Archive - Aug 14, 2008 |
Couldn't help but snicker... and sigh... over this article from the New York Times the other day. Will you marry me? You've got fabulous health benefits!! |
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The blood ban tribunal case in Australia is continuing. Today the world learned that blood which is 14 days old is considerably more dangerous than any blood donated by gay men. Dr Scott Halpern, bio-ethicist and epidemiologist at Pennsylvania University, told the tribunal that the mortality rate for using older blood could be as high as one in 100. According to the Red Cross' own figures, 13% of blood in stock in the blood bank in Australia is over 14 days old. read more » |
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I haven't been posting very regularly on this blog since starting my third year of medical school because I've been a bit busy adjusting to the new routine of seeing patients every day. I must say that although the hours required during the clinical years of med school are worse than the classroom years (overnight calls, long shifts of standing, etc), it is also much more interesting seeing patients every day and applying everything we've learned up to this point (hello steep learning curve!). read more » |
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Results have come back from the CT scan of my father's lungs. One of the spots that appeared the first time has disappeared and the other has shrunk considerably, so there is a positive diagnosis that it is not cancer. It would appear to have been a small infection of some kind. The biopsy has been cancelled. We will still be going back to Houston next week to set up his chemo plan for the colon. Thank you for your prayers. |
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John Cornyn wants Texas to be a national model for improving access to health care. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, representing the state with the highest share of population without health insurance, said Tuesday that Texas is a national model for improving access to health care because it limited lawsuits against doctors. read more » |
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by Ralph Nader One of my favorite monthly publications is Registered Nurse – the journal of the fast growing, progressive California Nurses Association (CNA) – a union that stands up for patients rights and well-being. read more » |
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Have you ever traveled faraway to an exotic land? Have you marveled at their geography, their culture or way of life? read more » |
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" Be ye Therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in Heaven is perfect." We love and adore that which is perfect in our society. Hollywood is built on the premise that the beautiful people can sell movies, models are airbrushed to perfection to sell magazines. The Olympic games is going on currently with its motto, "Bigger, stronger, faster." read more » |
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I was watching Fox News Live this past Sunday when their resident "health expert", Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld, was asked a question about accupuncture and sciatica. The so-called "expert" stated unequivocally that accupuncture was only effective 20-25% of the time when treating sciatica and that the ONLY effective means of treating sciatica was physiotherapy, drugs and surgery. Obviously, there was not even a mention of chiropractic as a means of dealing with the problem. read more » |
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