And in the rest of the world....
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debsliverlovers auction, where I've just added more cool stuff,
* The National Women's Health Network (whichdebsliverlovers & I are proud to support) warns, in their excellent monthly newsletter , against Rosuvastatin:
When you see those ads encouraging you to “know your number”, just say no to the CRP test, unless you already know that you’re at increased risk of heart attack and stroke. If you’re like many women whose only risk factor is age, following sensible guidelines for a heart-healthy lifestyle will do more to improve your health than taking a test that will likely lead to being prescribed a drug that probably won’t help you — and might cause new problems.
This is of particular interest to me, as my dad is the research physician who "discovered" CRP (well, as he would say, "Aw, that's a load of cr*p" - but it's still what he has on his license plates!). I'll ask him about this, too.
* Ben Rosenbaum has posted about economics, kids, being paid for short stories, and blogging a sequel.
* And thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
p_zeitgeist for the link to J.K. Rowling's A Single Mother's Manifesto. ("J. K. Rowling is a natural political/opinion essayist: lucid, witty, pointed without being shrill: a grown-up in all the best ways. I don't imagine there's any chance we could trade Maureen Dowd for her on the pages of the New York Times, but how much happier we would be if only we could.")
debsliverlovers auction, where I've just added more cool stuff,* The National Women's Health Network (which
debsliverlovers & I are proud to support) warns, in their excellent monthly newsletter , against Rosuvastatin: When you see those ads encouraging you to “know your number”, just say no to the CRP test, unless you already know that you’re at increased risk of heart attack and stroke. If you’re like many women whose only risk factor is age, following sensible guidelines for a heart-healthy lifestyle will do more to improve your health than taking a test that will likely lead to being prescribed a drug that probably won’t help you — and might cause new problems.
This is of particular interest to me, as my dad is the research physician who "discovered" CRP (well, as he would say, "Aw, that's a load of cr*p" - but it's still what he has on his license plates!). I'll ask him about this, too.
* Ben Rosenbaum has posted about economics, kids, being paid for short stories, and blogging a sequel.
* And thanks to
p_zeitgeist for the link to J.K. Rowling's A Single Mother's Manifesto. ("J. K. Rowling is a natural political/opinion essayist: lucid, witty, pointed without being shrill: a grown-up in all the best ways. I don't imagine there's any chance we could trade Maureen Dowd for her on the pages of the New York Times, but how much happier we would be if only we could.")