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Occupational Risk – More on Journalists
Journalist Roxana Saberi will likely be spending the next 8 years in an Iranian prison. How often we forget, or take for granted, some of the amazing rights we have in the US.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
— The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
I have been sensitive to the plight of journalists worldwide working in hostile environments since my offshore insurance days. If you want to learn more I’ve added a new link category titled Occupational Risk that includes a link to a website with 17 years worth of data on dead journalists.
We hard core underwriters love this kind of stuff.
Why Not Bail Out Life Insurance Companies?
Why Bail Out Life Insurers? « The Baseline Scenario
This debate is purely academic as the Treasury announced certain insurance companies will qualify for TARP funds.
Listen and Learn – Motorcycle Fatalities Up in US Military
U.S. Military Combats Rising Motorcycle Fatalities : NPR
In 2008, more service members died in motorcycle crashes than ever before — 126 from all four services. The Army saw a 24 percent increase in fatalities, and both the Marines and the Navy report significant increases as well. Top safety chiefs across the military have identified motorcycles as the No. 1 safety concern off the battlefield.
How to Predict the Probability of ESRD
Among the predictive models, the best clinical model based on age, gender, physical activity, diabetes, systolic blood pressure, antihypertensive medication, and HDL cholesterol correctly classified 86.4% of patients in the general population who did and did not progress to end-stage renal disease.
The albumin-to-creatinine ratio performed better, correctly identifying 89.3%. Estimated GFR alone was better yet (93.3%).
Combining the two marginally improved prediction overall (93.6%), but substantially improved the more important true-positive rate across all potential screening populations.
Bye Bye Raptiva
Medical News: Raptiva Yanked from U.S. Market – in Product Alert, Prescriptions from MedPage Today
Genentech announced a “phased voluntary withdrawal” of the drug beginning immediately, advising physicians to avoid writing prescriptions for new patients and to contact those already on the drug to discuss alternative therapies.
I wonder if a “phased voluntary withdrawal” is enough to avoid the lawsuits?
Listen and Learn – TARP (maybe) for Life Insurers
Lincoln – Update (Bloomberg)
ACTIVE-A = 28% Reduction in Stroke
Medical Updates – Plavix + Aspirin = New Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation | Health News
Stroke reduction of 28% is impressive.
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