Sleepy? My best friend in medical school and I used to study in the basement of the medical school library. The desks were like little cubicles to ensure privacy, although they made me feel like a horse with blinders on.
A library being a library, it was very quiet — with one exception. Snoooooooore!!!! One dude [...]
Good vibes? Bad vibes? Don’t we all have a sixth sense at times? The problem is that sometimes we don’t listen to our inner voice. We follow a slick vibe, like investing in Enron or hanging out with people who are more toxic than Love Canal in the ’70s.
I watched a movie with Naomi [...]
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Chopped liver? When we feel undervalued, we sometimes ask, “What am I– chopped liver?” I don’t think the liver should be referenced as something undervalued, as it’s a vital organ that filters the junk in our blood. (Too bad it doesn’t filter the emotional vomit on today’s blogs and in those with [...]
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Pain in the neck? A human resource specialist told me that 95 percent of his work is dealing with the 5 percent of employees who are a pain in the neck.
Albert Einstein said something like five minutes with a bore seems like an hour, yet one hour in the company of a beautiful woman [...]
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Gold medals are gold for a reason. However, my skating coach said to me, “Competing is not about winning a medal. It’s about doing your best.” I replied, “If medals aren’t important, then why are they so shiny?” They aren’t made of tin or stone.
So somehow I came up with the crazy idea [...]
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Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore is a very interesting movie. Ellen Burstyn won an Oscar for best actress in 1975. (But she wasn’t there! I could have had Ebola virus and would still have shown up. Martin Scorsese, the director, accepted the Oscar for her.)
In this movie, her spouse dies at work. She [...]
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When I was a kid, I used to read everything from Spider-Man to X-Men, but Iron Man was never one of my favorite comic book heroes. Who would have imagined in years to come that all these superheroes’ stories would become blockbuster movies? I guess it’s like Bonnie Tyler’s hit song, “I Need a [...]
“Mocha choca lata ya ya.” Sing it, Lady Marmalade!
I never knew what a mocha was until I was in college. (Then again, I didn’t know what brie was either, until one time when I ate practically an entire wheel at a college function. Mmm.) Back then, coffee was something that came from a [...]
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Las Vegas is sin city? It’s been four years since I’ve been to Vegas, and to me it’s pretty cleaned up. (Although to some people, that’s like saying a brothel going from cash to credit card is cleaned up.)
For example, it was almost impossible to find a raunchy postcard to send [...]
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Freezer burn is a tradition in every household. We visited a friend’s mother-in-law’s house a while back. There was a huge freezer in the basement, and I thought about all the shows and movies where people hide a dead body in the freezer. So as a joke I opened it up, ready to pretend [...]
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Pineapple upside down cake was something I had never experienced until my TV news producer asked me to talk about Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) with a cookbook author. I had never heard of this cook (her name escapes me– well, more likely the trauma created by her has caused a mental block. For artistic [...]
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“Virginia is for Lovers”? Can I sue the Commonwealth of Virginia for false advertising? (BTW, does anyone know the difference between a State and a Commonwealth?)
Virginia needs to change the state motto to “Virginia is for legally married couples. Forget being in a long-term relationship that’s not one of those: you can’t make a [...]
Chest pains: yes, certain things give me chest pains. People who don’t put their shopping cart away! Grocery stores should handcuff the cart to such patrons and un-handcuff them when they return the cart. Litter bugs! Can’t you put your cigarette in your ashtray for proper disposal later? The highway is not a [...]
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Layoffs are all about numbers: profit and losses. When the losses are more than the profits, jobs are lost. The people I know who have been laid off pretty much know it wasnt personal. In fact, the people who laid them off are often anonymous executives who dont have a clue about their employees.
Nonetheless, [...]
When I was a child in New York City, my parents actually belonged to a country club. I remember these ladies with B-52 beehive hairdos in their swimsuits lying on the pool chairs. It was from these ladies that I learned the sidestroke.
Here’s how it works. The ladies would dip their polished toenails [...]
“Baby, baby. Where did our love go?” “Baby,come back!” “Baby face, you’ve got the cutest little baby face.”
There are more songs that use the word “baby,” than smokers who throw their cigarettes out the car window. (Hello! You have an ashtray.)
So many people want to have a baby– maybe not the child as [...]
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iTouch and iPhone have some competition now: myTouch.
