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Cory of Baldiness was feeling a little guilty about trashing his doctors in the kick-off of the Dear Doctor series so he’s back to heap praise on them this time.
To my dentist:
Thanks for nearly 20 years of dental care, for recommending a good oral surgeon (wisdom teeth), and for being someone my wife and daughter […]
If you’re a parent, today’s news will sadden you. Greg Page, the yellow Wiggle, has confirmed that he is leaving the ultra-popular children’s group, The Wiggles, because he is suffering from orthostatic intolerance. Greg is in his mid-30’s which is the age group most commonly affected by this debilitating disease:
Inability of the body […]
Jokes about hospital gowns never end. Here’s one from GetAmused.com:
When the hospital gives you one of those skimpy gowns, you know the end is in sight.
And I’m sure Kim of Blog Fabulous agrees. Here’s her Dear Doctor letter with a fantastic suggestion.
Dear Doctor,
Is it too much to ask that you provide patients with less humiliating […]
Oh, dear! Check out this video of former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi collapsing at a rally in Tuscany. Mr. Berlusconi is 70-years-old and is in the hospital intensive care unit for monitoring.
He said to reporters:
They found something on the electrocardiogram, something like an irregular heartbeat, so they want to keep me under observation […]
When I was pregnant, I dreaded the routine urine tests for glucose because I knew that developing gestational diabetes and possibly preeclampsia would be bad news not just for my baby, but for me. Kate Baggott at Babylune writes today about the risk of heart disease in later life for women with gestational diabetes or […]
November is CPR Month 2006 and the Canadian Red Cross has a First Aid Quiz. I got one wrong (below the fold), what about you?
NB: While browsing the American Red Cross site, I came across this great story about Barbara Campbell and Judy Metz. When CPR trainer Barbara collapsed at Pelham High School where she’s […]
For patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, like Jessi-Ann Bettcher, a new technique called gadolinium-enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance could help identify who has scar tissue in the heart that increases their chance of being hospitalized or their risk of sudden death.
Gadolinium is injected into the patient’s vein and an MRI performed. The dye has an […]
Red wine, flavonoids, antioxidants, and their effect on heart health is a much debated topic, but for most people a glass a day may not be a bad idea (unless you have other pre-existing conditions or hate the taste, of course). If you’re in the UK and wish to stock up on wine during this […]
How many of you give pet names to the inanimate objects in your life? My friend Sheila named her MP3 player Zelda and 17-year-old Jessi-Ann Bettcher named her internal heart defibrillator Fibby. Diagnosed with congestive heart failure caused by idiopathic (unknown cause) dilated cardiomyopathy, Jessi-Ann still has a great attitude.
When my heart decides to […]
The wait continues for migraine sufferers who would like to try having their patent foramen ovale (PFO) closed. The PFO is a hole between the heart’s upper two chambers (atria). In Europe, Cierra is testing the PFx Closure System that closes the PFO using radiofrequency. The simplified three-step procedure is as follows:
A guidewire is […]
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