Searching for healthcare information has consistently ranked among the most popular search activities on the Web - in fact, in the case of aging baby boomers, it ranks at the top of all Web activities, even higher than using email. So does that mean it has reached saturation point?  read more »

Apparently skin is not the only place to be decorated with a tattoo. Tooth tattoo's form the latest trend in India. How could I ever think whiter the teeth - better they look?! I still don't see the attraction to have designs on your teeth. It would just look like someone hasn't brushed their teeth to me... ew.  read more »

An old chiropractor, Dr. Fred Barge, wrote a book by the same title.  In it, Dr. Barge talked about the cause of all disease and the cure.  In fact, he used the term "One cause.  One cure."  read more »

One hundred million Americans do not have dental insurance and the lack of coverage is leading to problems such as school absence, unemployment and death. Yeah, death! I thought this was a little extreme to claim but then I saw a special report on CBS News about a little boy that died due to complications related to his dental health. I have included the video for your review.  read more »

    Poverty.  read more »

New guidelines say men of 75 should not be tested for disease
by Colin Lovett - PIC Current Producer

It's only a blood test for a disease that could kill you. So why are experts saying older men should not be tested? It turns out, the treatment is more dangerous than the disease for many men.  read more »

Job Title: Coordinator - International Epidemiology

Job Location: Memphis, TN  read more »

Not well, says the CDC. But that's okay. It certainly hasn't hurt us at all. And at the moment, we're trying to figure out how to find our way to the national average with hospital admissions via the ED. Currently, we're hovering around 10%. Average is 17%. And you'll never guess who got stuck with monitoring each physician's admission rate.

Yeah.  read more »

So, Monday-through-Tuesday was quite interesting.*  Every one of those tidbits of conversation would have made a complete blog post on its own, and might, yet.  Interestingly, only one out of that whole messy group was actually hospitalized; can you guess which one?  read more »

Major media raises questions about McCain's Health Concerns:

Do we know enough about presidential health? MSNBC  read more »