Obviously that means it’s time for this week’s Hump Day Hiatus. Today our refreshing videocation takes us to Rio de Janeiro and Carnival. Those people know how to throw a parade. Holy cow. If you like the Rose Parade or Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – spoiler alert – the very best floats in those parades are going to look pathetic …
It’s an I Hate _____ Monday.
I Hate ….what? How about people who blow lawn and parking lot debris into the street? They do it on busy roads, blowing sand and dirt and leaves and grit all over your passing car and into your air filter – and if your windows are down enjoying the fall weather, right into your car and all over you! And …
Worldwide Day of Play
Nickelodeon has cancelled its programming through 3:00 pm in observance of today, the Worldwide Day of Play. It’s for grownups and kids alike. If you missed it, you can turn off your TV any day of the week and go play. If anyone asks, tell them you have permission from the Medical Examiner.
OCTOBER 5 ISSUE: Here
It’s never fun to have a typo in a headline, let alone the lead story on page one. For the record, the headline was supposed to be “Breast Cancer.” Well, it’s printed. Not a lot we can do about it now. We’ll just have to go with “Beat Cancer” which, upon further reflection, is not the worst typo we’ve ver …
Feel your boobies
That’s what an illustration on the back cover of this week’s Medical Examiner encourages. Trouble is, doctors say many women don’t know how to properly and effectively perform a breast self-exam. In this video, a doctor takes a patient through the steps of both how to do BSE correctly, as well as when it should be done. It’s different for …
Breast self-exams
This is the first of a number of instructional posts that will appear on ye olde M.E. blog this month. As she says, despite all the attention given to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, many women still don’t know how to properly do a breast self exam. Breast Self-Exam Tips
Bloodless Medicine
Some people think bloodless medicine is a subject only Jehovah’s Witnesses – known for their refusal of blood transfusions on religious grounds – are interested in. As it turns out, a feature length film has what one reviewer called a “mind-numbing” 110 minutes of medical evidence and interviews with doctors and other medical professionals who are against the practice of …
Truly EPIC Hiatus
If you’re a loyal fan of these Wednesday excursions, you are about to see one of the finest. Yes, there have been a few surfing videos on previous Wednesdays, but this one tops them all. What’s our fascination with surfing? If you’re subliminally trying to encourage people to be active, to get out and do something (as we are), you …
I HATE MONDAY
Ok, so it’s Tuesday. Please do not sue me. I’m begging you. On to the hatred o’ the day. The calendar says October. The thermometer says August. What’s to love about that? Nothing. Not one thing. Look at what happens when people dress according to the calendar without checking the current weather:
DRUG TAKE BACK IS SATURDAY
Here are the area locations where unused medications can be safely disposed of. This annual effort has kept literally tons of pharmaceuticals out of groundwater and landfills – and perhaps out of the hands of thieves, little children and others. In short, it’s good to dispose of unused, unneeded or expired medications, and this is the proper way to do …