EconomPic: Another Jobless Recovery, Even with a Deficit Spike
Archive for August, 2009
Scary Chart of the Day – August 26, 2009
Posted in Business Trends, tagged business, NaBloPoMo09, Scary Charts on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Low Carb Diets Damage Arteries
Posted in CHD, Lifestyle Underwriting, Medical News, Mice Abuse, Nutrition, underwriting, tagged Diet, Lifestyle, NaBloPoMo09, underwriting on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In mice.
BBC NEWS | Health | Low-carb diets ‘damage arteries’
The low-carb diet did not affect cholesterol levels, but there was a significant difference on the impact on atherosclerosis – the build-up of fatty plaque deposits in the arteries that can lead to heart attacks or strokes.
After 12 weeks, the mice eating the low-carb diet had [...]
Attack of the Killer Blue Lobsters
Posted in Question of The Day, Thought For Today, tagged Blue lobster, Diet, NaBloPoMo09 on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rare Blue Lobster Caught Off New Hampshire Coast : NPR
So what do blue lobsters have to do with underwriting?
Jimson Weed? No Thanks, I Got Stuff at Home
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Drug Abuse, NaBloPoMo09, pharmaceutical, Poison, underwriting on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Child Health – ADHD Drug Abuse Prevalent Among American Teens | Health News
When researchers evaluated an eight-year period of data from the American Association of Poison Control Centers, they found that calls involving 13- to 19-year-olds related to teen abuse of stimulants, including ADHD drugs, rose from 330 in 1998 to 581 in 2005—a 76 [...]
Weed (Not What You’re Expecting)
Posted in accidents, underwriting, tagged NaBloPoMo09, pharmaceutical, Plants, Poison, underwriting on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
2 Cheyenne Middle School students in Edmond Memorial Hospital after eating weed | NewsOK.com
I was surprised to read this story but less surprised at what teens will put in their bodies.
Supraventricular Tachycardia
Posted in Watch Listen and Learn, underwriting, tagged EKG, NaBloPoMo09, supraventricular tachycardia, underwriting on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m clear, you’re clear, everybody’s clear.
Sleep Apnea – Yes, This Matters Too
Posted in Medical News, underwriting, tagged underwriting, all-cause mortality, NaBloPoMo09, OSA on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
But for competitive reasons… Extra Super Best Premier Preferred!
Medical News: Sleep Apnea Carries Risk of Death – in Pulmonary, Sleep Disorders from MedPage Today
Participants with severe sleep apnea were 46% more likely to die (95% CI 1.14 to 1.86), according to the report published online in the open access journal PLoS Medicine.
Scary Chart of the Day – August 20, 2009
Posted in Business Trends, tagged business, NaBloPoMo09, underwriting on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mortgage Delinquencies Rise To Highest Level On Record – Planet Money Blog : NPR
Atrial Fibrillation with RVR
Posted in CHD, Watch Listen and Learn, underwriting, tagged atrial fibrillation, NaBloPoMo09, underwriting on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Remote Underwriting Positions Available – Part-Time
Posted in Business Trends, Jobs, Remote Underwriting, underwriting, tagged outsourcing, Remote Underwriting, Telecommute, telecommuting, underwriting on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
EMSI in Waco, TX is looking for remote fee based underwriters. These positions are remote but apparently part-time only.