From the monthly archives:

December 2005

Come to Where the Cancer Is…

December 31, 2005

And now, just when you thought your children had successfully fought off the urge to adopt the most deadly of cancer-causing habits, comes this frustrating report from the trendiest lounges where only the hippest young adults, apparently also blessed with immortality, hang out:
“Hookah Bars Finding a Place in America”I wonder if all those folks congregating [...]

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December 31, 2005

This morning RoseMary, my wife, and I were running errands. A cool looking Ferrari pulled up next to us. The driver was a very obese man with very unkempt hair. As I glanced at him, he picked his nose and ate it. Is booger eating good for you?

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December 31, 2005

America’s first Baby Boomer turns 60.
“For the nation, the baby boomers turning 60 is monumental because of all the issues of health care and Social Security and nursing homes,’ she says.”

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Statutes of limitations

December 31, 2005

Statutes of limitations for malpractice cases in Wisconsin don’t fully address injuries to developmentally disabled children, so a teenager who was injured at birth should still be allowed to sue his health care providers, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
(This is, I guess, an established fact in the case).
The case could have broad implications in [...]

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Compassion amid horror, 2

December 31, 2005

A follow up to this story;
Baby Noor, a 3-month-old Iraqi girl in urgent need of medical attention to treat a potentially fatal birth defect, was resting early Friday at a U.S. base in western Baghdad before being flown to the United States for treatment.
Noor was scheduled to be flown out of Iraq on a U.S. [...]

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Consumer Reports weighs in with an opinion

December 30, 2005

Via Medical News Today:
Consumer Reports has named cesarean section number three on its list of “12 Surgeries You May Be Better Off Without.” The recommendation, based on research at the non-profit Rand Corporation, encourages consumers to “check out safer alternatives” before having any of the 12 listed “invasive procedures.” (link).
The number three ranking of cesarean [...]

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December 30, 2005

Another Vioxx situation?

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December 30, 2005

Dr. Centor has a quiz. He’s responding to a med student’s post about “thinking like a doctor” (the entry is dated 12/25). Here’s Dr. Centor:
As Anthony matures as a physician, he will face a major challenge. How do you as a physician explain diagnostic tests, treatments and diagnoses in terms that patients understand?
As physicians, [...]

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December 30, 2005

How to become invisible: scroll down for instructions. But some people become invisible without trying. And some must cope with invisible symptoms of their illness…

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December 30, 2005

“Exit 25.” A father recalls his young son’s meningitis. The diagnosis was not prompt.

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"22nd Amendment Repealed - Ice Pick Sales Soar in Northeast U.S."

December 30, 2005

“Survivor Recounts Lobotomy at Age 12″For the story behind the headline click the above link, which connects you to the illustrious and universally admired blog site where the post was composed - with the skillful hands of a master lobotomist, I might add.

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December 30, 2005

What do you do when you come across “expert” witness testimony that is so bogus that it makes you sick? Publicize it.

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December 29, 2005

Ipod-related ailments: auditory and orthopedic.

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December 29, 2005

Maria turns off the warmth. She has some good reasons for doing so.

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December 29, 2005

I need an explanation.