My goodness– um, not a new phone. I have an iPhone and love, love, love it. I touch the screen and voila, it does what I want! Forget actually calling someone. It offers email, the Internet, text messaging, photographs, fun and informative applications, and more. It [...]
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POP is such a powerful word. You want things to visually POP out, like a bright tie in contrast to a dark shirt. For my webpage design, I used Opti-POP to make such I wouldn’t be ignored like Glen Close in Fatal Attraction. As a kid, I loved my [...]
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The Bank of America should be renamed to Bank of Paying Executives Big Money. Ken Lewis, BOA CEO, is stepping down with a $53 million pension plan– ah, when he’s already worth $125 million! So it’s pretty clear that some of that rescue money from the $700 billion bailout is going to his mansion [...]
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Sweaty hands? Feel the pressure? When I was younger, I used to sweat at the drop of a hat. In high school, I was in a show choir, “The Top 20.” One dreaded night just before a performance, I ripped my pants in a bad place, but in Ethel Merman style, the show [...]
Tyra Banks made quite a spectacle of herself when she wore a bathing suit on her show. She told people who think she’s fat that they can kiss her fat *#^!, and she slapped her heinie. Hell has no fury like a diva scorned.
I don’t know how people can get on a stage, wear high [...]
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“Got Milk?” is probably one of the best ads ever. The milk mustache, though, is kind of weird to see on supermodels and athletes. But then again, as I get older I see that I’m starting to spill food and miss my mouth more often when I eat and drink. (Why does this happen [...]
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“Slow down, you move too fast. You’ve got to make the morning laaaaast.”
Simon and Garfunkel wrote some pretty amazing songs. But things are much more fast-paced now than they were back in their heyday. Don’t believe me? If music videos flash so fast they can induce seizures…well, that’s Usain Bolt [...]
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Addiction to drugs leads to a path of wanting more: more drugs, more often. It is a chronic disease of impaired control of using drugs/alcohol despite the harm they cause. The repeated use of the substance comes from craving and/or the compulsive need to use it whether from physical or psychological dependence.
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Type II Diabetes was called “Adult Onset Diabetes,” but it isn’t anymore because it’s now occurring and increasing in children and adolescents. In fact, one study shows that with the current trends in childhood/adolescent obesity, 40-50 percent of babies born after the year 2000 will develop Type II Diabetes in their lifetimes.
Embarrassing things happen all the time in everyday life. I’m trying to play more tennis, and right now my skills are mediocre at best. Recently I chipped a shot beautifully into the backhand corner against my tennis buddy.
“Wow,” I thought to myself, “that was a great shot!” My brief moment of glory ended [...]
Six Feet Under is probably my favorite television series ever. The Fisher & Sons Funeral Home was not a fun place like a disco club or an amusement park, but it was a quite interesting. In the very first episode, Nathaniel Fisher, the father of the family, is driving his brand-new hearse and smoking [...]
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Planets are pretty fascinating. Don’t you think it is amazing there are other planets, suns, and moons? Not to sound like Katherine Hepburn (remember, Barbara Walters asked her if she were a tree, what kind would she be?), but if I were a planet, I would definitely be Mercury, named after the Roman messenger [...]
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“I’m scarred for life.” Not “scared” as in, “Run, Forrest, Run,” but as in, “You hurt me. You hurt me bad!”
Scars never really go away. They can diminish, but a scar is a scar: Al Pacino, Scarface– Batman’s Two Face– Joan Rivers– Oh, wait, those are multiple face lifts.
Remember in Lethal Weapon (I [...]
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Pâté is not politically correct food because of what is done to poor Mrs. Goose. Personally I think eating liver is like eating toenails or something. But then again some people eat pig’s feet, so we all have our preferences, including me.
Back in Kenton, OH, my terrorizing classmates would ridicule [...]
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Red is a bold color. You have to be brave to wear an all-red outfit. How many men have you seen wear a red suit, besides The Joker and Elton John?
I wear red ties. I don’t have any red pants or shirts. Shoe colors are “cordovan” or “ox blood,” but not red. Better [...]
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“Those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” As if!
Quite a few people seem to believe their houses are made of Pyrex, so they get out their slings like David going after Goliath. That’s why politicians shouldn’t have negative campaign ads-it ends up like two nasty high school girls fighting to [...]
