If you have been following the health care debate then you know that we have a epidemic problem that can not be taken care of through universal health care. The rise of diabetes is growing daily and it is estimated that approximately 3K people are diagnosed with diabetes every day. A big part of the [...]

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Recenty I read an article in a  journal that said that  people who eat meat can have undigested meat left over in their intestines that gets trapped there and slowly decomposes. This is not a thought that I found overwhelmingly appetizing. The article cited the case of a woman who had been a vegeterian for [...]

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Both my brothers are photographers, and I recently had the opportunity to see one at work. Not that I went with him to the shoot, but when he came home I was there to see him working with the photos. The first thing I noticed is that he did not have endless wires between his [...]

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I have written previously about my patient who has mesothelioma. She is now in hospital and not doing particularly well despite our best efforts. What is especially galling is that she has only recently been receiving treatment from specialist mesothelioma doctors. Before that she was under the care of the general oncologists. Specialist mesothelioma doctors [...]

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Working in the homes of people who are ill or who need help, constantly reminds me that not only should I live a life as healthy as possible (diet, exercise, moderation in all things) but that should I fall ill, I need to have the knowledge that I can see whichever doctor or specialist I [...]

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One of my all time favorite movies is A Christmas Story. It’s the story of a young boy that just wants a BB gun for Christmas. All he does is think about the gun and how to convince his parents on letting him have a BB gun. The movie reminds me of my childhood and [...]

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Thinking about the forthcoming visit of my English friends, and the wife’s eternal problem with her weight. I have done my homework and found her some further diet pills she might like to try. But watching my next door neighbours sloping off to the gym three or four times a week has made me wonder [...]

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My friend who lives in North Carolina and I had a long telephone call yesterday. I told her about my recent root canal surgery and that in fact it had not been as bad as I had expected. She told me that her daughter Anita has to have cosmetic dental work done, and that she [...]

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In a couple of weeks my friends from England are coming over again to use what they call their ‘time-share’ in the sun. It has been extremely hot here this summer and I hope for their sake that the weather will still be warm here when they arrive. I have had to do some more [...]

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My best friend’s daughter, who lives in England, has just taken up horse riding. She is only eight years old and my friend feels that it is a good idea to get her used to being on a horse at a young age. Personally I have never been on a horse, as I find them [...]

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I recently needed root canal surgery on one of the molars in my lower jaw. I have had the procedure once before on a different tooth and in a different country. I therefore had no particular worries, knowing that the process was a long one, but not particularly painful and that I would feel much [...]

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Our kids are getting to the age where the beds and dressers that they have had for 5 plus years is starting to look a little dated. I noticed this just this past week when they had friends over and they were all huddled around one of the bunk beds trying to get their turn [...]

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