Category Archives: Health
Lost pen still writes after 25 years in stomach acid
CASE REPORT From the BMJ A 76-year-old female, with a blameless medical history other than well-controlled depression, was referred for urgent investigation due to weight loss and diarrhoea. A flexible sigmoidoscopy demonstrated severe diverticulosis and a subsequent CT abdomen showed
Lost pen still writes after 25 years in stomach acid
CASE REPORT From the BMJ A 76-year-old female, with a blameless medical history other than well-controlled depression, was referred for urgent investigation due to weight loss and diarrhoea. A flexible sigmoidoscopy demonstrated severe diverticulosis and a subsequent CT abdomen showed
the jumping frenchmen of maine and the birth of the cubicle
I’m making a differential diagnosis for gait and motor disturbances i’ve just encountered the jumping frenchmen of maine disorder It was identified by a New York neurologist in the 1880′s. French Canadian lumberjacks in Moosehead Lake Maine, were exhibiting strange
the jumping frenchmen of maine and the birth of the cubicle
I’m making a differential diagnosis for gait and motor disturbances i’ve just encountered the jumping frenchmen of maine disorder It was identified by a New York neurologist in the 1880′s. French Canadian lumberjacks in Moosehead Lake Maine, were exhibiting strange
Onions and other vegetative emotional states
WHY CRY? Crying and tears may be favored by natural selection because they bring about helping behaviour by the spectator. Dug this paper up. Crying behavior in the human adult. Frey, William H; et al Integrative Psychiatry, Vol 1(3), Sep-Oct
Onions and other vegetative emotional states
WHY CRY? Crying and tears may be favored by natural selection because they bring about helping behaviour by the spectator. Dug this paper up. Crying behavior in the human adult. Frey, William H; et al Integrative Psychiatry, Vol 1(3), Sep-Oct
first drugs, then depression
more people take anti-depressants than antibiotics over 22 million Americans on Fluoxetine (Prozac) in 1970 the drug was released in 1972 came the Feighner criteria… 14 ways in which patients could be considered mentally ill later, depression became a self-diagnostic
first drugs, then depression
more people take anti-depressants than antibiotics over 22 million Americans on Fluoxetine (Prozac) in 1970 the drug was released in 1972 came the Feighner criteria… 14 ways in which patients could be considered mentally ill later, depression became a self-diagnostic
The costs of being anti-social to everyone but soldiers and old people
GRAPHICALLY NOT INCLUDED HEALTH CARE SPENDING (per person in U.S. dollars) Norway: $4,763 Netherlands: 3,837 Belgium: 3,595 Germany: 3,588 Ireland: 3,424 Iceland: 3,319 ————-(OECD average: $2,986) Greece: 2,727 Italy: 2,686 Turkey: 618 LIFE EXPECTANCY Italy: 81.2 Iceland: 81.2 Norway: 80.6
The costs of being anti-social to everyone but soldiers and old people
GRAPHICALLY NOT INCLUDED HEALTH CARE SPENDING (per person in U.S. dollars) Norway: $4,763 Netherlands: 3,837 Belgium: 3,595 Germany: 3,588 Ireland: 3,424 Iceland: 3,319 ————-(OECD average: $2,986) Greece: 2,727 Italy: 2,686 Turkey: 618 LIFE EXPECTANCY Italy: 81.2 Iceland: 81.2 Norway: 80.6
the effective and the affected
There are no rewards or punishments, only consequences. and yet there’s a time-gap between your daily habits and the long term effects of those habits what tendencies are you getting yourself into just because of work, just because of the
the effective and the affected
There are no rewards or punishments, only consequences. and yet there’s a time-gap between your daily habits and the long term effects of those habits what tendencies are you getting yourself into just because of work, just because of the
Oscar Mayer: butcher, inventor, health-nut, King of Packed Meat dies
When i heard the news that Oscar Mayer was dead, I shouted “Baloney,” but now it’s sinking in that the King of Packed Meat (KOPM) is gone forever. Wife Geraldine Fitzpatrick, says it was old age?! Is that still killing
Oscar Mayer: butcher, inventor, health-nut, King of Packed Meat dies
When i heard the news that Oscar Mayer was dead, I shouted “Baloney,” but now it’s sinking in that the King of Packed Meat (KOPM) is gone forever. Wife Geraldine Fitzpatrick, says it was old age?! Is that still killing
