Having hailed from Wisconsin, I'm a pretty big football fan. (I don't exactly bleed green-and-gold, but let's just say it runs in the Cheese State-family …
Month: March 2009
Uptight staying upright
I fall. And when I fall, I usually hit my head. Hard. So, as I've followed the sad news about Natasha Richardson, I've fretted and …
Medical image manna
Incredible medical images hidden away in the archives are starting to show up online en masse. The latest source I've come across comes courtesy of …
More ammunition to end the "PSA era"
As major news outlets are reporting today, two large studies have shown that PSA, the screening test for prostate cancer, saves few - if any …
Fighting for god
The Los Angeles Times has an interesting story today on how patients' faith can influence their medical decisions. We've all heard of patients who have …
The hazards of sitting in traffic
Considering that my morning commute (from San Francisco to Palo Alto) took 20 minutes longer than normal today, news about a study linking traffic and …
Bye, bye BPA baby bottles
As Amy Graff over at Mommy Files recently reported, the six largest manufacturers of baby bottles have voluntarily agreed to stop using bisphenol A, an …
Period piece
There's a new book out that brings up a topic I haven't thought about lately: my first period. It's My Little Red Book, edited by …