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The US economy is busted

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 7, 2008 · Comments (13)

Don't say I'm a boob for writing about this. It used to be a high point of Goldy Anthony's life. Every six weeks or so, as a kind of personal morale booster, she and a group of girlfriends would make appointments to see a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon for little... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (4 votes cast)

Too risky to remain silent

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 1, 2008 · Comments (4)

Regular Wizbang readers know I'm a melanoma survivor and am fighting stage IV disease at present. Today one of the subcribers to the Mel-l mailiing list sent out an article from the NY Times. It was about a physician who sees a woman at a book shop who isn't their... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Modern "Elephant Man" gets new face, new life

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: March 25, 2008 · Comments (4)

His disfiguring disease made him a recluse, much like the original "Elephant Man," Joseph Merrick. But a new surgical procedure has given him a new chance at a normal life, reports Fox News: A man suffering from the disfiguring disease portrayed in the movie, "The Elephant Man," has been transformed... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (4 votes cast)

The Knuckleheads of the Day award

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 6, 2008 · Comments (7)

Today's winner is Dr. Dipak Desai and the Endocscopy Center of Southern Nevada. They get the award for the following. The medical director and majority owner of the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada, where apparent negligence has triggered the largest hepatitis C scare in Nevada history, is one of the... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (9 votes cast)

Dr. Death

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: December 19, 2007 · Comments (5)

Confidential drug programs criticized after botched surgeries Troubling cases in which doctors were accused of botching operations while undergoing treatment for drugs and alcohol have led to criticism of rehab programs that allow thousands of U.S. physicians to keep their addictions hidden from patients. Yep. I know for a fact... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (14 votes cast)

Absinthe of Malice?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 29, 2007 · Comments (12)

Absinthe, banned in this country for nearly a century, may be making a comeback, according to Local6.com of Jacksonville, Florida: Absinthe, a high-proof liquor that has been illegal in the United States since the early 1900s, has begun creeping its way back onto store shelves. The green liquor that is... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (10 votes cast)

Scientists: One Haitian Immigrant Brought AIDS to US in 1969

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: October 29, 2007 · Comments (22)

And that one Haitian immigrant with AIDS led to the deaths of 25 million people. From Reuters: The AIDS virus invaded the United States in about 1969 from Haiti, carried most likely by a single infected immigrant who set the stage for it to sweep the world in a tragic... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.3/5 (39 votes cast)

Fat's not bad for you? Double cheesecake to go, please

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 10, 2007 · Comments (21)

For the last twenty years, many Americans have adjusted their diets - or felt guilty for not doing so - to include less fat, especially saturated fat, based on warnings from those supposed to know such things that dietary fat contributes to heart disease and other illnesses. Maybe not .... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.1/5 (14 votes cast)

I'm Going To Need A New Metaphor For Paris Hilton Now

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: October 7, 2007 · Comments (11)

Apparently the human appendix isn't quite as useless as doctors have long believed...... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.3/5 (7 votes cast)

The Perfect Boob

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 26, 2007 · Comments (9)

No, this isn't about Mahmoud Ahmadinehad, or Chavez, or even Howard Dean. It's about the good kind. And with all the bad news in the world, we can certainly use a story that is perky and uplifting. Modern science has discovered the precise formula for perfect female breasts. A leading... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (17 votes cast)

She's Not a Toker, Not a Joker

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: June 20, 2007 · Comments (8)

The Governor vetoed a bill today that would have legalized medical marijuana. 'There should be no doubt that all of us would want to relieve the pain of a suffering patient,' the Governor said in a statement. But few physicians have prescribed marijuana because doing so would be a violation... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.3/5 (13 votes cast)

The killing joke

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: June 8, 2007 · Comments (33)

I loathe Dr. Jack Kevorkian. The man is a freak, a ghoul, an abomination. He has made himself the punchline to jokes for decades. He has also made himself the face of a cause I happen to believe in, and through association has made the whole issue a bad joke.... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (21 votes cast)

If you take the king's shilling, you do the king's bidding

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: May 20, 2007 · Comments (30)

One recurring theme of President Bush's critics -- highlighted during his last run for re-election -- was his opposition to certain forms of stem cell research. He had banned it, he had blocked it, he had made it illegal to continue except under very tight restrictions. Citing his concern for... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.9/5 (20 votes cast)

