Just came across a report that Brazilian and US scientists are looking into using spider venom as a possible treatment for male impotence. Seriously. Their investigation follows reports that men bitten by the Brazilian Wandering Spider (that’s actually his name, not his activity), also affectionatly known as Phoneutria nigriventer, experienced priapism – long and painful […]
The Vytorin Lie
I normally keep my profession out of my blog other than relating human events that are illustrative of life. But at times things occur that really “get my goat” and are so demonstrative of the great deception that modern medicine has become that I have to vomit out a reaction. The companies that market the […]
Sicko
I am so tired of being “sick!” But I seem to have turned the corner. I feel the best I’ve felt this morning since getting back from Brasil almost two weeks ago. I really overdid it yesterday during setup at Lifepoint. But that seems to have pushed me over a hump — it didn’t kill […]
Mosquito 1, Man 0
It’s been over a week now and I’m still struggling to get the 500lb mosquito off my chest. I’ve broken three of his legs while he has beaten the mess out of me. Doesn’t seem to be a very fair trade, at least from my point of view. Seems every day brings about a new […]
Little gypsy men stealing my thoughts
Having been literally knocked on my back by dengue (what’s that, you ask? Go here for more detail), I am in the process of struggling back up to the surface of reality and some sense of normalcy. While still not out of the woods, I can at least walk across the room now without my […]