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Addendum 04/05/09
Just a quick little edit to let everyone know that while this blog is not an employment website I may have opportunities for part time remote work in the near future. Thanks for visiting and I’ll announce any work opportunities with a new post.
Alarming Numbers For Black Men And Colorectal Cancer : NPR
Yet another post in the periodic Double Cheeseburger series. Pay particular attention to the last two minutes of this podcast for an excellent risk factor summary and recommendations for lifestyle changes. There is a lot of relevant information for assessing risk in this short interview.
Mexican Drug Lords Diversify Their Business : NPR
Many years ago the Colombians started focusing on production and outsourced distribution to the Mexicans. Demand for drugs is down so one Mexican DTO (drug trafficking organization) is diversifying to keep revenue streams up.
Kidnapping of US antikidnapping consultant rattles Mexico | csmonitor.com
The time I spent working in the international offshore life markets was interesting. You learned quickly that some risks (CHD, cancer) are the same as US mortality while others were quite different. Understanding the difference in mortality risks by country often IS the difference between profits or losses.
If you rent a movie this weekend, I recommend Man on Fire. This film came out in 2004 and was directed by Tony Scott with Denzel Washington playing the lead role as a security guy.
Even Denzel didn’t get out alive.
I am particularly fond of cashews and EVOO. My favorite EVOO is Borges. It won’t be long before we design dietary drill downs for our tele-underwriting scripts.
The results of this study seem sort of obvious to me but still may be of some benefit for the younger members of our profession.
The more we know, the less we know. The study population is small, but the findings merit our collective attention. Think about these things the next time you are considering credits for the absence of retinopathy and/or albuminuria in a diabetic applicant.
Now I have another excuse for naps. Lack of Sleep & CAD
Las Vegas: The Suicide Capital Of America : NPR
Who said travel risk is irrelevant?
Follow this link to The American Academy of Dermatology homepage to download a PDF version of the AAD’s position statement on Vitamin D. We are seeing a lot more older age applicants and it is critical for underwriters to factor in low Vitamin D levels when assessing such risks.
Very few foods in nature contain Vitamin D (but you already knew that, didn’t you?).
Low levels of Vitamin D have a higher risk of all-cause mortality.
Click this link to access a good article on Vitamin D deficiency and higher all-cause mortality.
Primary Care Metabolic Group – Vitamin D Deficiency
May I recommend a couple of glasses of soymilk daily?
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