Words to Ponder
We have to ask ourselves whether medicine is to remain a humanitarian and respected profession or a new but depersonalized science in the service of prolonging life rather than diminishing human suffering.
-Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance. -Eric Hoffer
When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow. -Anaïs Nin
Obesity Tsunami
More than half a billion people, or one in 10 adults worldwide, are obese -- more than double the number in 1980. Obesity-related diseases account for nearly 10 percent of U.S. medical spending or an estimated $147 billion a year.
Except for smoking, obesity is now the number one preventable cause of death in this country. Three hundred thousand people die of obesity every year.
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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Vacation Time
Finally getting out of this cold and snowy state, what a winter from hell this has been! We got another 4-6 inches of snow today on top of what we already have. I cannot wait to peel off the layers … Continue reading
Top 50 Hospitals in US
You know me, I’m always looking at top 10 lists. Today HealthGrades released it’s annual America’s top 50 hospital report. The list is based on Medicare data on mortality, in-hospital complications, and HealthGrades’ Distinguished Hospital Award in clinical excellence. And … Continue reading
Why Don’t the French get Fat?
The French eat their share of fattening foods too such as wine, cheese, baguettes, pate and all those wonderful pastries. So why aren’t they as fat as Americans? According to a new Cornell study it’s because they use internal cues … Continue reading
Kind of Sick
The bad thing about planning a winter vacation is it’s smack dab in the midst of cold/flu season! I don’t have the flu (knock on wood) but something is going on with my sinuses. Throbbing headache over one eye, stuffed … Continue reading
Valentine’s Day
A wise physician said to me, “I have been practicing medicine for 30 years and I have prescribed many things. But in the long run I have learned that for most of what ails the human creature, the best medicine … Continue reading
Icy Hot Recall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — from the Food and Drug Administration Chattem, Inc. announced that it is initiating a voluntary Nationwide recall of its Icy Hot Heat Therapy products, including consumer “samples” that were included on a limited promotional basis in … Continue reading
Boring Cold Sunday
This is not a good day to be a dog , Poco is not liking this one bit. These wind gusts about knock him over when I try to get him to go outside. Poor little guy. Our winter vacation … Continue reading
Cell Phone Linked to Lower Sperm Quality
Something for the single men to think about Men who talk a lot on their cell phones have been found to produce sperm of lower quality according to the results of a new study. The study, which was conducted by … Continue reading
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Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which was established to encourage more blacks to be tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to educate the black community regarding the importance of HIV prevention, early detection, and treatment. A … Continue reading
Ban on Obesity
A new bill is being proposed in Mississippi that would ban restaurants from serving obese patrons or those with a Body Mass Index (BMI) over a certain limit. Mississippi legislators this week introduced a bill that would make it illegal … Continue reading
