“Okay, name this tune in four notes: “Da Da Daaaaaaaaaa-DUH!” (I need to ask my editor to work on making The Hook like one of those Hallmark cards that plays music when you open it.) A book of trivia in our waiting room has a ton of great info on the 1960s TV comedy Get […]

This entry was posted on Thursday, March 30th, 2006 at 12:28 pm and is filed under Medicines, Pulmonary. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Dr. Christopher Winter came for lunch and told us about all sorts of sleeping problems. He said his office lobby is filled with patients who are snoring, bobbing their heads up and down– struggling to stay awake, drooping eyes red as Darth Maul’s. Hmm, sounds like my dinner parties. Maybe he should play techno dance […]

This entry was posted on Thursday, March 16th, 2006 at 12:11 pm and is filed under Psych, Neurologic. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Felix Unger from The Odd Couple has a bad rap. C’mon, if you had to live with an ultra slob like Oscar Madison– who probably smells like spoiled Oscar Mayer– versus nice, clean, and responsible Felix with chronic sinus infections, I think the choice is clear. Plus, Felix is a great name. “Hey, Felix! I’m […]

This entry was posted on Thursday, March 9th, 2006 at 12:26 pm and is filed under Infections, Alternative Medicine. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

My office coordinator says to me, “Someone comes in for a cold, rash, or hangnail, and they leave with an order for a screening colonoscopy.” I say to her, “I also order mammograms, do PAP smears, check prostates, and do other health maintenance things– don’t those count?”
Are colonoscopies that dreaded? Should the name be […]

This entry was posted on Sunday, March 5th, 2006 at 2:16 pm and is filed under Digestive System, Health & Wellness, Cancer. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.