Medical and surgical management of peripheral arterial disease – JAAPA.
Another fine CME article from JAAPA.
Lifelong Learning
Homeopathy: An Introduction | NCCAM
Homeopathy: An Introduction | NCCAM.
A good overview in case you encounter medical records that include homeopathic remedies in your work.
Mirapex (pramipexole) Possible Risk of Heart Failure
ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare profesionals about a possible increased risk of heart failure with Mirapex (pramipexole). Results of recent studies suggest a potential risk of heart failure that needs further review of available data. Because of the study limitations, FDA is not able to determine whether Mirapex increases the risk of heart failure. FDA is continuing to work with the manufacturer to clarify further the risk of heart failure with Mirapex and will update the public when more information is available.
PodMed – 08.10.2012
PodMed – 08.17.2012
Multiple Sclerosis: A Comprehensive Review for the PA
Multiple sclerosis: A comprehensive review for the physician assistant – JAAPA.
A good review source for underwriters too.
Why Idleness Is the Best Investment You Can Make
In today’s Western culture, we mistake productivity for the appearance of productivity. The frantic attentiveness to smartphones which characterizes corporate ambition, for example, is a display of how hard someone is working, not an actual measure of their productivity.
via Why Idleness Is the Best Investment You Can Make | IdeaFeed | Big Think.
I am not doing very much today so that I can be more productive.
How to Rewire Your Brain For Success
In neuroscience, the previous prevailing belief had been that the adult human brain is essentially “hardwired,” so that by the time we reach adulthood we are stuck with what we have. Now we understand that the adult brain retains impressive powers of “neuroplasticity”—the ability to change its structure and function in response to experiences real or imagined.
via How to Rewire Your Brain For Success | Experts’ Corner | Big Think.
Luck v. Skill – Finding Success as an Expert Witness in Life Underwriting
Economist’s View: Luck vs. Skill.
Here’s a nice blog post to get your cognitive processes started on this fine Sunday morning. Success – luck or skills and hard work? This is a topic I’ve been thinking a lot about recently. Unlike other missives I will purposely avoid politics. To me,the answer is quite simple.
Both.
I work hard and have worked hard for a very long time to achieve success. But at the same time, I recognize and appreciate how luck is as crucial a factor to success as skill and hard work. Think about it.
Ten Reasons Winners Keep Winning, Aside from Skill – Rosabeth Moss Kanter – Harvard Business Review
Winners gain ten important advantages as a result of victory — and that smart leaders can cultivate and build on these advantages to make the next success possible.
via Ten Reasons Winners Keep Winning, Aside from Skill – Rosabeth Moss Kanter – Harvard Business Review.
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