Hancock Promotes New Life-LTC Combo – Core Protection Products – Life and Health Insurance News
LifeCare also offers a streamlined underwriting process for that enables a policy to be issued in as little as 8 days with no exams, lab tests or doctors’ statements, according to Hancock.
CPAP May Reduce Excess Mortality in Stroke Patients With Sleep Apnea
A new study confirms that stroke patients who have moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have a higher mortality risk than those without this condition and suggests that the successful use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy can reduce this excess risk.
The Next Leg Of The Housing Crisis In Five Simple Charts | zero hedge
You may wonder why I continue to post charts on the economy in a life underwriting blog and website. Here’s why.
People under financial strain will sometimes resort to extraordinary measures. In this economy, pay extra attention to your financial underwriting.
Financial underwriting matters more now than it ever has in a very long time.
| WORKFORCE METRICS |  |
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| NEW HIRING PRACTICES |
| Percentage of employers reporting new hiring practices, 2009 |
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| Offering delayed start dates (e.g., six to 12 months later) |
7% |
| Offering internships to new graduates | 9 |
| Lowering starting salaries | 24 |
| Targeting younger, less-expensive employees |
14 |
| Targeting experienced, reduced-risk employees |
9 |
| Hiring freeze | 44 |
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| Source: Monster
I got this chart in an email from Workforce Recruiting. |
So, How Do You Think This Movie Will End?
The two charts you’ll discover through this link were so scary I was unable to copy and insert into this post.
Design, Setting, and Participants The Shanghai Breast Cancer Survival Study, a large, population-based cohort study of 5042 female breast cancer survivors in China. Women aged 20 to 75 years with diagnoses between March 2002 and April 2006 were recruited and followed up through June 2009. Information on cancer diagnosis and treatment, lifestyle exposures after cancer diagnosis, and disease progression was collected at approximately 6 months after cancer diagnosis and was reassessed at 3 follow-up interviews conducted at 18, 36, and 60 months after diagnosis. Annual record linkage with the Shanghai Vital Statistics Registry database was carried out to obtain survival information for participants who were lost to follow-up. Medical charts were reviewed to verify disease and treatment information.
Conclusion Among women with breast cancer, soy food consumption was significantly associated with decreased risk of death and recurrence.
Tofu anyone?
Byetta (exenatide) – Renal Failure
From April 2005 through October 2008, FDA received 78 cases of altered kidney function (62 cases of acute renal failure and 16 cases of renal insufficiency), in patients using Byetta. Some cases occurred in patients with pre-existing kidney disease or in patients with one or more risk factors for developing kidney problems.
Oops.CRP concentration has continuous associations with the risk of coronary heart disease, ischaemic stroke, vascular mortality, and death from several cancers and lung disease that are each of broadly similar size. The relevance of CRP to such a range of disorders is unclear. Associations with ischaemic vascular disease depend considerably on conventional risk factors and other markers of inflammation.
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