For example, oil and gas extraction workers earn an average of $69,530. That means that the $24.3 million that former Exxon CEO Tillerson made in 2015 is only really about 350 times what a typical worker in his industry earned.
Adult Stillâs disease is a rare type of inflammatory arthritis that is similar to rheumatoid arthritis. It shares characteristics of systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis, but it begins in adulthood. Inflammation may affect a few joints at first, but may advance to include more joints over time.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most common upper gastrointestinal. problem seen in adults. Although the elderly have fewer complaints of hear tburn, their. disease is usually more severe and has more esophageal and extraesophageal complica-. tions. Tests for the evaluation of GERD in the elderly are the same as for the general. population. Treatment of GERD in the elderly is the same as for the adult population. However, a more aggressive approach is warranted, because of the higher incidence of. complications in the elderly.