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May 11th, 2008

The Sunday Sidebar…Dealing with the Dead.

There are only two things that are guaranteed in this world - you are born and you will die. Just how long you have between the two events depends on a multitude of factors. Longevity is possible, and for most of us highly probable (so says the Vitality Compass).
Death and dealing with the dead might […]

By Liz -- 2 comments

May 2nd, 2008

A Visit to the Anatomical Theatre.

Some people photograph landscapes. Others like cityscapes. And still others like to photograph wildlife. But New York based photographer Joanna Ebenstein likes to photograph medical artifacts. She took a month long pilgrimage to famed medical museums of the Western World, photographing everything from real human remains to wax, ivory, and paper mâché models.
According to Ebenstein, […]

By Liz -- 2 comments

February 29th, 2008

Weekend Must-Watch: Discovery Channel’s “Human Body: Pushing the Limits”

As a Discovery Channel junkie, I am salivating to the point of dehydration over this new series, set to begin airing this weekend. Human Body: Pushing the Limits will spend two nights taking a look at the most amazing mental and physical feats humans have accomplished during the most dire of circumstances.
The series was […]

By Liberty -- 3 comments

January 24th, 2008

7 Health Myths Debunked

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The medical world: a place where truth reigns supreme and questions are definitively answered. The one place shielded from wive’s tales and urban legends.
Not.
In reality, the medical world is fraught with all kinds of “We used to believe what?”-type theories and a whole bunch of other BS. Here, dear readers, are just a […]

By Liberty -- 7 comments

December 28th, 2007

Treating the Dead…

This isn’t the most cheerful subject to write about over the holiday season, but I read about this over at Kevin, M.D. and just had to find out more.
Here’s the scenario…
A person collapsed with a cardiac arrest over five minutes ago. Everything is intact but his heart has stopped beating and his brain has shut […]

By Liz -- 0 comments

November 24th, 2007

America’s Deadliest Jobs

Some of the most dangerous jobs aren’t ones you’d expect. All of these labor-intensive jobs are far riskier than being a fire fighter, cop, or convenience store clerk.
America’s Deadliest Jobs:
- Fisher People
Formerly known as fishermen, fishers have the deadliest job of all. (142/100,000 deaths.)
The runners-up:
- Pilots and Flight Engineers
(88/100,000)
- Loggers
(82/100,000)
- Iron and Steel […]

By Sara -- 5 comments

October 29th, 2007

363,000 Women and Babies Die and Epsom Salt Could Prevent It

A simple dose of epsom salts could save 363,000 humans from death every year. Eclampsia (a condition in which a pregnant woman convulses, slips into a coma, and dies) strikes millions every year and kills hundreds of thousands of women and their infants. A life-saving sprinkling of salt costs less than a dollar, which means […]

By Sara -- 2 comments

October 29th, 2007

Encouragement for Those Sporting Lame Halloween Costumes

Definitely cuddly. K-lass, you were the hottest loin ever.
Halloween. If you’re a dude, you’re Elvis or a pimp. If you’re a chick, you’re an angel or a slut. If you’re me, you put on jeans and fake bling and wait for someone else to identify what your costume is.

We can all stop feeling shame […]

By Sara -- 4 comments

October 22nd, 2007

Stretching Does Not Stop Soreness (and Other Things You Thought You Knew)

Oh, my friends, how we have erred. Three separate studies combine to inform us that we are wrong, and not just in that Healthbolt kind of way. Stretching doesn’t relieve soreness, insoles are a waste of money, and a positive outlook does nothing for your chance of surviving cancer.
First, stretching either before or after exercising […]

By Sara -- 5 comments

October 9th, 2007

Brain-Eating Amoeba: Meh

Lake Havasu.
So there’s an amoeba that feeds on your brain, and my sources tell me it’s pretty much everywhere. This amoeba enters through your nose, takes up residence in your cerebral matter, and gets busy munching. Then, you die.
As if you needed another reason to avoid Lake Havasu, the amoeba has sprouted up […]

By Sara -- 1 comment