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“Scab” is such an interesting word. I remember the culture shock in third grade when we moved from the Big Apple to Nowhereland, Ohio– and the shock was more for them than us. They looked and talked to us like we were Martians. (”We come in peace, but if you aren’t peaceful, I’m going [...]
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Korean as I am, I’m not very Korean. I didn’t learn the language, so all my relatives call me “stupid” in Korean. I don’t even know how to spell “stupid” in Korean– something like “pa-bow.” (Note: 9/27/09 – I have been learning Korean the past year. Not good at it but [...]
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Cindy Crawford is a very smart supermodel. Is that an oxymoron? She married Richard Gere: smart Hollywood move. She was the #1 paid human mannequin. (I would love to be paid $10,000 to walk down a runway in underwear– ummm, let me think about that more.)
She endorsed many products to make millions of [...]
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“Step on a crack, Break your mother’s back.” You know, just because something rhymes doesn’t mean it makes sense. I’ll tell you what will break your mother’s back: moving back into her house– when you’re 40 years old! Okay, more likely osteoporosis will break your mother’s (or father’s) back, but what is the deal [...]
Do you have a lead foot? My brother and I learned to drive in rural Ohio from parents who used to drive in New York City. So we didn’t have just lead in our feet. We had lead, uranium, titanium, and Rush Limbaugh’s gigantically obscene belly in our feet. Imagine the terror we created [...]
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“Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” is an interesting song. Maybe opponents of End of Life (EOL) counseling should use that melody for “Pull the plug on my dear old grandma.” Hmm, something tells me no one will be singing that song during Christmas.
And I don’t think Rudolph would intentionally run over [...]
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Sex is such an interesting topic. There are talk shows solely about sex. I remember in ninth grade we had sex education in my little uber-conservative hometown. I was shocked they offered it. Most folks in my hometown believed babies came from a stork. Our very nice physical education teacher did a great job [...]
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Male sexual dysfunction starts at age 40 and gets worse each decade. Erectile dysfunction occurs 47% of men 55 or older. ED is 40% in men who are 40.
Conjunction junction, Erectile dysfunction.” I don’t think my changing the lyrics of this School House Rock song would go over very well. I think Superhero Verb [...]
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Suffocating personalities. I’m sure you know some people who choke the life out of you. They stop by your house without notice, and then expect you to feed them. Phone calls after 10pm and voice mails: “Hi, why haven’t you returned any of my 15 calls today?”
You’re always at fault, and they’re perfect, [...]
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on Monday, August 24th, 2009 at 6:18 pm and is filed under Safety, Toxins.
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Medicare D is a prescription program for those with Medicare B or who are eligible for Medicare A. Most of my patients who have Medicare D are dissatisfied. And in 2008 they introduced the stupid Donut Hole. Ugh. Medicare Part D 2007:
Some senior citizens suffer. My parents are in their [...]
AARP Magazine named Charlottesville to be one of the top ten healthiest cities to live. I believe it because there are 10 billion healthcare providers here! C’ville ranks 4th among US metropolitan areas in the number of doctors per capita. So if you are a shopper, C’ville is like northern Virginia’s Tysons Galleria [...]
Falling and tripping make a lot of people laugh– until it happens to them.
I don’t know why people laugh when they see others get hurt, like on that show America’s Funniest Home Videos. I refuse to watch it because I don’t understand what’s so funny about seeing someone hit the ground. As a [...]
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Menopause is a subject of interest to many women.Menopause means no more menstrual periods.Average age is 51 for menopause.5% menopause between 40-45 & 5% after 55
“I’m a girl and by me that’s only great. I enjoy being a girl!” Go, Flower Drum Song! In that Rogers & Hammerstein song, Nancy Kwan sings about [...]
Pharmacy comes from the Greek word pharmakeia, which means “druggist’s work.” My auntie was called “The Bionic Pharmacist” in the ‘70s because she worked super fast and super well. (Also I think she had a bionic ear like the character Jaime Sommers– because she heard everything.)
Growing up in Nowhereland, we went [...]
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What a gas! How did that expression ever come about? Maybe it’s because all of have flatulence every day (i.e. we fart). One reader told me his mother said, “Fart is a four-letter word. We ‘toot’ instead.”
Few people understand the terms flatulence or passing gas, and almost everyone knows fart. Does that make [...]
