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→ March 29, 2010
NPR has an interesting story today on vitamin D entitled “Are We Overselling The Sunshine Vitamin?” I read it and at times I found myself feeling a healthy dose of cynicism falling over me. The cynicism comes from my personal experiences with doctors over the years, experiences I will not revisit here. As a [...]
Consult With Your Doctor And Use The Internet Wisely
→ March 27, 2010
Though I maintain a blog on my experiences with lupus, it is not the end all be all for lupus. Though I found CellCept (mycophenolate mofetil) did not work for me, it has worked for others. Finally, though there are stories out there on the web that say African Americans do not fair [...]
What Is Your Dead Body Worth? Good Question
→ March 27, 2010
Last night, CNBC did a show on “What Is Your Dead Body Worth?” It was shocking. I had heard the story about Alistair Cooke and how his body was chopped up and sold. Cooke died in 2004 of lung cancer, the cancer metastasized to his bones. Cooke was 95. His [...]
Hair Dye And Smoking, Not Good For Your Liver
→ March 24, 2010
According to researchers in this month’s International Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (GUT), exposure to hair dye and smoking were the two most significant environmental risk factors for primary biliary cirrhosis in two separate case-control cohorts, reported Martin Prince, MBBS, PhD, of Manchester Royal Infirmary in Manchester, England, and colleagues. The study concluded: “We have [...]
HR 3590: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
→ March 22, 2010
“I have had some bitter disappointments as President, but the one that has troubled me most, in a personal way, has been the failure to defeat the organized opposition to a National compulsory health insurance program. But this opposition has only delayed and cannot stop the adoption of an indispensable Federal health insurance plan.” — [...]
About Those Earthquakes
→ March 19, 2010
If I can say there is something good about being diagnosed with lupus I would have to say it is what I have had to do to keep myself calm. Staying calm keeps me from being reactionary, allows me to be more proactive, and enables me to listen to my body. I will admit, prior [...]