physician’s Weekly for Medical News, Opinions, Features Articles.

So why do we continue to use outdated and perfectly useless alcohol questionnaires in our business when AUDIT and CAGE are much more effective?

Identifying Patients With Problematic Drug Use in the ED

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Among patients who reported using marijuana as their primary drug, more than 46% met the criteria for having a drug problem. “This is an important finding to highlight because marijuana use is often considered less dangerous than other illicit drug use,” Dr. Macias-Konstantopoulos says. According to the study, a subgroup of marijuana users was at higher risk for problematic drug use, including age younger than 30, smoking tobacco, binge drinking, using drugs daily, and reporting that their ED visit was related to their drug use

via Physician’s Weekly for Medical News, Opinions, Features Articles.

Daily Pill? No Thanks, I’ll Take Early Death | Medpage Today

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About half of patients in the U.S. don’t take their medications as prescribed, including patients who have had heart attacks.

Daily Pill? No Thanks, I’ll Take Early Death | Medpage Today.

I actually started to write something really, really snarky but better judgement prevailed.  Why even mention people who discontinue statin use without their physician’s knowledge, have a myocardial infarction and two drug eluting stents all while denying the MI ever occurred and maintaining belief that the second stent was not necessary?

Why write about the Standard offer for life coverage?  I was asked to review the medical records for my opinion.

Standard?  I think not.