The first admission for syncope among healthy individuals significantly predicts the risk of all-cause mortality, stroke, cardiovascular hospitalization, device implantation, and recurrent syncope.
via Syncope-Related Risk of Death Linked to Age.
OK underwriters..pay attention.
And I’m done exams, wohoo!! No more classes until January 7th :D! I really want to focus on my blog this Christmas break; I’ve got a few topics in mind before I start researching the suggested topics from some of you guys. If any of you have any requests, feel free to ask and I’ll make a list and eventually get to it :).
My roommate and I had our Christmas party last night, couldn’t have asked for a better group of people who came; it was a really nice reward after all of our exams :). After spending most of the day climbing (obviously), we came home and decorated the house with Christmas lights, homemade snowflakes and a cardboard Christmas tree I taped to the wall :P. I definitely feel the holiday spirit now, ready to get onto some vegan holiday creations!
Here’s a picture taken of me in…
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Once the most common treatment for indolent non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, the combination chemotherapy known as CHOP is rapidly falling to the wayside in Germany – replaced by bendamustine (Treanda), frequently combined with rituximab (Rituxan), researchers reported here.
via New Combo Replaces CHOP for Lymphoma.
NOTE the commercial interests disclosures at the end of the original article.
A meta-analysis ordered by the agency and conducted by drugmaker Pfizer found a higher occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events — including death, MI, and stroke — with the drug than with placebo.
The FDA noted, however, that such events were uncommon in both groups, and the increased risk wasn’t statistically significant.
via Chantix May Up Heart Risk, FDA Warns.
Quitting smoking is good. Maybe quitting smoking without a pharmaceutical assist is better. Additional link to the FDA release follows.
U.S. district court approves Verizon pension sale to Prudential | LifeHealthPro.
Pension Pulse: Will BCE Follow Verizon on Pensions?
I’m not quite sure what to think about the transfer of corporate pension obligations to insurance companies.
People with the healthiest diets—those with the highest intakes of fruit, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and a higher intake of fish relative to meat poultry and eggs—were 35% less likely to die from a repeat heart attack or stroke during the length of the study, compared with those with the least healthy diets, according to the five-year study of 32,000 people in 40 countries.
They also were 28% less likely to develop congestive heart failure, 14% less likely to have an additional heart attack and 19% less likely to have a stroke.
via Diet’s Role in Lowering Risk of Repeat Heart Attacks – WSJ.com.
The malware will lock the screen, rendering it unusable for users. A reboot wouldn’t be helpful since the malware binary is registered as an Autorun executable in normal and in safe boot. The tactics of the malware is to scare the user into thinking they have illegally downloaded material such as MP3s, movies or software. The page will act as a governing body such as the FBI, Cuerpo Nacional de Policia (Spanish National Police) and police forces for many other countries.
Maybe I should pay more attention to the little pop up on my computer reminding me to renew my anti-evildoer software.
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