OK, I’ll Stop Complaining About the Price of Eggs (more Scary Charts)

March 23, 2025 / SupremeCmdr / 3 Comments

Horror stories of inflation in Argentina

These problems have existed for decades. Rampant government spending and massive government borrowing are two important factors. The government has defaulted on its debt nine times. Argentina’s currency was devalued by 30% in 2015, and then again in 2016. Soon after taking office in December 2023, Milei devalued the peso by more than 50%. https://tipswatch.com/2025/03/23/horror-stories-of-inflation-in-argentina/

Who Holds the Ballooning US Government Debt, even as the Fed and Foreign Holders Unloaded Treasury Securities in Q4? — https://wolfstreet.com/2025/03/18/who-holds-the-ballooning-us-government-debt-even-as-the-fed-and-foreign-holders-unloaded-treasury-securities-in-q4/

Maybe one day I’ll add my personal thoughts when I post stuff but for now I’ll let Scary Charts speak for themselves.

Baby Boomers Are Aging Into the Group Most Affected by Hoarding Disorder

March 6, 2025 / SupremeCmdr / 4 Comments

Studies have estimated that hoarding disorder affects around 2.5% of the general population — a higher rate than schizophrenia. The mental illness was previously considered a sub-type of obsessive-compulsive disorder, but in 2013 it was given its own diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM-5.

For Seniors With Hoarding Disorder, a Support Group Helps Confront Stigma and Isolation – https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/hoarding-disorder-support-groups-pennsylvania-baby-boomers/

Yikes.

We Underfunded the Reserves

March 5, 2025 / SupremeCmdr / 2 Comments

“And I love this location, which is why I stayed here all this time, through the ups and downs,” Winter Park Woods condo owner Lorraine Roy said.

For Roy to keep living in her three-bedroom condo of more than three decades, her new monthly HOA fee has tripled to $3,371.79.

“This is way too high,” she said.

Florida condo owners struggling to afford skyrocketing HOA fees – https://www.wesh.com/article/florida-condo-hoa-fees/63790370

Yikes. I guess I shouldn’t complain about my HOA dues increasing to $550.00…annually.

Eating Disorders Awareness Week

March 1, 2025 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

An analysis of hospital data by the Royal College of Psychiatrists showed that hospital admissions for eating disorders had increased by 84% in the past five years, reaching a total of 24 268 admissions. Some 11 049 more admissions were recorded in 2020-21 than in 2015-16. The number of young people with eating disorders rose by 90% in the five year period analyzed, from 3541 to 6713 episodes, with a 35% increase in the past year alone. Boys and young men showed a 128% rise in hospital admissions, from 280 in 2015-16 to 637 in 2020-21.

One in five deaths of people with anorexia nervosa is due to suicide, and all eating disorders see high rates of self-harm and depression. Eating disorders: Guidance is issued to doctors after 84% rise in past five years – BMJ 2022; 377 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o1256 (Published 19 May 2022)

Need help? https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-help/

Antidepressant Use Associated With Cognitive decline in Patients with Dementia

March 1, 2025 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

In this cohort study, use of antidepressants was associated with faster cognitive decline in patients with dementia, in particular SSRIs (i.e., citalopram, sertraline and escitalopram) and mirtazapine. These effects appeared to be more pronounced in patients with more severe dementia. Compared with sertraline, escitalopram presented faster cognitive decline, while citalopram was linked to a slower cognitive decline. Additionally, higher dispensed doses of SSRIs were associated with greater cognitive decline, as well as increased risks of severe dementia, all-cause mortality, and fracture. Our study cannot distinguish whether these findings are due to the antidepressants or the underlying psychiatric indication. Mo, M., Abzhandadze, T., Hoang, M.T. et al. Antidepressant use and cognitive decline in patients with dementia: a national cohort study. BMC Med 23, 82 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-03851-3

If I develop dementia no SSRI’s for me please.

Heart Attacks Happen in the Young

February 25, 2025 / SupremeCmdr / 2 Comments

Dr Ravi Prakash, senior consultant in cardiology at PSRI Hospital, Delhi, said that data from hospitals across India between 2020 and 2023 show that 50% of heart attack patients are below the age of 40. Doctors and researchers are alarmed by the growing number of cardiac arrests among individuals under 40 years of age. Experts attribute this rise to sedentary lifestyle, stress, poor diet, smoking, alcohol consumption, and even genetic factors. 50% of heart attack cases since 2020 among adults below 40 – https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/xplore/2025/Feb/24/50-of-heart-attack-cases-since-2020-among-adults-below-40

Prevention of MI in young individuals is an important public health problem. Despite being categorized as “low risk” prior to their events, most young individuals who experience an MI have pre-existing risk factors, such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. Tobacco use, which occurs in approximately 50% of young adults who experience an MI, remains one of the most important modifiable risk factors. Additionally, substance abuse, tobacco use, diabetes, left ventricular systolic dysfunction, and systemic inflammatory disease are all associated with a worse long-term prognosis in those who experience an MI at a young age. Not All Heart Attacks are Created Equal: Thinking Differently About Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Young – https://journal.houstonmethodist.org/articles/10.14797/mdcvj.345

Yikes.

Underlying Causes and Causal Pathways are Largely Unknown (guess the disease)

February 23, 2025 / SupremeCmdr / 3 Comments

Using high-quality population-based cancer registry data until 2017, this study presents contemporary trends in early-onset colorectal cancer incidence across 50 countries and territories, including 12 additional countries (Argentina, Bahrain, Belarus, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, France [Martinique], Iceland, Kuwait, the USA [Puerto Rico], Qatar, and Uganda) since the last published report on colorectal cancer incidence trends. The findings show that the rising incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer is no longer limited to high-income countries; it now extends to countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Martinique, and Puerto Rico), Asia (Israel, Japan, Thailand, and Türkiye), and eastern Europe (Belarus). Colorectal cancer incidence trends in younger versus older adults: an analysis of population-based cancer registry data – https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(24)00600-4/fulltext

Yikes.