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Ticks: don’t be ticked off - get the ticks off of you!

There are many different types of ticks.
“Tick-tock of the lonely clock.” “The old ticker is still working though my spouse is going to give me a heart attack!” “Don’t tick me off; I’m off my antidepressant.” “Your breath smells; here’s a Tic-Tac.” “Everyone now and then gets a little tic under the eye so it […]

Rabies: bite is worse than the bark

Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck had some great adventures.
“It’s Duck season!” “It’s Wabbit season!” “It’s Wabbit season!” “It’s Duck season, Fire!!” Boom!
Remember when they entered Aladdin’s cave and found enough jewelry to make Joan Rivers have a seizure?
Daffy said, “It’s all mine, mine, mine! I’m rich and happy!” But could you imagine if Bugs Bunny […]

Heat Stroke & Heat Exhaustion: It’s too damn hot!

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 into […]

Gluten Enteropathy/Celiac Sprue - Food Allergy Causes Diarrhea and Havok

One of my friends said I write and talk about poop better than anyone else he knows. Is that a compliment or an insult? I learned in college there are three sacred things in life: eat, sleep, and poop.
Let’s face it: our lives revolve around bowel movements. If you don’t poop enough, you get […]

Heart Attack: when to call 911

One of my favorite movies is Something’s Gotta Give with Diane Keaton. Why did she show up at the Oscars wearing her Annie Hall outfit? That is so ’70s, and she didn’t win the Oscar again in that outfit.
Anyway, Keaton’s young daughter is dating old Jack Nicholson. While “fooling around” Nicholson starts to have […]