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Forty million Americans suffer from migraine headaches, mostly women. Migraine affliction peaks by age 40. What is migraine disorder? You need at least five headaches lasting 4-72 hours associated with nausea/vomiting or photophobia (lights hurt your eyes– kind of like staring at the sun) or phonophobia (sounds hurt your ears– kind of like listening [...]
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MRSA is Methacillian Resistant Staph Aureus, aka Superbug. MRSA is resistant to many antibiotics. MRSA caused over 94,000 life-threatening infections in 2005
The Grapes of Wrath is one of my favorite books of all time. Unbelievably, as slow a reader as I was, I finished the book in three days during my summer vacation [...]
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Joan Rivers says she’s had so much plastic surgery that when she dies, she’ll donate her body to Tupperware. You can laugh at her, as well as at her book, Men Are Stupid…And They Like Big Boobs: A Woman’s Guide to Beauty Through Plastic Surgery.
However, she has a point: people are cruel when it [...]
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a breakdown of the nervous system. MS afflicts over 350,000 Americans. MS is #1 cause of disability in young adults that isn’t trauma
I have an impostor. Yes, I knew after achieving a certain level of fame (I wish!) that I would eventually have an impostor. What next, a stalker? [...]
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Mountain biking is exhilarating, moving, and fun. I am also the world’s slowest mountain biker. Lance Armstrong should present me an award for this. While I believe in pushing myself physically, I have my limitations. I don’t like looking like road-kill on the side of a bike path.
We’d never been to Lake Tahoe [...]
Mumps outbreaks were common in the late winter-early spring. Mumps usually lasts 7-10 days. Mumps in the testicle(s) become swollen, red, and hurt. Mumps starts as flu-like symptoms
Pinching cheeks should be a felony. “Oh, child! You are soooo cute!” Pinch! Ouch! (Note to self: punish lady who just pinched salivary gland out [...]
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Choir performances were always nerve-wracking for me when I was growing up, but in ninth grade we actually had something fun to do in a performance. We clapped our hands and stomped our feet, like a choo-choo-zam-bing! The risers were shaking as we did that, and suddenly the girl in front of me was [...]
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Munchausen syndrome is the most extreme form of factitious disorder. Munchausen’s want attention from the medical community. Munchausen by proxy makes other sick
“Fake it ‘til you make it!” I think we all fake certain things. We tell a happy mom her baby’s cute, even if it looks like a larva. We [...]
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Critics are artists who never succeeded or have no talent.
Ever hear that notion before? I can’t believe I’m defending Paula Abdul, but she knows more than Simon Cowell on American Idol. She performed for years and knows what it takes to be a performer. Simon– well, he just criticizes. But in his defense, [...]
Nausea and vomiting is such a horrible feeling and experience and can be due to many reasons. I discuss some causes of nausea and vomiting in this video.
“I think I’m going to throw up,” should be a mantra for most Americans. Audits make most people throw up (and tax evaders throw up [...]
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The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker. When I was growing up in Ohio, there was no butcher shop… or bakery… There was one supermarket with hitching posts in the parking lot for the Amish buggies. My mother would ask the supermarket butcher to thinly slice the beef for Korean BBQ. I never saw [...]
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Stroke of luck. Have you had any lately? I don’t know the last time I was affected by a stroke of luck. I golfed my entire childhood and always tried to keep my strokes down, but it seemed it was always the last three holes that destroyed my score. Michael Phelps had amazing strokes [...]
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on Sunday, June 21st, 2009 at 11:48 am and is filed under Cardiovascular, Neurologic.
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High-fructose corn syrup is sweet. High dose fructose is associated with Metabolic Syndrome X. High fructose corn syrup is associated with obesity
Soda is soda and a pop is a Popsicle in NYC, where I used to live. But when I moved to Kenton, Ohio at the tender age of 7, I ordered an orange [...]
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We all do dumb things at times. It doesn’t mean you’re dumb if you do dumb things, although some might argue the point. But when doing something dumb endangers not only you but also other people, it’s a concern for everyone.
Have you been keeping yourself safe on the roads?
Recently, while I was driving [...]
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Sex after marriage is something we’ve all heard about– and most have ignored. Sex after heart attack? Now that’s a million dollar question.
In The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke has a massive heart attack. (I still can’t believe that’s the same actor who seduced Kim Basinger in Nine ½ Weeks. It’s like he entered a [...]
