Since it’s 80° in Augusta today, let’s interrupt our winter programming for this fascinating look into the nuts and bolts (literally) of medical research. People sometimes wonder why medical research takes so long. A promising procedure may be years away. Here’s why. This particular peek behind the curtain involves brain research. Fascinating, and it gets better and better as it …
Where’s the bone?
What bone? The one that was thrown to the Augusta community when GRU announced that it heard the public outcry to Save The A. That they would include Augusta in the name of the new university formed by the consolidation of Augusta State University and Georgia Health Sciences University. Well, they did save the A, technically, even if was only …
PSA of the Week
Some public service announcements are quite subtle. Others not so much.
I HATE MONDAY!
Could someone – anyone – please tell me why stores and businesses have double doors and yet keep one side locked all the time? What is up with that? Is it even legal? If there was a fire and people were in a panic to get out, what could happen? And even on an ordinary, slow, I Hate Monday with …
WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU!
If you didn’t hear the news yet, Augusta’s Most Salubrious Newspaper (that would be the Medical Examiner of course) is seeking Augusta’s Most Salubrious Doctors. We want to recognize any doctor who goes above and beyond the call of duty. Perhaps this doctor treated you in the middle of the night (and he wasn’t even on call); maybe she diagnosed …
Milk does a body good
This young thug, already wearing his pants down low and showing his underwears, at least isn’t filling his sippy cup with sugary-sweet drinks. Well done, young young jeezy.
Do health supplements really work?
What about that krill oil you’re taking for PMS? The zinc or echinacea that is supposed to minimize or prevent colds? What about St. John’s wort, milk thistle, copper bracelets, green tea, black tea, garlic, gingko biloba, cinnamon, lavender, wheat grass, fish oil, and flaxseed oil? Yes, what about ginseng? Is it effective for the specific reason you take it? …
Why is Augusta ranked #4 nationally?
Augusta was honored last week with a #4 ranking in a “2013 Top Places to Live” list by Digital Journal, beating such also-rans as San Diego, Honolulu and Seattle, and ranking behind only Boulder, Colorado; Austin, Texas; and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Many people question Augusta’s lofty position, but not the Medical Examiner. Consider a few of our assets: • access to …
Hiatus, Hump-Day Style
Since it’s the middle of winter, let us enjoy this lovely paean to snow and cold, the beginning of a few weeks of hypothermic videos here in this space and on this day of the week. A word of introduction: the literal line you see people walking on (at 1:10, for example)… uh, please, do not try that at home. …
PSA of the Week
This one is definitely a little different. It won’t make sense until the end, and then you’ll realize how clever and creative it is. Can you figure it out before the end?