One Double Cheeseburger Please and a Carotid Endarterectomy on the Side (hold the stents)

Newswise Medical News | Carotid Endarterectomy Better Than Stenting for Artery Stenosis
You want fries with that?

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Guess Which Country Has the Highest Murder Rate?

BBC NEWS | Americas | Latin America tops murder tables
If your company is doing mortality risk business in Central and South America read this article.  The time I spent working in the offshore mortality market was some of the most interesting work I’ve done.  Death is death but some of us get there in different [...]

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Good News on Cancer

New Cases of Cancer Decline in the United States – NYTimes.com

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Watchful Waiting for Breast Cancer?

Study Suggests Some Cancers May Go Away – NYTimes.com
This is an interesting article on spontaneous remission.  While I do not doubt the existence of spontaneous remission in human cancers, I just can’t wait for the brokerage community to advance the idea that since the cancer is just being watched (and not specifically treated) then how [...]

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Maybe Fajitas Instead of Tandoori Chicken (with my TKR)

A guide for Americans seeking affordable medical treatment abroad – Los Angeles Times
If you thought India was a bit too exotic for that TKR, how about Mexico instead?  This is one interesting trend.  We’ll continue to post articles on medical tourism as we find them.

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A Letter From Dr. Ornish to the NYT – Diet vs. Statins

Letter – Diet vs. Statins – NYTimes.com
My last non-fasting total cholesterol reading was 211.
Diet and exercise.

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One Hell of a Deal (if you like Tandoori Chicken)

Insurer Offers Option for Surgery in India – NYTimes.com
My orthopedic surgeon says I have the worst knees he has ever seen.  I countered that statement by asserting he had not seen enough severely arthritic knees to make that judgment. Then the good doctor showed me the pictures.
I’ve had arthroscopic procedures bilaterally.  There is a strong [...]

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Trachea Transplant News

BBC NEWS | Health | Windpipe transplant breakthrough
This is simply an amazing medical event.  Check out the entire story.

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Another One Bites the Dust

Protective Life to buy bank, seeking bailout cash – Business News from The Birmingham News – al.com
According to the Birmingham Business Journal:

Protective Life Corp. reported third quarter 2008 net losses of $100 million as its investments plunged by $203 million.
The Birmingham-based insurance firm reported pre-tax stock losses of $92.4 million in Lehman Bros., $45.3 million [...]

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Statins for Everybody…Maybe Not

The comments to the following blog post are worth reading.
Statins in the Water? Not So Fast – Well Blog – NYTimes.com

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