Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body – New Link

I’ve added a link to the online version of Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body.

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Lifestyle Matters Too

Medical News: Healthy Lifestyles on Decline in U.S. – in Primary Care, Diet & Nutrition from MedPage Today

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FH Does Matter

Medical News: Inherited Heart Disease Common in Families of Sudden Death Victims – in Cardiovascular, Prevention from MedPage Today
Yes, I know it is just a couple of little boxes on the medical exam.

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Lung Screening Study – CT For Cancer Has Up To 33% False Positives

Medical News: ASCO: False Positives Common in Lung Cancer CT Screening – in Meeting Coverage, ASCO from MedPage Today
A positive screen was defined as any noncalcified nodule at least four millimeters in size or other radiographic finding deemed suspicious for cancer.
A false positive was defined as a positive screen with either a completed negative work-up [...]

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Lost Widget

The Links widget somehow got deactivated.  I reactivated the widget and now everyone should be seeing my Links on the sidebar.

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New Link – Ed Hinerman’s Life Insurance Blog

I still believe that Suze Orman should go back to waitressing.
I don’t know Ed Hinerman personally but his quote above earns a link on the sidebar.
Addendum May 29
I can’t find the sidebar links either.   Technical issues, please stand by.
Addendum June 3
Ed called me today and we had a nice conversation.  For the record, we now [...]

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More Pink Slips at The Hartford

At The Hartford, 200 Layoffs In ‘09, And More To Come — Courant.com
“Congratulations on driving The Hartford into the ground,” Justin Winthrop, 88, of West Hartford, told Ayer. “You’ve destroyed the image, reputation and the name of The Hartford. When may we expect your resignation?”
The Hartford has received $3.4 billion in TARP funds.  But even [...]

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Looking For a Remote Underwriting Job? Good Luck.

EconomPic: Can We Inflate Our Way out of this Mess?
Looking for a remote underwriting job?  Maybe you’re looking for any underwriting job.  If the answer is “yes” please read this article on EconomPic.  And if you’re a visual type, I’ve reproduced the graphics from the article.
Take Home Lesson – Plan B…now.  Time to create a [...]

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Richard Lehman’s Blog – May 24 2009

BMJ Group blogs: BMJ » Blog Archive » Richard Lehman’s journal blog, 24 May 2009

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CRF a Predictor in All-Cause Mortality

JAMA — Abstract: Cardiorespiratory Fitness as a Quantitative Predictor of All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Healthy Men and Women: A Meta-analysis, May 20, 2009, Kodama et al. 301 (19): 2024
CRF is an acronym for cardiorespiratory fitness and NOT chronic renal failure in this analysis.

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