The NY Time health blog recently reported on a list of prescription drugs that increase the risk of falls. Here is the Permalink:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/a-list-of-drugs-that-increase-falling-risk/
Enjoy.
Last week was a heckuva week. After several emails pitching me to upgrade my spyware protection service I relented under the mounting pressure. Besides, it was only $5. So I downloaded my anti-virus upgrade, ran the install program and promptly crashed my computer. Ironic, eh? The following morning, hoping that a good night’s rest would cure my computer’s refusal to boot up, I switched on the power.
Nothing.
It was at that moment I realized it wasn’t going to be a good day.
My mind started racing backwards…what did I do?
After determining my internal power supply and hard drive were OK it had to be a software conflict. Rather than spend too many hours trying to figure out what the conflict was I took my machine to the local shop for repairs. Rather than work off a small notebook computer I decided to configure a hot spare to work from ( I just happened to have an old Windows machine in the house). So ultimately my solution to my computer crash was to configure and hook up another computer.
Can your remote underwriters do this? If your company uses remotes and you are the manager responsible for their production, what does your remote technology support plan look like? Do you have a remote tech support plan? Does your IT area have a remote support plan?
I am still working off my hot spare five days after my initial crash. When I picked up my main box, disconnected the spare, reconnected my main, and powered up it still didn’t boot up. I took it back to the shop and I await its return.
But I can work.
I’ve been thinking about this for a few days, pondering what to write. It’s simple really.
This is just so wrong…
So would you rate an 8 year old on statins?
AAP ISSUES NEW GUIDELINES ON CHOLESTEROL SCREENING
Below is a policy on a clinical report appearing in the July issue of Pediatrics, the peer-reviewed, scientific journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
For Release: July 7, 2008, 12:01 am (ET)
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new cholesterol screening and treatment recommendations for children. The policy statement, “Lipid Screening and Cardiovascular Health in Childhood,” recommends cholesterol screening of children and adolescents with a family history of high cholesterol or heart disease. It also recommends screening patients whose family history is unknown or those who have other factors for heart disease including obesity, high blood pressure or diabetes. Screening should take place after age two, but no later than age 10. The best method for testing is a fasting lipid profile. If a child has values within the normal range, testing should be repeated in three to five years. For children who are more than eight years old and who have high LDL concentrations, cholesterol-reducing medications should be considered. Younger patients with elevated cholesterol readings should focus on weight reduction and increased activity while receiving nutritional counseling. The statement also recommends the use of reduced-fat dairy products, such as two percent milk, for children as young as one year of age for whom overweight or obesity is a concern.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 60,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
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