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Fools, Tools, Snoops, and IDIOTS

February 1, 2011 3:58 pm Published by Comments Off on Fools, Tools, Snoops, and IDIOTS

This is not the ranting of a crazy man, it’s a mnemonic.  A mnemonic is a catchy phrase whose letters... View Article


Osteoporosis: A House With Too Few Nails

October 4, 2010 4:32 pm Published by Comments Off on Osteoporosis: A House With Too Few Nails

Osteoporosis is a condition of bone weakness due to suboptimal calcification of the skeleton. When the carpenter builds a house,... View Article


Making the Diagnosis: It’s All In The Clues

April 1, 2010 4:06 pm Published by Comments Off on Making the Diagnosis: It’s All In The Clues

Doctors are not much different from detectives.  A “crime” has been committed (the health problem) and the “perpetrator” (diagnosis) is... View Article


In Praise of Bones

January 1, 2010 4:04 pm Published by Comments Off on In Praise of Bones

Did you know that bone is the only tissue in the body that heals with itself?   If you cut your... View Article