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The Cost of Death
There needs to a component of humanity from us humans.
Short Sighted Stroke Studies.
Short Sighted Stroke Studies. Excuse the alliteration in the title but it sums up my sentiments. I recently attended the American Heart Associations’ International Conference on Stroke and am sadly disappointed. The reason is because it seems that everything is geared to very short term immediate returns and little investment in the future. Please note, [...]
How my cat helped me at work
My little insulin dependent kitty is named Clawdia, she is 17 years old and this teenager has taught me an important lesson.
What Does a Science Geek Do in a Doctor’s Exam Room?
It is Thursday morning and I’m sitting in the doctor’s exam room waiting to see my physician. The appointment was for 9:00 AM; scheduled one year ago. I called this morning to confirm and they said the doctor does not come in at all on Thursdays and claim my appointment was cancelled in December. I [...]
I Really Hate to Fly
Everybody knows that the airline industry is an abomination of American enterprise. It is laughable when the airline representatives say that safety is their concern because they treat people like cattle. Evidence of cattle herding by the industry can be seen anytime you look into the coach section of a jumbo jet. The philosophy is [...]
In stroke rehabilitation circles the sick joke is, Speaking, Writing or Walking; pick one.
Every family in the USA is one stroke short of bankruptcy.
The tragedy in Haiti is a tragedy, but…
being prepared for a disaster is a full time job
There is Information Behind Every Question
A student came to my office to enquire about becoming a graduate student in my lab. She was extremely bright, energetic and had done some homework about my work as evidenced by the insightful questions she was asking. I put a lot of weight on the questions and dialogue that occurs when I interview, and [...]
Hard and Unpopular Classes.
There are two types (maybe three) of difficult classes: Classes with a lot of material making the class difficulty due to the volume, Classes with difficult concepts and the third is when these two factors are combined. Anatomy is an example of a difficult class because of the sheer volume of material that needs to [...]
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