I’ve been thinking about Heath Ledger’s death and the release of the new Batman movie and the fact that it broke all box office records for a weekend opening at over $155 million. I guess no one really cares about Ledger’s death anymore and that’s a shame. The movie’s opening weekend was a perfect opportunity [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Thinking About Heath..Just Another FME
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Medical News, underwriting, tagged Batman, FME, Heath Ledger, prescription drug abuse on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Remote Underwriting – More Tech Advice
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Remote Underwriting, underwriting, tagged Remote Underwriting, technology support, Telecommute, telecommuting, underwriting on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Remember the saga of my crashed computer? When I got the machine back it would not boot up so I took it back to the repair shop. I got my machine back from the shop the following Monday or Tuesday. My local geek told me the PC booted up just fine at their [...]
The Origins of Byetta
Posted in Lifelong Learning, underwriting, tagged diabetes, Gila Monster on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I always wondered who figured out kissing a Gila Monster would help control diabetes. Well now I know. You can too. Read the story here.
Photo courtesy of nationalgeographic.com.
Read a Book a Week – On the Shelf
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Medical News, Success, underwriting, tagged diabetes, Lifestyle, modification, weight loss on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just finished reading the best book on the prevention and management of Type 2 diabetes. The recommendations in Beating Diabetes are based on evidence from a randomized controlled clinical study called the Diabetes Prevention Program.. This book needs to be in your underwriting library and would make an excellent text for training purposes. But [...]
You’ll Fall For These Drugs
Posted in Uncategorized on July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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.
Remote Underwriting – More Tech Notes
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Remote Underwriting, underwriting, tagged back up, business continuation plan, Remote Underwriting, technology support, Telecommute, telecommuting, underwriting on July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Would You Like Some Statins With That Double Cheeseburger?
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Medical News, underwriting, tagged cholesterol, Statins on July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
I Lost 200 Pounds…You Can Too
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Success, tagged diabetes, Obesity, weight loss on July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve added a new links category on Obesity. Recently I joined the National Weight Loss Registry and became participant L8784. It took some time to fill out the questionnaires but since it was for a good cause, I answered each and every question. The only thing I didn’t do was the narrative. [...]
