5-Hour Energy shots are linked to 13 deaths and 33 hospitalizations, the FDA confirms.So far, 5-Hour Energy maker Living Essentials LLC has received 92 reports from people who fell ill after using the product. Since the product is sold as a nutritional supplement, the company is required to relay such reports to the FDA.The reports themselves do not prove that 5-Hour Energy had anything to do with any of the deaths or illnesses.
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The Global Arbitrage of Online Work – NYTimes.com
…if you’re reading this from one of the better parts of the global economy, it’s a good time to think about how to be indispensable.
via The Global Arbitrage of Online Work – NYTimes.com.
As a bonafide WFH full time househusband for over six years I found this article fascinating. Even if you are not WFH I recommend you read this article.
Lifestyle Matters, Even in the Elderly
Individuals older than 75 who were physically active and participated in social activities lived a median 5.4 years (95% CI 3 to 7.8) longer than those with a less healthy lifestyle and more limited social life, according to Laura Fratiglioni, MD, PhD, and colleagues from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.
You Can’t Do Your Job if You Don’t Sleep
You Can’t Do Your Job if You Don’t Sleep – Tony Schwartz – Harvard Business Review.
I’m going to be more productive today. I’m taking a nap.
Health Toll of Fast Food Spreads Eastward
Eating Western-style fast food on a regular basis significantly increased the risk of diabetes and coronary heart disease in a large Asian cohort, investigators reported.
The diabetes odds increased by 27% and CHD risk by 56% among Singapore residents who ate fast food at least twice a week.
The results changed little with overall dietary pattern, energy intake, or body mass index (BMI), as reported online in Circulation.
Consider Loneliness in Senior Health Assessments
Researchers evaluated six years of data on 1,604 people 60 and older and found that 43% were classified as lonely. Compared with other study participants, those individuals were more prone to have their mobility decline, lose upper body strength, have trouble climbing stairs and decrease their daily activities. Loneliness also was associated with an increased risk of death, the study said.
A separate study of 8,594 adults 45 and older found that those between age 45 and 65 who live alone have significantly increased risk of mortality — and particularly cardiovascular-related death — than those who don’t live alone. That study also was published online June 18 in Archives of Internal Medicine.
via Doctors asked to consider loneliness in senior health assessment – amednews.com.
Helmet Use Among Motorcyclists Who Died in Crashes US 2008–2010
During 2008–2010, a total of 14,283 motorcyclists were killed in crashes, among whom 6,057 (42%) were not wearing a helmet. In the 20 states with a universal helmet law, 739 (12%) fatally injured motorcyclists were not wearing a helmet, compared with 4,814 motorcyclists (64%) in the 27 states with partial helmet laws and 504 (79%) motorcyclists in the three states without a helmet law
Is Your Staff Sleeping with Their Smartphones?
The Potential Harm of Social Media
Just recently a child was hospitalized after putting a bottle rocket in his pants and others were hospitalized after holding cinnamon in their mouth for a minute. The danger is that these kids may or may not know that these stunts are dangerous. It may not be evident that a video seen online is not a credible source…
It worries me that we are being accustomed to quick messages and short hand typing that we will soon become a society of less social individuals and poor communication skills.
For Freelancers, Landing A Workspace Gets Harder : NPR
For Freelancers, Landing A Workspace Gets Harder : NPR.
More than 30 percent of the nation’s workers now work on their own, and the research firm IDC projects the number of nontraditional office workers — telecommuters, freelancers and contractors — will reach 1.3 billion worldwide by 2015.
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