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Mental Health
Thought for Today – 08.08.10
Sauna endurance finalist collapses and dies in 110C – Telegraph
Ossi Arvela, the head of the sauna-sitting competition, said in a statement: “The Russian competitor has died in the sauna world championships.”
Hopefully this “sport” will not develop a large following.
By the way, 110 C = 230 F.
HT to Yves Smith at http://www.nakedcapitalism.com
More on Vitamin D and Cogntive Decline
Conclusion Low levels of vitamin D were associated with substantial cognitive decline in the elderly population studied over a 6-year period, which raises important new possibilities for treatment and prevention.
Toxoplasma, Cats, and Mental Illness
Research Links Parasite In Cats To Mental Illnesses : NPR
I desperately wanted to title this post “Cats Cause Mental Illness” but I didn’t because that would have been irresponsible.
For the record, I like cats.
Stress Increases IHD Risk in Women
On-the-job pressure significantly increases the likelihood that women will develop ischemic heart disease, a large Danish study found.
Compared with women who felt their workplace pressure was suitable, those who reported that the pressure was much too high had a nearly 50% increased risk of developing ischemic heart disease (HR 1.47, 95% CI 1.14 to 1.88), according to Karen Allesøe, PhD, and colleagues from Glostrup University Hospital.
Not Just Bad Wiring – Schizophrenia
Work as Paradox
The Job Satisfaction Paradox for the Self-Employed – BusinessWeek
How can the self-employed earn less money, work more hours, and experience more work-related stress than the wage employed—yet still report greater overall job satisfaction? The answer appears to be that people value highly the autonomy, flexibility, and opportunity to work in a small organization .
Many studies show that the desire to be one’s own boss is one of the leading motivators of self-employment. Others report flexible schedules are a key motivator of self-employment. Moreover, human beings have a preference for working in settings where they can interact with all the members of the organization, according to research by Bruno Frey and Matthias Benz of the Institute of Empirical Economics of the University of Zurich.
In short, the paradox isn’t such a paradox after all. People will work harder, earn less, and put up with more stress so that they can enjoy the freedom, flexibility, and work environment that self-employment provides.
CTE = Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
NFL Brain Collector Shows Violence in Slices of Gray Matter – Bloomberg.com
Healthy tau helps strengthen the neurons in the brain, like steel reinforcements in a concrete bridge. Repetitive trauma can lead to a change in tau, making it clump like tangles of yarn. The more tangles, the more the communication between cells is hampered. Functions such as memory and anger control can disappear; dementia and death can follow.
CTE is a unique pathological condition, according to Stern. The postmortem diagnosis of Alzheimer’s requires the presence of deformed tau and another protein, beta amyloid. The diagnosis of CTE requires only the presence of deformed tau.
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.
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