An essential coenzyme of carbohydrate metabolism. Given to all patients with suspected chronic alcohol abuse.
MI Admissions on Upswing in Younger Women
Bucking the trend in other groups, younger women in that province experienced an increase in the hospitalization rate of 1.7% per year from 2000 through 2009 (P=0.04), according to Karin Humphries, MBA, DSc, of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and colleagues.
In addition, in that younger group, women had a greater risk of dying within 30 days of hospital discharge compared with men, a difference that persisted through the end of the study period (OR 1.61, 95% CI 1.25-2.08), the researchers reported online in the Journal of Women\’s Health.
Never Say Goodbye to a Great Employee
This is crap but you should read it anyway. Groupthink alert.
Nipple Aspirate Test Is Not An Alternative To Mammography
BACKGROUND: A nipple aspirate device is a type of pump used to collect fluid from a woman\’s breast. A nipple aspirate test can determine whether the fluid collected from the breast contains any abnormal cells.
RECOMMENDATION: Do not use a nipple aspirate test as a substitute for mammography or by itself for breast cancer screening or diagnosis.
Chikungunya in Saint Martin Caribbean!!!
Chikungunya is an illness caused by a virus that spreads through mosquito bites. The most common symptoms of chikungunya are fever and joint pain. Other symptoms may include headache, muscle pain, joint swelling, or rash.
The American Way of Hiring Is Making Long-Term Unemployment Worse
Disturbing. Read at your own risk.
‘Dilbert’ Creator Scott Adams: How to Fail Your Way to Success – US News and World Report
Your best bet is to have a system for acquiring new and complementary skills over your lifetime while always looking for better opportunities. It’s analogous to diversifying your investments.
via ‘Dilbert’ Creator Scott Adams: How to Fail Your Way to Success – US News and World Report.
Vitamin D Dosing: Too Low to Matter?
Autier and colleagues found that vitamin D deficiency, in the observational studies, was associated with cardiovascular diseases, inflammation, glucose metabolism disorders, infectious diseases, mood disorders, declines in cognitive function, and even all-cause mortality.
With the exception of colorectal cancer, being vitamin D sufficient did not appear to reduce the risk of developing various types of cancer.
Vitamin D sufficiency was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular events (up to 58%), diabetes (up to 38%), colorectal cancer (up to 33%), and all-cause mortality (29%).
PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins
PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins.
This week’s topics include treating reduced blood supply to the heart, fit versus fat myth debunked, chickenpox vaccine impact, and treating anemia in people with heart disease.
Companies Take Steps to Curb Worker Burnout – News OK
One strategy Goldman Sachs has been trying is to make people feel less at risk in their jobs. That\’s not easy in most companies, much less so in investment banking.
To keep junior analysts from burning out, the bank has decided to start hiring first-year analysts as permanent employees, instead of taking them on as contract workers. It is also encouraging them to not work weekends.
via Companies take steps to curb worker burnout | News OK.
Life/work balance is a choice, not another corporate initiative. You have one life. Make the right choice.
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