With apologies to all cat lovers out there
Acquiring a cat as an adult can lead to allergies to cat dander; the risk is lower if one had a cat as a child but higher if allergies were already present.
Bottom Line:
If you have allergies, asthma, or never had a cat as a child, don’t get a cat.
Conclusion: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease was not associated with an increased risk of death from all causes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, or liver disease.
via Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and mortality among US adults: prospective cohort study | BMJ.
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Serious respiratory problems, including lung damage, can result from malfunction of adjustable gastric bands implanted in obese patients, said British doctors in a case report.
via Medical News: Case Report: Gastric Band Migrates – in Primary Care, Obesity from MedPage Today.
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BMJ Group blogs: BMJ » Blog Archive » Richard Lehman’s journal review – 28 November 2011.
One in 10 people over age 12 in the United States is taking an antidepressant, according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which is conducted by the Center for Disease Control. Women between the ages of 40 and 59 are the most likely group to take antidepressants. In this age range, 23 percent of U.S. women are taking one.
via Antidepressant use soaring among Americans 12 and over – MayoClinic.com.
Patients with chronic kidney disease had a significantly increased risk of death after myocardial infarction, and the risk increased as glomerular filtration rate (GFR) declined, a review of 103,000 myocardial infarction patients showed.
The excess mortality risk ranged from 17% to as much as 500% as the severity of chronic kidney disease (CKD) increased. CKD predicted heightened mortality regardless of the presence or absence of ST-segment elevation.
Watch that GFR.
Those who ingested more than 4,000 mg of acetaminophen in a single day spread out over more than one time point had a significantly higher mortality rate compared with those who overdosed at a single time point (37.3% versus 27.8%, P=0.025), according to Kenneth Simpson, MD, of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and colleagues.
The cohort analysis included 663 patients admitted with acetaminophen-induced severe liver injury from November 1992 through October 2008. About one-quarter (24.3%) overdosed in a staggered fashion, defined as taking at least two excessive doses separated by more than eight hours and adding up to more than 4,000 milligrams in one day. The rest of the patients ingested that much at a single time point.
Most of the patients who had a staggered overdose (58.2%) said that pain relief was the reason they repeatedly took an excessive dose. Another 34.3% said it was a suicide attempt.
Learn more at Acetaminophen Toxicity.
Personally I rarely take the stuff. It’s pure poison for the liver.
Press Announcements > FDA warns consumers not to eat one batch of Loyd Grossman Korma Sauce.
My public service announcement of the month.
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