The Tumultuous Times
Health
Colombia Nevado De Ruiz Volcano on Track Toward Another Eruption
Authorities in Colombia are showing concerns of an imminent eruption at the towering Columbia Nevado De Ruiz volcano. Gas and vapor has been rising periodically from the Nevado de Ruiz volcano since February and the country’s geology institute says people in some areas are reporting “strong odors of sulfur.” As of Friday, no evacuations have … Continue reading
ALEC ~ Another Subversive Special Interest
Two major corporations have decided to cut their ties with the conservative bill-writing organization…The American Legislative Exchange Council (or better known by its acronym – ALEC). Both Kraft Foods, Inc. and the Coca-Cola Co. both either discontinued their memberships or let their memberships expire. If your head is already ringing…it gets better. If you are … Continue reading
Hard Boiled Eggs
Ok…let us please get serious here. I just ran across an article ran by the Washington Post (figures) that was titled ” How to Make Hard Boiled Eggs”. Now…besides giving me an instant headache and the instant desire to repeatedly stab myself in my thigh with an ice pick (don’t worry, I stopped). … Continue reading
Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson, and Drugs that Kill
It was the early 90′s when I was at the Mirage Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, NV. My guest and I were, like everyone else, searching for the machine that would give us money not take all of it. As we were walking through one one the mazes of machines, along came a man wearing … Continue reading
Hurry! Hurry! Get Your Flu Shot!
Well, here we are again . It is that time of year when everyone is either feeling obligated to or told to get their flu shot. Let’s forget a moment that the current evolution of the flu shot is only 60% effective in healthy adults. Let’s forget that where ever we go, that we … Continue reading
Deep Brain Stimulation: Everybody Get Some!
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a surgical treatment involving the implantation of a medical device called a brain pacemaker, which sends electrical impulses to specific parts of the brain. In 1997, the Food and Drug Administration approved DBS as a treatment for essential tremor, Parkinson’s Disease in 2002, and Dystonia in 2003. It has also … Continue reading
Autism: A Different Reality
It is my opinion, that the medical field has done us a great disservice. Autism has been labeled as the “Autism-Spectrum Disorder” due to the fact that it includes a wide range of symptoms from mild social inability to total inability to communicate. It brings back memories of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), another catch-all … Continue reading
