In mice.
Physicians are being murdered for not prescribing opioids
I would like to suggest that the root of this opioid epidemic lies far deeper than “physicians overprescribing.” The problem is that we are now a society of adults who have no coping skills. No ability to deal with the curves that life throws us. Everyone is looking for a quick fix. We have taught our children that they should never have to feel any sort of discomfort whether emotional or physical.
Source: Physicians are being murdered for not prescribing opioids
I’ve been concerned about the lack of coping skills for quite some time.
Then I read this:
The number of Americans who say they’ve taken an antidepressant over the past month rose by 65 percent between 1999 and 2014, a new government survey finds.
Source: Antidepressant Use Jumps 65 Percent in 15 Years
This is depressing.
ER Rates Soar as Toddlers Ingest Pot – France
E-cigarette use accelerates effects of cardiovascular aging — ScienceDaily
To be or not to be (a tree)
This post is neither an endorsement nor a specific request. With all of the things I have to think about I now have to decide whether or not I want to be a tree after death.
Memo to Self and To Do List Adds
- Decide whether or not to become a tree.
- Revise will.
- Inform spouse and children of my wishes.
- Review advance health care directive to see if it includes watering instructions.
Tiny Houses for Homeless Veterans
Source: Tiny Houses
I developed an awareness of this innovative solution from an article in The Atlantic.
It’s great to see this idea taking root in Tulsa OK.
Black Men in White Coats – The Mission
Source: Black Men in White Coats – The Mission
For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.
Luke 12:48 NKJV
Personal mastery goes beyond competence and skills, though it is grounded in competence and skills. It goes beyond spiritual unfolding or opening, although it requires spiritual growth. It means approaching one’s life as a creative work, living life from a creative as opposed to reactive viewpoint.
Peter Singe the Fifth Discipline
Every calling is unique. My calling is unique. I am a teacher, coach, mentor, writer, and…life underwriter.
A calling has certain preconditions that involve more than just desires. For your calling to be correct it requires the individual have the talent, unique abilities and skills for that particular calling. A true calling reveals itself through enjoyment and a sense of renewed energies when engaging in the calling. Underwriting is like being home. Writing is natural. Teaching is what I do. Your unique path is not easy to discover. I have traveled many false paths before uncovering MY path.
I hope you visit the website Black Men in White Coats. The world needs more people like this. Are you being creative or simply reactive?
Jargon Muddies Radiology Reports
The study, for which Dr Gunn was lead author, was a survey of 59 radiologists and 100 primary care physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), which he undertook during his training there (J Am Coll Radiol. 2013;10:122-127).
Both groups of doctors were asked to consider hypothetical radiology reports and interpret the statistical likelihood (0% to 25%, 26% to 50%, and so on) of the presence of metastatic disease based on the terms used in the report.
The modifying terms were “diagnostic for,” “represents,” “likely represents,” “probably,” “consistent with,” “compatible with,” “concerning for,” “suspicious for,” “may represent,” and “cannot exclude.”
Source: Jargon Muddies Radiology Reports, Including About Cancers
The article comments are priceless. For example, Dr. Mark Walters writes:
Clear as mud.
Thought for Today – 08.12.17
We all have moral preferences and beliefs about how the world is and should be. Having these views challenged can be painful, so we tend to avoid people with differing values and to associate with those who share our values. This self-segregation has become much more potent in recent decades. We are more mobile and can sort ourselves into different communities; we wait longer to find and choose just the right mate; and we spend much of our time in a digital world personalized to fit our views.
James Damore
Source: Why I Was Fired by Google – WSJ
Resistance Training Tied to Lower Risk for Metabolic Syndrome — Physician’s First Watch
After adjustment for potential confounders like aerobic exercise levels, doing any resistance exercise was associated with lower risk for metabolic syndrome, compared with no resistance training (hazard ratio, 0.83). People who met guidelines for recommended amounts of both resistance exercise (≥2 days/wk) and aerobic exercise (≥500 metabolic equivalent min/wk) had a 25% lower risk for metabolic syndrome than those who didn’t hit the recommended amounts.
Source: Resistance Training Tied to Lower Risk for Metabolic Syndrome — Physician’s First Watch
Link to the original article below.
lifeunderwriter.net 