Prayers For The Edwards

Posted by DJ Drummond · Published: March 22, 2007 · Comments (16)

John and Elizabeth Edwards announced today that Elizabeth's cancer has returned. The biopsy results have been confirmed, and so despite surgery and radiation treatment, the Edwards will once again have to fight* this monster. Despite strong political differences with Mister Edwards, my own recent good news about my own cancer... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (17 votes cast)

Peace and Rest to Molly Ivins, Solace to Her Family and Friends

Posted by DJ Drummond · Published: February 2, 2007 · Comments (38)

I never liked Molly Ivins very much. I never met her in person, so I'm talking here about her articles. I never felt inclined to spend money on her books, although I'm told they are much like her articles, only more so. I always found Ivins representative of that self-devoted... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Lance Armstrong Is Wrong This Time

Posted by DJ Drummond · Published: January 11, 2007 · Comments (17)

Lance Armstrong, arguably the best athlete alive today, and justly respected for the toughness and courage he showed in beating Cancer, did his reputation a little tarnishing today. Writing for CNN and speaking in front of the Capitol as if he were the Voice of America itself, Armstrong had himself... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.3/5 (3 votes cast)

The Evolution Of Insurance Claims - How UHC Changed The Way It Listens

Posted by DJ Drummond · Published: January 7, 2007 · Comments (10)

OK, right from the start I admit that this one is going to attract very few people for its excitement value, but it's a very big deal if you can grasp the significance of these changes. For full disclosure, I state here that my health insurance carrier is United Healthcare,... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

How Your Allergies Support The Global Drug Trade

Posted by Kevin · Published: September 18, 2006 · Comments (8)

In it's infinite wisdom, the Federal government decided that one of the best ways to combat the methamphetamine problem was to severely restrict your ability to purchase over-the-counter medications containing pseudoephedrine and ephedrine, which are "precursor chemicals" used in the production of crystal meth. The restrictions are working, as both... [Full Story]

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Enlisting Doctors In Part D Medicare Choices

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: July 26, 2006 · Comments (5)

Bruce Kesler writing at the Examiner looks at the complaints of those on the right and left and then suggests some ways to make the Medicare prescription drug benefit work better for patients.Most partisan liberals and conservatives are in need of a reality-prescription to clarify their approach to the new... [Full Story]

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Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Bill, World Keeps Spinning

Posted by Kevin · Published: July 19, 2006 · Comments (112)

President Bush announced the first veto of his presidency for H.R. 810, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 (Video). From the AP report: This bill would support the taking of innocent human life of the hope of finding medical benefits for others. It crosses a moral boundary that... [Full Story]

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For Hope and Amber

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: May 3, 2006 · Comments (1)

Mary Katharine has a beautiful post dedicated to two young girls, one of whom was MK's friend, who died from childhood cancers. At the end of MK"s post, you will have the opportunity to donate to a few charities that provide love and support to children suffering from cancer. Please... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Andrea Clark Update

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: April 27, 2006 · Comments (14)

The conservative and liberal blogosphere may have saved a life. (I was remiss to leave out the blogs on the other side of the "aisle" as we worked together on this one.) Hyscience has an update today about Andrea Clark: We broke the news that Andrea Clark's hospital is offering... [Full Story]

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Save Andrea Clarke

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: April 24, 2006 · Comments (16)

Updated John Hawkins at Right Wing News has a heart wrenching story posted at Democratic Underground about Andrea Clarke whose doctors want to withhold treatment and allow her to die even though she is capable of communicating; however, she's been medicated into unconsciousness. Here's part of Melanie's post: The hospital... [Full Story]

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Update on Baby Charlotte

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: March 12, 2006 · Comments (9)

In late February I posted about Charlotte Wyatt in England, a brain damaged baby the British courts deemed unworthy of life-saving measures if she stop breathing due to a respiratory illness. Well, she has greatly improved and may go home soon. This is wonderful news. However, I have to wonder:... [Full Story]

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Private Health Care Emerging in Canada

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: March 1, 2006 · Comments (17)

Isn't it interesting. Politicians here in America, like Hillary Clinton, push for a nationalized healthcare system like that in Canada. Meanwhile, private health care in Canada is growing because the nationalized healthcare system is breaking down. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 23-- The Cambie Surgery Center, Canada's most prominent private hospital,... [Full Story]

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