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One in four older adults is non-adherent to antihypertensive medications – APhA DrugInfoLine

October 28, 2016 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

Source: One in four older adults is nonadherent to antihypertensive medications | APhA DrugInfoLine

Adderall at the Office: Millennials Take Their Addiction to the Workplace — Quartz

October 19, 2016 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

Workaholic or drug addict?

Source: Adderall and ADHD at the office: Millennials took Adderall to get through school. Now they’ve taken their addiction to the workplace — Quartz

Phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitor use in type 2 diabetes is associated with a reduction in all-cause mortality – Heart

October 18, 2016 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

Source: Phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitor use in type 2 diabetes is associated with a reduction in all-cause mortality — Anderson et al. 102 (21): 1750 — Heart

Hmm…

George Washington University Opens Food Pantry To Address Student Hunger : The Salt : NPR

October 15, 2016 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

George Washington University — one of the nation’s most expensive schools — is among the latest to try to make sure its students, most of whom receive financial aid, have enough to eat.

Source: George Washington University Opens Food Pantry To Address Student Hunger : The Salt : NPR

Why open food pantries???

Why not LOWER TUITION AND FEES?

A Spider Across The Room Can ‘Hear’ You, Study Finds : The Two-Way : NPR

October 15, 2016 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

“Based on what we know, this shouldn’t be happening, but it definitely is,” Harvard fellow Paul Shamble says. The researchers’ finding changes what we know about how spiders experience the world.

Source: A Spider Across The Room Can ‘Hear’ You, Study Finds : The Two-Way : NPR

Man Juggles For An Entire Marathon Without A Single Drop – NPR

October 14, 2016 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

Michal Kapral is a top “joggler.” Naturally, that means juggling while jogging. He already held the world record in joggling a marathon. Now, he’s run one without dropping a ball even once.

Source: Man Juggles For An Entire Marathon Without A Single Drop : The Two-Way : NPR

Report Highlights Explosion Risk from E-Cigarettes – Medpage Today

October 9, 2016 / SupremeCmdr / 1 Comment

Seattle burn center reports 15 cases in less than a year

Source: Report Highlights Explosion Risk from E-Cigarettes | Medpage Today

Exploding device chargers.  Then exploding cell phones.  Now this.

Boom.

Americans Would Take 8% Pay Cut to Work From Home – NBER Working Paper

October 7, 2016 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

Source: Americans Would Take 8% Pay Cut to Work From Home: Harvard, Princeton

I’ve been home office based for over 10 years.

Better commute.

Better office coffee.

For your retirement planning, count on living until age 95

October 5, 2016 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

Source: For your retirement planning, count on living until age 95

A brief lesson in the art and science of probabilities.

Many NSAIDs Associated With HF – Medpage Today

October 3, 2016 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

‘A clear risk to some… and tighter regulation is justified’

Source: Many NSAIDs Associated With HF | Medpage Today

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