Compared with the general population, the relative risk of all-cause mortality in patients with clinically minimal hyperparathyroidism was 2.62 (95% CI 2.39 to 2.86) in a population-based study, according to Graham Leese, MD, of the University of Dundee in Scotland.
More than 40% of people with undiagnosed diabetes had chronic kidney disease, based on albuminuria or reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) — just as many as in those with diagnosed diabetes, according to Laura C. Plantinga, ScM, of San Francisco General Hospital and University of California San Francisco, and colleagues.
Notably, 56.2% of chronic kidney disease was stage 3 or 4 among those with prediabetes, indicated by a fasting plasma glucose between 100 and 126 mg/dl, and for whom kidney dysfunction was likely unsuspected.
A “poor metabolizer” does not effectively convert Plavix to its active form because of low CYP 2C19 activity.
How does someone figure out they are a “poor metabolizer”?
Read the FDA communication if you’re seriously interested in the answer to this question.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added a Boxed Warning to the label for Plavix, the anti-blood clotting medication. The Boxed Warning is about patients who do not effectively metabolize the drug (i.e. “poor metabolizers”) and therefore may not receive the full benefits of the drug.
What are the Top 10 nations for online workers? / The Christian Science Monitor – CSMonitor.com
And the fastest-growing major economy for freelance work?
The United States. “We’re seeing a huge number of Americans come online,” says Brian Goler, vice president of marketing for oDesk. “More and more people are working this way.”
Perhaps they have to because of the economic downturn. Perhaps they want to.
Calculated Risk: Diffusion Index and Temporary Help
The thinking is that before companies hire permanent employees following a recession, employers will first increase the hours worked of current employees and also hire temporary employees. Since the number of temporary workers increased sharply, some people think this might be signaling the beginning of an employment recovery.
However, there has been some evidence of a shift by employers to more temporary workers, and the saying may become “We are all temporary now!”, so use this increase with caution. For more, including some cautionary comments from a BLS economist on using temporary help, see Tom Abate’s article in the San Francisco Chronicle.
The problem, of course, is the fact that temps and perma-temps are the first to be terminated at the beginning of a business cycle downturn and the first to be hired when the cycle turns back upwards. If you’re a temp, that is. Read the entire SF Chronicle article. It’s a good, short read.
An Update On Consumer Frugality: Americans Staying Home More, Reading Books | zero hedge
While people did spend more on luxury items and things to help them improve their mood during these tumultuous times, there was still very much a frugal ‘stay at home’ cocooning theme in the spending report.
Social Networks Play a Major Part in How We Get News [STATS]
I use Bloglines as my RSS aggregator and this blog to highlight and pass along articles of interest. My posts also appear on my Plaxo and LinkedIn pages. Tweets and retweets are delivered to a small band of followers and on my LinkedIn page.
It’s a wonder how I get any work done.
Trauma of Job Loss Often Includes Health Problems – NYTimes.com
A sad reminder for those of us in the risk selection profession.
Exclusive: How Google’s Algorithm Rules the Web | Magazine
After reading this article I learned a little about how Google works. The article is long but worth your time if you are interested in this kind of stuff.
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