According to research by Anne Case and Angus Deaton, there has been a in the mortality rate among middle-aged white Americans since . This is due to both rates of and, the latter of which began to be prescribed in greater numbers beginning in when Purdue Pharma began pushing their product on doctors.

Explain why methicillin resistant staphlococcus aureus (mrsa) is more prevalent now than it was only 30 years ago. a. antibiotics cause mutations in staphlococcus aureus that lead to an increase in the number of methicillin-resistant strains. b. methicillin resistance causes an infection to spread more rapidly.c. frequent and inappropriate use of methicillin-type antibiotics has provided selective pressure that has resulted in an increase in the proportion of methicillin-resistant strains of staphlococcus aureus.d. diseases like aids have made people more vulnerable to infections from staphlococcus aureus.

Current functional magnetic resonance imaging (fmri) technology allows researchers to

Two office workers in a medical facility must frequently access certain medical files to do their work. the first worker can reach the files easily by twisting around and reaching to retrieve them, while the second worker has get out of his chair and walk several minutes across the office each time he needs to get them. what is the best way to arrange the workplace to ensure good ergonomics? keep the files where they are and move the second worker close by so he can also twist around and reach them. keep the files where they are and move the first worker to a position close by where he no longer has to twist and reach to get the files. move the files so they are still within reach of the first worker but he no longer has to twist and reach to retrieve them. move the files so they are the same distance between the workers and ensure they can both retrieve them comfortably without having to twist and reach.