January 2012
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U.S. to Tell Drug Firms to Report Money Paid to... →
As a follow-up to the previous post, can we now see why even doctors are sucked into the madness? When you got loans barreling down your back as a primary care physician because you didn’t want to sell out as a super specialized doctor, sometimes a little give can’t hurt anyone, right?
If you know a little history about ADD and ADHD drugs, much research and journalism has exposed the...
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Deceptive Income of Physicians →
I have been saying since 2006 to fellow students, you cannot go into medicine for the money.
i swear i am alive
but i am just tryna do my thing, ;)
Anonymous asked: Aww why'd you disappear?
“But researchers have now discovered and successfully harvested stem cells from...”
– Menstrual Blood Banking: Scope and Future
Women: 1, Men: 0.
(via thenoobyorker)
how brilliant is this.
It’s hard enough to be a person in this age of instability.
It’s harder to be a woman.
And I am finding it is the worst to be a woman of color.
(tbc)
December 2011
Cinnamon: Healing Spices, part 1 →
acupuncturegirl:
runningwithneedles:
Cinnamon
Health Benefits: Balances Blood Sugar
Maybe it’s ironic that cinnamon — that spicy-sweet favorite that cooks use to give desserts extra flavor — can help control blood-sugar problems. Or maybe — given the fact that the rate of type 2 diabetes in the United States has doubled in…
[Click on the headline to read the entire post.]
My last post was super serious.
I’m a little buzzed, so tell me things :)
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The Women of Somalia, brutalized and degraded →
You’re next,” the Shabab warned the girl, a frail 17-year-old who was living with her brother in a squalid refugee camp.
Several months later, the men came back. Five militants burst into her hut, pinned her down and gang-raped her, she said. They claimed to be on a jihad, or holy war, and any resistance was considered a crime against Islam, punishable by death.
“I’ve had some very bad dreams...
Today I had blood drawn and the phlebotomist was a riot. We were having a ball talking about food, cooking and people. I always appreciate a technician in health care who can make me laugh. That, my friends, is patient care. Patient care is what our health care system should be based on.
:)
No one should EVER "tl:dr" a research paper with...
At least three to include evaluation of methods!
gah.
mediafreakgodicon replied to your post: mediafreakgodicon answered your question: I just…
If he enjoys good beer, then you should get him a home-brew starter kit. One of the best gifts I ever received.
mediafreakgodicon replied to your post: Was the birthday today or is it tomorrow?
Well then I change my vote. You should get him a ticket to fly out and see in you Chicago, because...
mediafreakgodicon answered your question: I just realized today is my Darling’s birthday. I…
Make a coupon book of things you know he would like that you can do for him. That is always fun and easy to make and even more fun to receive
I like this idea…as part of the gift. I want to get him sooooo many things. Beer Club membership? Sweaters? Cute boxers? oh noooooooo
mediafreakgodicon asked: Was the birthday today or is it tomorrow?
I just realized today is my Darling’s birthday.
I feel like a horrible girlfriend.
What should I do!?!?
Anonymous asked: If you were going to get an arranged marriage, what would you ask the other person in your few conversations?
Anonymous asked: What makes someone a true friend?
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Anonymous asked: How do you deal with feeling overwhelmed with life?
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It is amazing how in my household, the culture and, therefore the way my parents treat my every decision, defines the boundaries of what I do by my gender, my sex, the simple fact that I have a vagina. This birth canal through which new life is brought into the world is this beautiful gift but our world makes it my ugliest curse. Whether it’s forcing me to wear bleached cotton in me,...
Since I basically did Topless Tuesday on Monday
Ask some questions!!!
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Doctors do not make as much money as you think. →
indiangeek:
themedicalblueprint:
Hmm. Something to think about.
Physicians spend about 40,000 hours training and over $300,000 on their education, yet the amount of money they earn per hour is only a few dollars more than a high school teacher. Physicians spend over a decade of potential earning, saving and investing time training and taking on more debt, debt that isn’t tax deductible....
Government Oopsies of 2011 →
These weren’t really “oopsies”. Oopsies are cute. These were traumatic and terrorizing.
Can you guess what they are?
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Avoiding Cuts in NIH and Healthcare →
Washington — For the third time in 2011, Congress adopted appropriations legislation that narrowly prevented a partial shutdown of the federal government — this time for the remainder of fiscal year 2012. President Obama signed the measure on Dec. 17, which includes a mixed bag of small spending cuts, increases and freezes for nonmandatory federal health programs.
Supporters of the...
Shopping Philosophy
Buy a. organic b. fair-trade c. environmentally friendly d. Made in USA
Today I spent a good 2 hours looking for decent business casual clothes for work in the mall. I focused on buying articles of clothing Made in USA only. And it was tough! All the super sale items were made from China. And considering a good chunk of every dollar goes back to China, I stayed away from...
Improve Blood Pressure Checks →
The following may help you obtain a better, more accurate reading the next time you have your pressure checked in the harried office.
Insist on being seated for at least 3 minutes before your pressure is taken. Even walking from the waiting room back into an examining room will briefly increase your blood pressure.
Take several deep, relaxed breaths in and out before the doctor begins to...
someone unfollowed me just now!
awwww :\
Bonsoir!
Je m’appelle Moxielicious.
Enchante!
Je ne habites pas Chicago?
Oui!
I will not stop it! I like my le sexy.
(it’s because I’m learning French)
and for the sexy post…
Daily Delights
Bought new car. Only rule…No eating.
Sitting in car eating Qdoba while Dad is singing to Sexy and I Know It by LMFAO while Mom is in the passenger seat trying to ignore him.
“People whose [resting] heart rates increased from under 70 beats per minute to...”
– Increased heart rate linked to mortality - USATODAY.com
Know your warning signs! Assess yourself!
(via sexartandpolitics)
Why does this only have SIX NOTES!?
"Down There" by Sandra Cisneros
eggplantavenger:
[trigger warning: blood, menstruation, cissexism]
sweetsongofthemuses:
Yes, I want to talk at length about Men- struation. Or my period. Or the rag as you so lovingly put it. All right then. I’d like to mention my rag time. Gelatinous. Steamy and lovely to the light to look at like a good glass of burgundy. Suddenly I’m an artist each month. The star inside this like a ruby....
Secrecy of Drones →
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“Fresher than a motha’fucka’”
I really don’t understand this lyric. Why not say fresher than an apple picked off the tree? Fresher than an oven-baked cookie? Fresher than laundry out of the dryer? Fresher than a new car smell?
seriously. Sometimes rap is just terrible because it’s just not creative.