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August 19th, 2008

Healthbolt Funtime: Meet The Laryngospasms.

Meet The Laryngospasms, a group of nurse anesthetists who obviously have way too much time on their hands…

And for those who want to know more about The Laryngospasms, here’s an recent interview…

Tags: anesthesists, health professionals, Healthbolt, medical humor, Medicine, The Laryngospasms

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By Liz -- 5 comments

June 4th, 2008

Welcome to the First Ever ‘Healthbolt Carnival’.

Well, it’s finally here. - the very first Healtbolt Carnival and  it is huge.
 You know, when we first decided to do this, we were a little nervous. After all, what if we gave a party and nobody came. A natural fear, but one, it seems, that wasn’t warranted. ‘Cause it looks like everyone, and I mean […]

By Liz -- 11 comments

May 30th, 2008

Healthbolt Historic: Vintage Drug Ads.

If you think drugs are scary now, take a look at what was on offer in the 1800’s and 1900’s…

Source: Dr. Bonkers presents
The Nearly Genuine and Truly Marvelous
Psychoneuropharmacological Mental Medicine Show
Tags: curative medicine, drug advertisements, Drugs, Healthbolt, history of medicine, Medicine, medicine makers, medicine shows, vintage drugs

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May 27th, 2008

8 Drugs Doctors Wouldn’t Even Take: Do You?

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Well now, here’s something you don’t see every day: an article stating the names of meds that doctors wouldn’t take. Yikes. These must be really nasty then, eh?
Well, we make no claims as such, but there surely is fair enough warning against them that we thought we’d pass […]

By Liberty -- 8 comments

January 24th, 2008

Medical Googler or Cyberchondriac ?

                             Cyberchondriac (sy bur KA WN dree ak) n.
- a person who imagines they have a particular disease because their symptoms match those listed on an Internet health site.
You’re spending an extraordinary amount of time on the internet seeking out information on medical conditions, digging yourself deeper and deeper in into the abyss.
Does that make […]

By Liz -- 1 comment