Alcohol-attributable mortality varies by year; in several recent years, alcohol was a cause of more than half of all Russian deaths at ages 15—54 years. Alcohol accounts for most of the large fluctuations in Russian mortality, and alcohol and tobacco account for the large difference in adult mortality between Russia and western Europe.
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What is ARVD? – Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
Learn More: Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD)
You should learn something new every day. If that “something new” directly impacts your personal or professional lives, imagine how smart you’ll be in a 100 years.
Creepy Picture of the Day – July 14, 2009
The roof of an airplane in flight from the INSIDE
I stumbled upon an interesting blog written by an airline dork (his words, not mine). It’s only interesting if you like this sort of stuff. The picture is courtesy of an unidentified passenger who took the picture and posted it to Twitter right after sunshine began poking through the roof.
Read the entire article by clicking the following link.
The Cranky Flier – Airlines|Airports|Air Travel Blog
I was doing research on the relationship of airlines outsourcing their maintenance and accidents.
Don’t ask.
Listen and Learn – NPR Report on Chantix and Zyban
Anti-Smoking Drugs May Have Psychological Effects : NPR
Quitting smoking was the easiest thing I’ve ever done.
It was so easy I did it seven times.
Tobacco-free for nearly 28 years.
Preferred.
Mom Was Right – Eat Your Veggies, Lower Your BP
Natural Health – Lower Your Blood Pressure with Vegetable Proteins | Health News
Tofu burger anyone?
AAA Surgery Outcomes Improve
Patients with AAA who were operated on from 2000 to 2005 had 4.7% higher relative five-year survival rates compared with patients whose surgery took place between 1987 and 1999 (99% CI 1.3 to 8.1), according to the study published June 6 in Circulation, the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2
Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 a Novel Risk Marker
Hey Hank! Give us a speech on this biomarker!
Oops! Missed Another One
Moreover, 9% of aneurysms unidentified were 5.5 cm or larger, and clinical teams didn’t recognize 58% of dilations within three months of the scan.
Oops.
Know Your Receptor Status in Breast Cancer Risks
Alimta – Think Strong Stuff for a Bad Disease
Alimta Approved as Maintenance Therapy for Advanced Lung Cancer – US News and World Report
The drug Alimta (pemetrexed) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to prevent progression of certain types of advanced or metastatic (spreading) lung cancer, the agency said Monday.
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