Obama at AARP: No 'socialized medicine' – USA Today
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Medicine | No Comments »Telegraph.co.ukObama at AARP: No 'socialized medicine'USA TodayNone of them, he said, involve "socialized medicine" and "government-run" health care. He told the seniors group that "nobody is talking about cutting ...Obama, Medicare, and Socialized MedicineAmerican Conservative MagazineFlashback: Republicans Opposed Medicare In ...
Taking Blood Pressure
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in Medicine | No Comments »Well-Rounded Mama has been having a series of posts concerning “women of size” (particularly pregnant women) and blood pressure. Extremely informative. I did not realize there were several sizes of sphygmomanometers, nor that it makes a difference to have the ...
Chronic Marijuana Abuse Leads to Severe Vomiting Attacks
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in Medicine | No Comments »OK, now I’ve heard everything. From Australia we get this report about Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome , which allegedly means that too much pot smoking will make you vomit: This obscure clinical manifestation of severe ...
Vitamin D Reduces Fractures
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in Medicine | No Comments »Vitamin D, if taken regularly and in doses higher than 400 IU daily, reduces fractures by up to 20% in older adults. So say researchers in a meta-analysis published in this month's Archives on Internal Medicine. ...
Spring BendOR Events And Deals At Mt. Bachelor
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in Medicine | No Comments »MT. BACHELOR ANNOUNCES SPRING SEASON OPERATIONAL PLANS AND PRODUCTS May 17 closing date, additional late-season terrain, two tiered spring pass, return of spring camps and more! (Bend, Ore) – Mt. Bachelor’s highly touted Chipper Terrain Park ...
Wyden: Republicans Will Never Support A Public Health Option
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in Medicine | No Comments »The POLITICO reports that Republicans are turning their backs on Obama’s public health plan proposal: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), who has filed the only health care reform bill with Republican cosponsors, said he ...
Mouth sore pain alleviation
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in Medicine | No Comments »Cracked, dry or sore lips are both unsightly and painful. It is good to know what are the causes of it can be avoided. The lips will dry out with climate change, sun and wind exposure, dehydration, smoking or chewing, ...
Davao Food Appreciation Tour Series (Part1)
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in Medicine | No Comments »I didn’t sleep when I came home from the office to packs lots of stuff for the Davao Food Appreciation tour. I packed a LOT of things with me…color coded inside the BIG red trolley too. It was actually my ...
Amanda Peet says: You must vaccinate!
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in Medicine | No Comments »This is an interesting read from MomLogic on vaccinations , and the constant back-and-forth between parents who do, and parents who don't. Actress Amanda Peet was interviewed by Stanford Medicine Magazine on her ...
Lyoto Machida Drinks His Own…
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in Medicine | No Comments »You know, I’ve been thinking for the past few minutes, and I’ve realized there’s really no word you can end that title with that doesn’t result in you running to find the nearest toilet bowl or garbage can. There’s really ...