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on Sunday, May 31st, 2009 at 3:23 pm and is filed under Cardiovascular, Sex Issues.
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I don’t think it is a “guy” thing to channel surf. My ice dancing coach is a woman, and she channel surfs enough to make the Beach Boys proud. With one billion channels to choose from, both men and women are compelled– no– mandated to surf the tube to see what else [...]
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects 2-3% of Americans. Anxiety-provoking intrusive thoughts (obsession) & repetitive behaviors (compulsion) occur in OCD
David Sedaris is-um-an interesting author. I was able to read 1.25 of his books (I read about a fourth of his second book, and that was enough). But the first book I read was hilarious-and shocking. [...]
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on Sunday, May 24th, 2009 at 11:16 am and is filed under Psych, Video.
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Poles are all over the place. With the upcoming elections, I have heard about 5 million too many poles. Bruce Jenner pole-vaulted his way to an Olympic medal (does anyone know if he got a face lift or is there stretched rubber glued on his face?). Even here in Charlottesville, there are [...]
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on Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 at 11:29 am and is filed under Psych.
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Flip? What does it meant to be flip? Supermodel and phone-throwing Naomi Campbell flipped in Culture Club’s “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya” video. (That was before the age of the flip phone.) Some people flip the bird, which I’m sure the Audobon society frowns upon. A flip jump in figure [...]
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on Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 at 10:56 am and is filed under Men's Issues, Psych.
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Commercials can be really fun, really boring, or really stupid. I’ve been watching a commercial featuring a California doctor who says she has to choose between her faith and her job.
Say what? On this freaky commercial by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), this doctor utters these incredible words.
Assuming her comment is based on [...]
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on Thursday, May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm and is filed under Gay Lesbian.
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“Netipot Netipot, Will you wash out my snot?” Seasonal allergies. About 60 million Americans suffer from seasonal allergies. Allergies are on the rise, “particularly in urban areas. Allergies cause sneezing, stuffy runny nose
See the video to watch me do a Netipot live on the news.
Spring is here! The daffodils, irises, hyacinths, and all their [...]
Osteoporosis in men exists. Osteoporosis is in men, not only women. Osteoporosis in men often from taking steroids, alcohol abuse, and lack of testosterone
Osteoporosis in Men:
“Sticks and stones might break my bones, but names will make me want to hurt you.” Do I sound like Paula Abdul? She said in her reality [...]
Asians have it right when it comes to greetings. They simply bow– no huggy huggy, kissy kissy, shaky shaky. Okay, I admit I’m a touchy-feely person, so I’m glad I’m not Asian! Psyche!
On the other hand (literally), I don’t like shaking hands. I used to shake hands freely without thought– until one day, when [...]
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on Thursday, May 14th, 2009 at 6:58 pm and is filed under Infections.
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Arthritis affects mega millions of Americans. Osteoarthritis is the most common. In these 2 videos, you see there are other causes like rheumatoid, psoriatic, and scleroderma. I had the amazing honor of meeting Cathy Eichelberger. So please watch, learn, and participate!
Ears burning? Maybe someone is talking about you! It’s like that Bonnie Raitt song, “Something to Talk About.” Or– could it be that you’re paranoid or super egocentric?
Really, in the end, it doesn’t matter what people think about you– but then again, as I’ve learned on Wisteria Lane (i.e. Desperate Housewives), it does [...]
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on Thursday, May 7th, 2009 at 9:23 am and is filed under Allergies, ENT.
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Talk the talk means you have to walk the walk. The 2009 Arthritis Walk is the Arthritis Foundation’s national event to take the pain out of arthritis.
Frankly, arthritis sucks. To be more refined, I’m sure the Queen of England would say that arthritis is a very unpleasant malady. (Hey, don’t you just love, [...]
Ovarian cancer occurs in over 22,000 American women a year. Ovarian cancer kills 16,000 of them. Ovarian cancer survival rate is 20% in 5 years.
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on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 2:40 pm and is filed under Cancer, Video, Women's Issues.
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PCI is coronary artery intervention done during cardiac catheterization. PCI done during an acute coronary event. Over a million PCIs are done on Americans every year.
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on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 2:32 pm and is filed under Cardiovascular, Video.
