Conclusion – Being physically fit, not smoking, and maintaining a normal waist girth is associated with lower risk of CHD events, and CVD and all-cause mortality in men.
Stay Active Stay Healthy (Guys Too)
Author: SupremeCmdr
Stay Active Stay Healthy
Methods – A total of 13 535 Nurses’ Health Study participants who were free of major chronic diseases at baseline in 1986 and had survived to age 70 years or older as of the 1995-2001 period made up the study population. We defined successful survival as no history of 10 major chronic diseases or coronary artery bypass graft surgery and no cognitive impairment, physical impairment, or mental health limitations.
Conclusion – These data provide evidence that higher levels of midlife physical activity are associated with exceptional health status among women who survive to older ages and corroborate the potential role of physical activity in improving overall health.
Proteinuria Matters
The risks of mortality, myocardial infarction, and progression to kidney failure associated with a given level of eGFR are independently increased in patients with higher levels of proteinuria.
War in Mexico Worsening – US Consulate Workers Killed
There Will Be Less News Coverage of the War in Mexico
Scary Chart of the Day – 3/14/10
Another View of the War in Mexico
I’ll be in San Antonio for the annual AHOU meeting.
I’m looking forward to seeing how the city has changed since my last visit.
Who’s creating US jobs? Mexicans. / The Christian Science Monitor – CSMonitor.com
“In fiscal year 2008, the US issued E-1 and E-2 visas to 1901 Mexicans and their families, nearly three times the level of a decade before. “
Where are all of these Mexican immigrant investors going? San Antonio!
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Chapter 11 Proceedings Examiner’s Report
Examiner’s Report – Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Chapter 11 Proceedings
The Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Chapter 11 Proceedings Examiner’s Report can accessed through the link above.
While not exactly insurance or underwriting related I’m posting a link as a public service for readers who may be interested in downloading and reading some, or all, of this report.
Don’t Take Plavix if You Are a Poor Metabolizer
A “poor metabolizer” does not effectively convert Plavix to its active form because of low CYP 2C19 activity.
How does someone figure out they are a “poor metabolizer”?
Read the FDA communication if you’re seriously interested in the answer to this question.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added a Boxed Warning to the label for Plavix, the anti-blood clotting medication. The Boxed Warning is about patients who do not effectively metabolize the drug (i.e. “poor metabolizers”) and therefore may not receive the full benefits of the drug.
Scary Thought of the Day
Kansas City to Close Nearly Half Its Schools – NYTimes.com
I haven’t been posting any Scary Charts recently because there are too many of them.
Then I came across this article in the NYT.
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