Competitive Eating
By scarfing down 68 hot dogs (and their buns) within 10 minutes, Joey Chestnut, 25 of San Jose, California has secured American dominance for yet another year in the sport of hot-dog binging. Takeru “Tsunami” Kobayashi, Chestnut’s Japanese arch nemesis
Competitive Eating
By scarfing down 68 hot dogs (and their buns) within 10 minutes, Joey Chestnut, 25 of San Jose, California has secured American dominance for yet another year in the sport of hot-dog binging. Takeru “Tsunami” Kobayashi, Chestnut’s Japanese arch nemesis
Babes in the Freezer
The “Incident of infant abandonment at Seorae Village” has become the story of the summer in La Republique. Veronique Courjault is standing trial in Tours, France, for some alleged infanticiding she did in 1999. This is BEFORE her infamous Babes-in-the-Freezer
Babes in the Freezer
The “Incident of infant abandonment at Seorae Village” has become the story of the summer in La Republique. Veronique Courjault is standing trial in Tours, France, for some alleged infanticiding she did in 1999. This is BEFORE her infamous Babes-in-the-Freezer
Rent a Colon
The Prevent Cancer Foundation of Alexandria, Virginia, has created a giant diseased colon that is just dying for attention. In these times of economic financial uncertainty you might think a blow-up colon would be out of your reach, but at
Rent a Colon
The Prevent Cancer Foundation of Alexandria, Virginia, has created a giant diseased colon that is just dying for attention. In these times of economic financial uncertainty you might think a blow-up colon would be out of your reach, but at
The blundering Jackal and his urological downfall
Maybe you’ve heard of ilich ramirez sanchez, aka carlos the jackal. maybe you haven’t… that’s ok too. I don’t want to go into a full biography of this dude, not here. not now. briefly, other than being a collector of
The blundering Jackal and his urological downfall
Maybe you’ve heard of ilich ramirez sanchez, aka carlos the jackal. maybe you haven’t… that’s ok too. I don’t want to go into a full biography of this dude, not here. not now. briefly, other than being a collector of
Elephantine Musticulator Disorders
This is a normal spleen. It weighs about 150 grams and serves to filter bacteria and old red blood cells out of your circulation every day. And this is the United States Supreme court. It weighs in every so often
Elephantine Musticulator Disorders
This is a normal spleen. It weighs about 150 grams and serves to filter bacteria and old red blood cells out of your circulation every day. And this is the United States Supreme court. It weighs in every so often
Zenker’s Diverticulum
There’s some pretty complex arrangements your trachea makes every time you swallow. Think and it shall be done. Notice the outcropping in the distal pharynx as the fluid runs down. That’s not normal… unless you’re part bird. The esophagus has
Zenker’s Diverticulum
There’s some pretty complex arrangements your trachea makes every time you swallow. Think and it shall be done. Notice the outcropping in the distal pharynx as the fluid runs down. That’s not normal… unless you’re part bird. The esophagus has
Man and his diagrams
You need pattern. you crave it. It’s part of your hard-wiring. Look at the image, it doesn’t move, but your eyes scan all over it with rapid acuity. They look for edges, they look for definition…. familiarity. You internalize it,
Man and his diagrams
You need pattern. you crave it. It’s part of your hard-wiring. Look at the image, it doesn’t move, but your eyes scan all over it with rapid acuity. They look for edges, they look for definition…. familiarity. You internalize it,
Highlights in Embryology
One of the most captivating subjects in all Medical School is First Year Embryology. It’s the subject you keep coming back to. One of the best teachers in the field is the affable, Dr. Gerald Cizadlo. He teaches in Duluth,
Highlights in Embryology
One of the most captivating subjects in all Medical School is First Year Embryology. It’s the subject you keep coming back to. One of the best teachers in the field is the affable, Dr. Gerald Cizadlo. He teaches in Duluth,
