Cleaning up the VA mess
Could this possibly be the very beginning of an improvement in the convoluted and messed-up VA system?
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Sepsis refresher course
In December of 2015 I wrote a post about sepsis, “The killer you probably know almost nothing about.” I consider it a public service to inform people as best I can about sepsis, which caused the death of a very … Continue reading →
Yes, you can hurt yourself doing yoga
I did: my back and my neck. Here’s how other people have done it.
Continue reading →What kind of milk do you drink?
Or do you drink it at all? I don’t. It’s part of my generalized dislike of any flavored beverage (if you don’t know what I’m talking about, take a look here). But for milk I reserve a special repugnance. The … Continue reading →
Marijuana warnings, detective novels, and song
Today I happened across this article featuring an interview with Harvard psychiatry professor Staci Gruber, who issues some warnings about the legalization of marijuana: There is an awful lot that we don’t know. What we do know primarily comes from … Continue reading →
Erythromelalgia: hotfoot [Part I]
Here’s an article about a woman whose complaint was feet that were hot and red: Melissa Curley Bogner was baffled: Why did her feet feel suddenly hot – in January? The article goes on to describe her doctors’ befuddlement, their … Continue reading →
Research on low carb diets
The gist of recent research seems to be that a diet is a diet is a diet, whether low carb or low cal. My take has long been that if you like low carb—if you find it a pleasant way … Continue reading →
Nose Lifters
A couple of years ago I wrote a post about the rise of the childish nose. When I was a kid, that was the sort of nose that was called “pug”—which was not a compliment, although a pug nose was … Continue reading →
Saturated fat: good or bad or indifferent?
Yesterday Ace linked to an article reporting on a study that appears to be saying saturated fat is good for you. The subtitle at the report’s link indicates that the research “overturned previously accepted wisdom.” Actually, not really. First of … Continue reading →
An indomitable spirit
That describes Aimee Copeland, a beautiful young woman who lost both hands, two feet, and one leg as a result of an attack of so-called flesh-eating bacteria (necrotizing fasciitis) after a zipline accident: Copeland looks forward to her career of … Continue reading →
The joys of aging: eye doctor interlude
What have I been doing lately besides contemplating Robert Frost and deploring Donald Trump? Well, yesterday I had a previously-unscheduled sojourn at the eye doctor’s. First, I’ll tell you the ending: I’m okay. But what preceded it was no small … Continue reading →
Be afraid. Be very afraid…
…of your towel. First there was the toothbrush as an object of fear and trembling. Now this.
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