…statin discontinuation is common and has been linked to a greater risk of heart-related events and death in patients who have coronary artery disease, the study said.
via Researchers suggest 2 paths to get patients back on statins – amednews.com.
One out of every four Americans over the age of 45 are on a statin.
There are obvious cases where a graduate degree is mandatory; you’re not going to get very far as a doctor or lawyer if you haven’t done the requisite schooling. But what about everyone else? I often get inquiries from executives looking for advice about whether they should go back. Would an MBA, a JD, a doctorate in organizational psychology, or a journalism degree give them that extra edge? Often, the answer is no. There are a lot of things you could do with $100,000, and going to school because you aren’t sure what to do with yourself, or because of received wisdom that an extra degree is always helpful, could be a colossally misguided move.
via Grad School May Not Be the Best Way to Spend $100,000 – Dorie Clark – Harvard Business Review.
UPDATE: Five earthquakes hit Oklahoma early Tuesday | News OK.
Faithful readers are aware of my fascination with the weather and other natural events in the state of Oklahoma. Yes, I felt one of the quakes. I was roused out of sleep around 2:00 AM and the first thing I noticed was the wall shaking.
Just another earthquake in Oklahoma.
CONCLUSIONS: In T2DM, CAC predicts CVD mortality and meaningfully reclassifies participants, suggesting clinical utility as a risk stratification tool in a population already at increased CVD risk.
via Coronary Calcium Score Predicts Cardiovascular Mortality in Diabetes.
Whoa.
CONCLUSIONS: Symptomatic hypoglycemia, whether clinically mild or severe, is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events, all-cause hospitalization, and all-cause mortality. More attention may be needed for diabetic patients with hypoglycemic episodes.
Watch those hypoglycemic episodes in applicants with T2DM.
CONCLUSIONS: Patients categorized as normal weight or obese with T2DM within a year of diagnosis of T2DM exhibit variably higher mortality outcomes compared with the overweight group, confirming a U-shaped association of BMI with mortality. Whether weight loss interventions reduce mortality in all T2DM patients requires study.
via Association Between BMI Measured Within a Year After Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes and Mortality.
Could we have another U shaped mortality curve? Watch that BMI.
Red Meat’s Heart Risk Goes Beyond The Fat : NPR.
Everything you need to know about L-carnitine and TMAO (Trimethylamine N-oxide).
We all have stories that we tell ourselves about what our lives are—and those stories are always wrong.
via Writing Wednesdays | Steven Pressfield Online.
Learn to cut through the clutter and tune out the noise. Accept the truth about your life’s story, your situation, your Path. If you like what you see, do nothing. If you don’t like what you see, time to change.
One in three older adults has Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia at the time of death. As the nation’s population ages, the number of people with the progressive neurological disorder could triple in the next 40 years, said a study published online Feb. 6 in Neurology.
via 1 in 3 Americans has dementia at time of death – amednews.com.
The study shows that in 2010, one in three adults age 20 and older (an estimated 79 million people) had prediabetes. In that condition, a person’s blood sugar level is higher than normal but is not high enough for a diabetes diagnosis, the CDC said.
Of those adults with prediabetes, only 11% were aware that they had the condition. Although that figure marks a slight improvement from 2005-06, when 7% of people reported knowing they had prediabetes, awareness of the condition is too low, researchers said.
People with prediabetes are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those without the condition, according to the American Diabetes Assn. If action is taken early, however, risk of type 2 diabetes can be significantly reduced by losing weight and exercising moderately, the ADA said.
via Teaching adults about prediabetes an uphill battle – amednews.com.
Eat less. Move more. Good luck.
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