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November 17th, 2008

The Monday Sidebar.

There’s a truly eclectic selection of topics in this week’s Monday Sidebar.
To start of with, what do you think about this - a ‘chastity belt’ lingerie fitted with GPS tracking system’. Lingerie maker Lucia Lorio of Brazil says it’s designed for ‘modern, techno-savvy woman’. But feminist are calling it a modern-day slaver and are urging […]

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October 27th, 2008

The Monday Sidebar.

No candy. No sodas. And no birth control. - it will be interesting to see if this unconventional business plan will work for the Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy, a new drug store at a Virginia strip mall. It just one of at least seven pharmacies across America that is refusing to sell contraceptives of any […]

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October 13th, 2008

The Monday Sidebar.

Today’s Monday Sidebar’s might be sparse but it’s not dull…
Bluegrass and Brain Surgery - Mostly, surgeons prefer patients to be unconscious during surgery, but in this case, they not only wanted to keep their patient awake but they also wanted him to play the banjo. Why? Because they were trying to determine what region of […]

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October 6th, 2008

The Monday Sidebar…

Ready for some more interesting, fascinating, unusual, strange, and even bizarre news…
Pay patients to go to the doctor? - in England, Health Service Managers are looking at ways to get people in unhealthy people in the lower social economic rankings to visit the doctor. The thinking is that if you can get people to the […]

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September 29th, 2008

The Sunday Monday Sidebar.

The Sunday Sidebar is back. But from now on it will be running as a regular post each Monday morning with the all the interesting, intriguing, and often weird medical news that’s out there.
Here’s this week’s strange but true news…
Ping Pong Ball Keeps Girl Alive - a quick thinking surgeon came up with a unique […]

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