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More Mediterranean Diet, Less Depression
I think it’s the wine.
Studies have shown that the lifetime prevalence of psychiatric disorders is lower in Mediterranean countries than in countries of northern Europe, and it is “plausible” that diet may contribute, the researchers wrote in the October Archives of General Psychiatry.
CRP for CHD Risk Assessment? Some Say Yes, Some Say No
The evidence for CRP as a solid risk factor for CHD remains mixed.
Sitagliptin and Acute Pancreatitis
Hsp-27 Positive = Bad Outcomes in Prostate Cancer Mortality
Outsourcing is Not a Four Letter Word
I read this online Business Week article and I thought I was reading about myself. If I were to add my thoughts, I’d add:
- Live where you want to live (provided you have a decent Internet connection)
- Enjoy flexibility of schedule
- No corporate politics or non-productive meetings
- Meet and work with interesting intelligent humans
- Enjoy a different kind of stress.
Outsourcing Benefits U.S. Workers, Too – BusinessWeek
For the project workers who log in to oDesk every day to create their own job with decent pay, outsourcing is a wonderful thing—be it in Wyoming or New Delhi. Some have been forced from full-time jobs but many simply prefer to go it alone or to work with small groups. Scarred by a barrage of layoffs in recent years, these workers like the control over their lives and diversity in the source of paychecks.
Employer Provided Training – What Training?
Copied shamelessly from Workforce Training Management e-newsletter.
| METRICS Formal Training Hours Consumed per Learner, by Industry, 2007 and 2008 Bersin & Associates reports that the drops in formal training hours from 2007 to 2008 is not necessarily a bad thing. “For smart companies, this means that they are cutting programs that are generic, low value and under-utilized,” analyst Karen O’Leonard writes. “We have talked with several organizations that are now carefully scrutinizing the value of their learning programs, some by employing cost-benefit analyses to their initiatives. Their analyses have led them to cancel some programs that were costly to run and offered relatively low value.” |
| Industry |
2007 |
2008 |
| Pharmaceuticals | 35.3 | 25.2 |
| Banking/finance * | n/a | 20.2 |
| Manufacturing | 29.4 | 19.5 |
| Business services/consulting | n/a | 19.1 |
| Telecommunications | 31.7 | 18.9 |
| Banking/financial services & insurance * | 28.0 | 18.8 |
| Insurance* | n/a | 16.8 |
| Retail | 14.0 | 15.3 |
| Technology | 21.9 | 14.3 |
| Health care/medical | 24.0 | 14.1 |
| * In 2007, small sample size required that insurance industry results be combined with those of banking and financial services. For 2008, there was a large enough sample of banking /financial services and insurance companies to break them out. The individual industries’ data are shown, as well as the combined category. |
| Source: “Corporate Learning Factbook,” 2009, Bersin & Associates |
Financial Underwriting – Yes, It Matters
Unable To Sell Homes, Brokers Turn To Arson
This a sad article about the real estate bust, arson, and insurance fraud.
Pay attention to financial underwriting. I suspect there will be more sad stories like this in the future.
Risk Factors for Aortic Stenosis
Valturna – Think HTN
Once again, where do they get these names?
lifeunderwriter.net 
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