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Entries from March 2007

For the love of spiders …

March 2nd, 2007 · 3 Comments

OK. This has nothing to do with medicine, oncology, hematology, or health policy. It’s just something fun. And to some extent it was prompted by an episode of On Point with Tom Ashbrook (WBUR) featuring Greta Binford, an arachnologist, and her adventures with (ugh) spiders. You can listen to the show here […]

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Tags: Weirdness

Jewish Penicillin. Coming soon to a drugstore near you.

March 2nd, 2007 · 12 Comments

One of the (good) unintended consequences of the recent reports of toxicities associated with over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medications for children is a new willingness to re-examine these products. As many have shown, cough and cold medications are a multi-billion dollar a year sinkhole. You know that this is a valuable market […]

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Tags: FDA · Pediatrics · Rant

Late night procrastinating …

March 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment

Courtesy of Girl, MD … How Many of Me!

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There are:32people with my namein the U.S.A.

How many have your name?

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We interrupt this blog for this brief political message …

March 1st, 2007 · No Comments

You may resume your regular programming …
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Tags: Humor · Politics