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Pancreatic cancer is the #4 cause of cancer deaths. Pancreatitc cancer has a low survival rate. Pancreatic cancer is usually diagnosed too late, making it hard to cure
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on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 2:21 pm and is filed under Cancer, Digestive System, Video.
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Parkison’s disease is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain. Parkinson’s affects brain that control movement. Parkinson’s has a pill-rolling tremor.
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on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 2:15 pm and is filed under Neurologic, Video.
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Pharmaceutical commercials are out of control. Shouldn’t medications be determined between the doctor and patient, vs. a pharmaceutical commercial? Pharm ads are too abundant
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on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 2:14 pm and is filed under Medicines, Video.
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Plantar Fasciitis is a painful foot condition. Plantar fasciitis involves the deep layer of the plantar fascia. Plantar fasciitis makes the arch of the foot hurt
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on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 2:13 pm and is filed under Bones & Muscles, Pain, Video.
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Low Potassium makes muscles cramp. Low potassium causes weakness in the legs. Low potassium cause cardiac arrhythmias. Low potassium can stop a person’s breathing.
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on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 2:06 pm and is filed under Blood, Kidneys, Video.
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Pulmonary hypertension is when the blood pressure in the lungs is high. Pulmonary hypertension makes oxygen exchange difficult. Pulmonary hypertension from sleep apnea
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on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 2:04 pm and is filed under Pulmonary, Video.
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Raynaud’s Phenomenon is an exaggerated response to cold or emotional stress so the arteries clamp down. Raynaud’s causes white, blue, then red fingers or toes.
Heatbands.com might be a way to warm things up
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on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 1:57 pm and is filed under Rheumatology, Video.
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) is in all the Americas. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is common in Southeast. RMSF is from Rickettsia rickettsii
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on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 1:35 pm and is filed under Infections, Video.
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People with rotator cuff syndrome complain about pain when they sleep on that shoulder. “frozen shoulder” can occur from rotator cuff tear. Rotator cuff tear is also known as impingment syndrome.
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on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 1:33 pm and is filed under Bones & Muscles, Injuries, Video.
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on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 1:31 pm and is filed under Food, Infections, Video.
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Rape or sexual assault is sexual act performed by one person on another without consent. Rape or sexual assault occurs due to force, threat, victim’s inability to consent
Sex induced headaches: pre-orgasmic & orgasm types of sexual headaches. Orgasm headaches are usually very painful. Explosive onset just before or during orgasm.
Seasonal allergies. About 60 million Americans suffer from seasonal allergies. Allergies are on the rise, particularly in urban areas. Allergies cause sneezing, stuffy runny nose
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on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 1:26 pm and is filed under Allergies, Video.
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Spinal stenosis can pinch down on the spinal cord or roots. Spinal stenosis can cause a lot of misery. Spinal stenosis usually from osteoarthritis in back or neck.
Strep Throat is caused by Group A Streptococcus, Strep throat causes fever. Strep throat causes swollen glands. Strep throat has swollen tonsil. Strep is contagious
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on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 1:19 pm and is filed under ENT, Infections, Video.
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Sunburn happens in 35% of American adults & 80% of kids every year. Sunburn is easier in fair white-skinned folks with light hair. Sunscreen prevent sunburn
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on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 1:18 pm and is filed under Dermatology, Video.
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Swimmer’s Ear is otitis externa. Swimmer’s ear occurs 10% Americans. Ears burning might be otitis externa. Swimmer’s ear causes ear pain, itch, hearing loss
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Tuberculosis, TB, might become active two to five percent of people who “catch” TB. MDR-TB is of concern because it is a more deadly form of tuberculosis.
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on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 1:06 pm and is filed under Infections, Pulmonary, Video.
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Tetanus is C. tetani, which releases a toxin called tetanospasmin that causes muscles spasm. Tetanus is known to cause lock jaw. Tetanus shots are recommended every 10 years, but every 5 years for dirty cuts and 7 years for clean cuts
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Tinnitus means the perception of sound that a person hears when there is no external source for sound. Tinnitus affects 50 million Americans, 12 million really suffer from it
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TMJ is a result of muscles tension, in particular, bruxism (tooth grinding). TMJ pain is usually affects only one side of the jaw. TMJ pain occurs with chewing.
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on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 1:00 pm and is filed under Bones & Muscles, Pain, Video.
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