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Mallory-Weiss Tears | Vomiting Up Blood

Starvin’ like Marvin! Yes, don’t we all feel that from time to time? You know you shouldn’t eat it, but it taunts you. It whispers to you, “C’mon. Eat me. You’re hungry, and I’m delicious. Just eat me!”
Recently I ate some two-day-old baked ziti that had been out of the fridge for a few hours. [...]

Placebo Effect | Sugars has never tasted so good!

“There’s a sucker born every minute!” Rip-off artists chant this phrase like a mantra. I don’t think victims of crime and scandals are suckers: many people think others are innocent and good. Look at Hitler, Bernie Madoff, and OJ Simpson.
One friend said to me, “I trust my friends 100 percent, but I also realize they’re [...]

Cataract | Cloudy Vision

Claude Monet’s paintings make me feel like I’m at a picnic in a park in Giverny on a beautiful spring day with brie, rosemary bread, pinot noir, and a good peanut butter and jelly sandwich. (Sorry, it is my comfort food— didn’t mean to ruin the moment.)
Sounds perfect, doesn’t it? I wish I [...]

Clueless Patients | Become an Informed Patient

Blonds are ditzy? Why would someone’s hair color make her dumb? If you think about it, how many real blonds exist? Most blonds I know get a little help from their friend Ms. Clairol. I almost never watched Married with Children, but I do remember one episode in which Peg and Kelly couldn’t remember their [...]