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Traffic deaths up sharply in first 6 months of this year – US News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Traffic deaths were up 14 percent nationally in the first six months of this year and injuries were up by a third, according to data gathered by the National Safety Council.
Source: Traffic deaths up sharply in first 6 months of this year – US News
Texting while driving is hurting Warren Buffett
Compulsive Decluttering: The Opposite of Hoarding – The Atlantic
Getting rid of belongings is generally seen as positive, even healthy—but when the need becomes compulsive, it can be a sign of a life-consuming disorder.
Source: Compulsive Decluttering: The Opposite of Hoarding – The Atlantic
OCD variants – Compulsive Decluttering or Obsessive Compulsive Spartanism. Puts the Tiny House movement in a different light, no?
Lead Poisoning and Anemia Associated with Use of Ayurvedic Medications Purchased on the Internet — Wisconsin, 2015
I continue to be amazed at the crap people put into their bodies.
Diabetes cases soar by 60% in past decade – BBC News
Diabetes cases soar by 60% in past decade – BBC News.
UK data. The tsunami has arrived.
Stroke Rounds: Long Work Hours, Stroke and CHD Risk Associated | Medpage Today
via Stroke Rounds: Long Work Hours, Stroke and CHD Risk Associated | Medpage Today.
“Working 55 hours or more a week was associated with significant 33% increase in stroke risk and a more modest 13% increase in risk of developing coronary heart disease, compared to working 35 to 40 hours weekly, in the analysis of published and previously unpublished prospective cohort studies from the U.S., Europe, and Australia.”
One could argue for causation given the strength of association identified by this study. Common sense tells us that anyone working more than 60 hours a week is going to have considerably less time for other activities like exercise and time with family and friends. Long hours working also can lead to neglect of one’s health.
The Race to the $1 Million Parking Spot – WSJ
Stroke Rounds: Southern-Style Diet Is Least Healthy | Medpage Today
Early metabolic acidosis and coma in massive acetaminophen overdose | The Poison Review
KEY TAKE-HOME POINT: Always remember to include APAP on the differential diagnosis of high-anion-gap metabolic acidosis. A good mnemonic is A CAT MUDPILE:
- Aspirin
- Cyanide, carbon monoxide
- Acetaminophen
- Theophylline
- Methanol, metformin
- Uremia
- Diabetic ketoacidosis (or alcoholic ketoacidosis)
- Propylene glycol
- Iron, INH
- Lactic acidosis
- Ethyelene glycol
via Early metabolic acidosis and coma in massive acetaminophen overdose | The Poison Review.
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