Sitagliptin (marketed as Januvia and Janumet) – acute pancreatitis
Archive for September, 2009
Sitagliptin and Acute Pancreatitis
Posted in Medical News, Pharma, underwriting, tagged NaBloPoMo09, Pancreatitis, pharmaceutical, underwriting on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Watch, Listen, and Learn – Aortic Stenosis
Posted in CHD, Journal Scan, Medical News, Watch Listen and Learn, underwriting on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Heart Minute: Left Ventricle in Aortic Stenosis
Hsp-27 Positive = Bad Outcomes in Prostate Cancer Mortality
Posted in Cancer, Medical News, underwriting, tagged Biomarkers, NaBloPoMo09, Prostate, prostate cancer, underwriting on September 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Medical News: Biomarker Predicts Prostate Cancer Mortality – in Urology, Prostate Cancer from MedPage Today
Negative Transfer of Training
Posted in Remote Underwriting, underwriting, tagged NaBloPoMo09, technology support, Telecommute, telecommuting on September 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I recently upgraded my computer to a Gateway with an Intel Quad core CPU running the Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit OS. Here is what I’ve learned:
Parallel ports aren’t supported anymore. I can’t use Old Faithful, my ancient laser printer.
A number of my older software programs won’t run on a 64-bit OS.
The meaning of the [...]
Outsourcing is Not a Four Letter Word
Posted in Business Trends, underwriting, tagged business, business success, Lifelong Learning, NaBloPoMo09, outsourcing, underwriting on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Employer Provided Training – What Training?
Posted in Business Trends, underwriting, tagged business, NaBloPoMo09, training, underwriting on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Financial Underwriting – Yes, It Matters
Posted in Business Trends, Insurance News, underwriting, tagged business, Financial Underwriting, Fraud, NaBloPoMo09, underwriting on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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
Posted in CHD, Journal Scan, Medical News, Watch Listen and Learn, underwriting, tagged underwriting, NaBloPoMo09, Aortic Stenosis on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Heart Minute: Risk Factors for Aortic Stenosis
Valturna – Think HTN
Posted in Medical News, Pharma, underwriting, tagged HTN, NaBloPoMo09, pharmaceutical, underwriting on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Medical News: FDA Approves Single-Pill Duo for Hypertension – in Product Alert, Prescriptions from MedPage Today
Once again, where do they get these names?
1.1 Million Suicide Attempts
Posted in Medical News, Mental Health, underwriting, tagged NaBloPoMo09, Suicide, underwriting on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
First-of-a-Kind National Study Reveals that 8.3 Million Adults in the U.S. had Serious Thoughts of Committing Suicide in the Past Year
Click on the link to read the article. Within the article you will find a link to download the full study report.
