So, How Do You Think This Movie Will End?
The two charts you’ll discover through this link were so scary I was unable to copy and insert into this post.
Scary Charts of the Day – 1/30/10
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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Soy Foods Associated with Decreased Risk of Death in Women with Breast Cancer
Design, Setting, and Participants The Shanghai Breast Cancer Survival Study, a large, population-based cohort study of 5042 female breast cancer survivors in China. Women aged 20 to 75 years with diagnoses between March 2002 and April 2006 were recruited and followed up through June 2009. Information on cancer diagnosis and treatment, lifestyle exposures after cancer diagnosis, and disease progression was collected at approximately 6 months after cancer diagnosis and was reassessed at 3 follow-up interviews conducted at 18, 36, and 60 months after diagnosis. Annual record linkage with the Shanghai Vital Statistics Registry database was carried out to obtain survival information for participants who were lost to follow-up. Medical charts were reviewed to verify disease and treatment information.
Conclusion Among women with breast cancer, soy food consumption was significantly associated with decreased risk of death and recurrence.
Tofu anyone?
Byetta (exenatide) – Renal Failure Too
Byetta (exenatide) – Renal Failure
From April 2005 through October 2008, FDA received 78 cases of altered kidney function (62 cases of acute renal failure and 16 cases of renal insufficiency), in patients using Byetta. Some cases occurred in patients with pre-existing kidney disease or in patients with one or more risk factors for developing kidney problems.
Oops.CRP Meta-Analysis
CRP concentration has continuous associations with the risk of coronary heart disease, ischaemic stroke, vascular mortality, and death from several cancers and lung disease that are each of broadly similar size. The relevance of CRP to such a range of disorders is unclear. Associations with ischaemic vascular disease depend considerably on conventional risk factors and other markers of inflammation.
SOA Report – Automated Life Underwriting
Research Project – Automated Life Underwriting
The link takes you to the SOA website page where the full report can be downloaded.
Good News in Tough Times
Read a Book a Week – eBook News 1/29/10
Anybody doubting the viability of Ebook readers over the long term needs to take a close look at these numbers. There is a reason why many companies are currently tripping over themselves in an attempt to get into this market.
Liraglutide (Victoza) – Think Diabetes
BNP and NT-proBNP Predicts HF in Older Patients
The researchers identified 190 pg/mL as the NT-proBNP threshold for increased risk. Among study participants with baseline levels less than 190 pg/mL, an increase greater than 25% to a level above 190 pg/mL had a twofold increased risk of heart failure (HR 2.13, 95% CI 1.68 to 2.71) and cardiovascular death (HR 1.91, 95% CI 1.43 to 2.53) compared with participants whose NT-proBNP levels remained below 190 pg/mL.
Among study participants with elevated baseline NT-proBNP levels, an increase greater than 25% also doubled the risk of heart failure (HR 2.06, 95% CI 1.56 to 2.72) and cardiovascular disease (HR 1.88, 95% CI 1.37 to 2.57).
Fatty Liver Matters
Please tell me you already knew this.
People with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a condition that often accompanies obesity and type 2 diabetes, have higher mortality rates than the general population, a new Swedish study found.
Patients with NAFLD were 69% percent more likely to die than the general Swedish population (standardized mortality ratio 1.69, 95% CI 1.24 to 2.25), according to a report in the February issue of Hepatology.
Patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a condition where fat buildup causes liver inflammation, were at 86% higher risk (95% CI 1.19 to 2.76; P=0.007).
