Source: Top 10 Places Where Millennials Are Buying Houses

CONCLUSIONS Greater consumption of potatoes, especially french fries, was associated with a higher T2D risk, independent of BMI and other risk factors.

Source: Potato Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Results From Three Prospective Cohort Studies

Two things strike me about this study.  First, the fact that someone decided to study this topic at all is pretty amazing.  Two, the researchers actually discovered a correlation between potato consumption and DM2 risk.

I’m surprised the MSM hasn’t picked up on this study.

Although prescribing benzodiazepines concurrently with opioid analgesics has been shown to raise the risk for fatal overdose, new research documents a risk that is four times that of opioids taken alone, and even at low doses. The new study was published online in the British Medical Journal (2015;350:h2698). Additionally, the authors found a dose-dependent association with overdose risk. This may “help prioritize how we address this risk,” said Roger Chou, MD, professor in the Departments of Medicine and Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Medicine, and a staff physician in the Internal Medicine Clinic at OHSU, in Portland, who was not involved in the research. “Meaning, you can start by identifying patients on high doses of benzos, and go from there.”

Source: New Study Highlights Risks of Combining Benzodiazepines and Opioids – Pain Medicine News

Observation warrants a randomized trial in acute stroke, researchers say

Source: Stroke Rounds: Statin Users Have Better Outcomes | Medpage Today

Source: Stroke Rounds: Nonstenosing Carotid Plaque Linked to Stroke | Medpage Today

Source: Medications & Older Adults > Health in Aging

Beers criteria not beer.

Lots of informative downloadable data sheets.

News and information relevant to the Asian American community on topics including financial security, health and wellness.

Source: Asian American Community – Chinese New Year, Aging, Japanese, Immigration, Home Care – AARP

I was going to let my membership lapse until I stumbled upon the section of the AARP website devoted to ME.

Control.  Commitment.  Challenge.  Confidence.

Source: Imperturbability: William Osler, Resilience, and Redefining Mental Toughness by Mike Lauria

The politically correct may not want to read this article.  You may be offended reading about character traits you don’t have.

Toughen up.

Obesity may directly contribute to CKD, apart from obesity-induced risk factors

Source: ‘Metabolically Healthy’ Obesity Linked to CKD | Medpage Today