The strongest predictors of mortality were structural heart disease or an abnormal electrocardiogram (hazard ratio [HR], 5.6), hypertension (HR, 3.0), and trauma from syncope (HR, 2.24).
Syncope Matters
Author: SupremeCmdr
Health Insurance for Freelancers
This is an interesting development in the world of temporary and contract workers. Bear in mind, once you become a W-2 that changes the composition of your business as a self-employed individual. Examine the pluses and minuses before making a switch like this.
Outsourcing Firm’s Latest Offering: Health Insurance – BusinessWeek
Listen and Learn – Med Diet May Lower Stroke Risk
NIA Progress Report – Alzheimer’s
Unemployment and Mortality
Trauma of Job Loss Often Includes Health Problems – NYTimes.com
A sad reminder for those of us in the risk selection profession.
Life Underwriting Expert Witness (or how to find Gary Lee using Google)
Exclusive: How Google’s Algorithm Rules the Web | Magazine
After reading this article I learned a little about how Google works. The article is long but worth your time if you are interested in this kind of stuff.
Scary Chart of the Day – 2/24/10
More archipods = less demand for office space too.
Calculated Risk: AIA: Architecture Billings Index Shows Contraction in January
The Future For Remote Underwriting
archipod Check out the latest and greatest setup for remote underwriting.
A hat tip to Guy Kawasaki who sent a tweet about this new form of a home office. Can you picture one of these in your backyard?
I want one but I’m pretty certain the purchase will not be approved by she who must be obeyed.
Small Business Outlook 2010 – Forbes Insights
Follow the link to CSMonitor.com where you can find a link to download the entire report.
Another view of small business owners’ thinking / The Christian Science Monitor – CSMonitor.com
Those entrepreneurs who have been able to make the hard decisions and get back to their bootstrapping roots have survived the first phase of the recession. While Wall Street seems to be trying to convince themselves that a recovery is around the corner, every indication is that we will be facing a prolonged period of high unemployment with a possibility of a double-dip downturn and significant inflation.
Suicides in Mumbai
BBC News – Alarm at Mumbai’s teenage suicide trend
More than 100,000 people commit suicide in India every year and three people a day take their own lives in Mumbai.
Suicide is one of the top three causes of death among those aged between 15 and 35 years and has a devastating psychological, social and financial impact on families and friends.
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