Livalo has a number of things going against it and at this point I cannot think of a single reason I would prescribe it unless someone can show it to have unique benefits as compared to more established statins.
Any Advantages Or Is Livalo Just One More Statin? | DrPullen.com – Medical and Health Blog.
The ComPsych Poll – When at work, what is your biggest distraction?
Personal relationship issues: 22 percent
Co-workers who want to chat: 19 percent
Challenges with work relationships: 16 percent
Financial/legal problems: 15 percent
Child-related or care-giving issues: 11 percent
Personal health problems: 6 percent
Personal communications cellphone, email/instant messenger, social media: 4 percent
Other: 7 percent
Source: ComPsych
via Poll: Social Life, Not Social Media, Is Work’s Biggest Distraction – Featured Article – Workforce.
$1 Billion in Health Insurance Rebates: Taxable or Tax-free? – Kiplinger.
I got a refund of $34.81.
And it was Tax-free!
KEY POINTS
Microalbuminuria tends to occur long before clinical proteinuria becomes evident.
Proteinuria results when the glomerular basement membrane allows excess proteins into the tubular filtrate and when the proximal tubules are unable to reabsorb low-molecular-weight proteins.
False-negative dipstick results may occur if the urine is dilute or if protein loss is mild.
Correlation between the urine protein-creatinine ratio (UPCR) and the 24-hour urine collection has been demonstrated in several diseases, and recent evidence indicates that the UPCR ratio is more accurate than the 24-hour measurement.
The albumin-to-creatinine ratio is more sensitive than the UPCR.
Renal biopsy should be considered in adults with persistent proteinuria because results are likely to guide specific therapy.
via The pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of proteinuria – JAAPA.
Eating Western-style fast food on a regular basis significantly increased the risk of diabetes and coronary heart disease in a large Asian cohort, investigators reported.
The diabetes odds increased by 27% and CHD risk by 56% among Singapore residents who ate fast food at least twice a week.
The results changed little with overall dietary pattern, energy intake, or body mass index (BMI), as reported online in Circulation.
The problem with the labor market isn’t that the unemployed aren’t looking for work — it’s that employers aren’t looking very hard for workers.
The more broadly you read about a specific issue, the better your understanding becomes of that issue.
Some red yeast rice products contain substantial amounts of monacolin K, which is chemically identical to the active ingredient in the cholesterol-lowering drug lovastatin. These products may lower blood cholesterol levels and can cause the same types of side effects and drug interactions as lovastatin.
Other red yeast rice products contain little or no monacolin K. It is not known whether these products have any effect on blood cholesterol levels.
Some red yeast rice products contain a contaminant called citrinin, which can cause kidney failure. In a 2011 analysis of red yeast rice products sold as dietary supplements, 4 of 11 products were found to contain this contaminant.
via Red Yeast Rice: An Introduction | NCCAM.
Personally, I’m sticking with a statin.
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