“Heart Attack Entrées with Side Orders of Stroke” ~ Newsroom ~ News from CSPI
These numbers are scary.
Yes, I Would Like Some Fries With My Salt
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Can You Spell Khat?
Happy Mother’s Day
Focus towards the center of the photo to see a Mom.
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the Underwriting Moms out there. You rock!
For the Cardinal Mom in my backyard, you rock too!
Employment Status Still Matters
Losing Job May Be Hazardous to Health – NYTimes.com
The connection between unemployment and health has been known for some time. Stay sharp and pay attention to occupational status, especially during the recession.
HFA = High Functioning Alcoholic
Personal Health – High Functioning, but Still Alcoholics – NYTimes.com
Knowing the Signs
In the interview, Ms. Benton listed several characteristics that can help people recognize themselves as high-functioning alcoholics:
¶They have trouble controlling their intake even after deciding that they will drink no more alcohol than a given amount.
¶They find themselves thinking obsessively about drinking — when and where and with whom they will drink next.
¶When they drink, they behave in ways that are uncharacteristic of their sober self.
¶They experience blackouts, unable to remember what took place during a drinking bout.
Rate ’em.
Depression and SCD/CHD
In this cohort of women, depressive symptoms were associated with fatal CHD.
Pay Attention to ABI Values
We know that any diminution in ABI below normal suggests significant systemic atherosclerosis.
In PCI for STEMI VT/VF Increases Mortality Risk at 90 Days
VT/VF in the first 48 hours of STEMI previously was thought to not have long-term prognostic implications. The results of this study and others indicate that VT/VF is a strong independent predictor of death at 90 days. Whether early treatment with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator improves outcomes in these patients is unclear and requires further study.
Watch, Listen & Learn – Eat Fish, Reduce HF Risk
Alltop Does H1N1
Alltop has developed a page devoted to H1N1 news. I’ve added links under Public Health and Alltop on the sidebar.
As you probably already know, the “official” death toll from H1N1 in Mexico is considerably lower than the original counts. Non-mainstream media outlets are reporting much higher numbers of fatalities than the “official” number from the WHO. The question now is troubling – if H1N1 was not the cause, what did all of these people die from?
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