Mean Green Beats H. pylori

Medical News: Chemical in Broccoli Fights H. Pylori Infection – in Primary Care, Diet & Nutrition from MedPage Today

Conflict of interest noted.

Dr. Fahey is a co-founder of Brassica Protection Products, a company that is licensed by Johns Hopkins to produce broccoli sprouts. J.W. Fahey may be entitled to royalty payments from the sale of broccoli sprouts, and terms of this arrangement are being managed by Johns Hopkins University in accordance with its conflict of interest policies.

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Binge Drinking – the MMWR Version

Sociodemographic Differences in Binge Drinking Among Adults — 14 States, 2004

I like the Medpage article title better but the details in the original MMWR summary are a lot better.  For example:

However, after adjusting for sex and age, the highest average number of binge drinking episodes during the preceding 30 days was reported by binge drinkers whose household income was <$25,000. (4.9), and the highest average number of drinks per binge episode was reported by non-Hispanic blacks (8.4) and Hispanics (8.1).

Know your sources, read widely, and don’t make broad assumptions from titles.

Remote Underwriting With Turkeys – Avoid SSS (Sadder and Sicker Syndrome)

Career Women at Midlife: Sadder and Sicker – BusinessWeek

Reading this article should be a stark reminder to managers in all industries of the growing need to provide flexible work arrangements.  Remote work, telecommuting, flex hours, work from home, job sharing, reduced work schedules, whatever.  Sad and sick employees cannot be a good thing.

Hence another strong motivator to get your underwriters out of the office.

If you’re reading this post and looking for a remote underwriting position do revisit this blog periodically.  I offer up some good tips on job search websites.  Additionally, UWS LLC may have a need for contract underwriters in the near future.

Remote, of course.