What should you fear? The answers are different at each stage of life—and vary dramatically for different groups of Americans.
Source: How Will I Die? – The Atlantic
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Kidney Failure Risk Equations Validated Worldwide | Medpage Today
Equations more accurate than CKD stage alone, researchers said
Source: Kidney Failure Risk Equations Validated Worldwide | Medpage Today
Calculator can be found at:
You’re welcome.
PPIs Tied to Increased Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease | Medpage Today
In a prospective, community-based study involving more than 10,000 adults followed for a median of 14 years, baseline use of a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) was independently associated with a 20% to 50% higher risk for incident chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Source: PPIs Tied to Increased Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease | Medpage Today
I got heartburn reading this article.
Second Cancers Portend ‘Dismal Outcome’ in Myeloma | Medpage Today
Mortality risk more than doubles; AML especially ominous
Source: Second Cancers Portend ‘Dismal Outcome’ in Myeloma | Medpage Today
Adverse Events Common After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass | Medpage Today
Majority of patients reported symptoms, but also improved well-being
Source: Adverse Events Common After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass | Medpage Today
RheumNow: The Ill-Conceived Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia | Medpage Today
Where fibromyalgia diagnosis can go wrong, and how to get it right
Source: RheumNow: The Ill-Conceived Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia | Medpage Today
Heart Failure Mortality Taking a Turn for the Worse | Medpage Today
Heart failure death rates rising again after decade of decline
Source: Heart Failure Mortality Taking a Turn for the Worse | Medpage Today
Popcorn Lung – Medical Definition
Read the medical definition of popcorn lung. Popcorn lung is caused by chronic exposure to a chemical called diacetyl used to create the buttery flavor of popcorn, and the flavoring in some e-cigarettes.
Source: Popcorn Lung Medical Definition
Death by popcorn.
The syndrome has also been observed in people who consumed microwaved popcorn in large quantities.
The Effects of Chronic Heavy Drinking on Brain Function Are Underdiagnosed – WSJ
Also unclear is whether heavy drinking during a person’s teens and 20s, when important brain connections are still forming, has a lasting effect on brain function in later life.
Source: The Effects of Chronic Heavy Drinking on Brain Function Are Underdiagnosed – WSJ
I’m screwed.
Opioid Overdose Deaths Keep Rising | Medpage Today
Following a relative plateau around 16,000 deaths per year, prescription opioid overdose deaths shot up 16% in 1 year to 18,893 deaths in 2014, Rose Rudd, MSPH, of the CDC, and colleagues reported in Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. Heroin deaths also continued to jump, reaching 10,574 that year, up from about 8,000 in 2013. The latest rate is nearly three times the heroin overdose rate in 2010, the CDC said.
Source: Opioid Overdose Deaths Keep Rising | Medpage Today
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