Erythromelalgia : hotfoot Part III
[Part I can be found here.] [Part II can be found here. You might want to take a look at them to refresh your memory on what on earth I’m talking about.] The years passed but I never found a … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Health
The opioid epidemic
For anyone interested learning more about the opioid addiction epidemic, I strongly recommend this very comprehensive article. It’s long, but it covers a great deal of territory rather succinctly, and illuminates some of what was previously unclear. Rather than post … Continue reading →
News about cancer research that could be very, very important
As I get older, I have lost more and more people I love and care about to cancer—one of them very very recently. Others I’m very close to have had the disease and are (knock wood) okay so far. Anyone … Continue reading →
Breatharians
Please explain this NY Post article to me: A “Breatharian” mom and dad of two have barely eaten for nine years as they live off “the universe’s energy.” Husband and wife Akahi Ricardo and Camila Castello believe that food and … Continue reading →
Have you tried those fasting diets?
Here’s an article that purports to go into the science of the currently popular fasting diets, rather than the hype. My problem with these diets is very simple: if I go for too long without eating I get a migraine, … Continue reading →
Tiger Woods and back surgery
Tiger Woods is facing a new scandal: a DUI charge based on the fact that he was found passed out on the side of the road with his lights on, and was somewhat disoriented. He has claimed that the problem … Continue reading →
The hottest grandpa
Or certainly the hottest 80-year-old. Freaky. This is a holiday weekend, and you might want to leave politics for a while (I know I often do) and turn to the tale of Deshun Wang (or Wang Deshun), an 80-year-old Chinese … Continue reading →
The high cost of insurance fraud in drug rehab
Health insurance fraud in drug rehab is not just about money. It can be an issue of life and death. But the money involved is enormous, too. Read this article and weep. An excerpt: When she enrolled in a South … Continue reading →
Take a look at 20/20/20
I came across a video about this charity the other day, and I found it impressive. If you’re looking for a place to donate your hard-earned money, you might want to consider it: Congenital cataracts are a big part of … Continue reading →
Cleaning up the VA mess
Could this possibly be the very beginning of an improvement in the convoluted and messed-up VA system?
Continue reading →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.
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