To celebrate our 7/11 issue (which happens to be our gala 8th Anniversary issue), drop by any 7-11 worldwide and ask for “the Medical Examiner Special.” Available today only! Some exceptions may apply. Not available in New Jersey. Taxes, fees and dealer prep extra. For best results use by expiration date. Close cover tightly. Keep frozen until ready to use. …
75 years ago today
What is ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease? ALS stands for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. A-myo-trophic comes from the Greek language. “A” means no or negative. “Myo” refers to muscle, and “Trophic” means nourishment. Thus, “No muscle nourishment.” When a muscle has no nourishment, it “atrophies” or wastes away. “Lateral” identifies the areas in a person’s spinal cord where portions of the …
got fruit? get recipe.
If you were inspired by this week’s Medical Examiner to chow down on some fresh fruit, you’ve got the right idea. The question is, will you go for peaches? Apples? Green grapes or purple ones? Watermelon? Bananas? Blackberries? Blueberries? Kiwi? Plums? Cantaloupe? Strawberries? Raspberries? Or yet another juicy and delicious choice? Whatever you choose, the awesome thing about fruit is …
BE FRUITFUL
That, ladies and gentlemen, is our message to you. Summer is peak season for fruit. And fruit is peak performance fuel, chock full o’ vitamins, fiber, and plain old wonderful flavors. Eat some every day. As usual, there’s plenty of fruity and fruit-free reading packed into all 16 pages. Dive in!
GOT RECIPE?
The Medical Examiner is looking for recipes. Specifically recipes with fruit. Do you have a favorite smoothie recipe? Maybe the world’s best apple pie recipe? How about fruit pizza? Homemade strawberry ice cream? A killer fruit salad recipe? An awesome fruit parfait maybe? Peach cobbler? Jam? Jelly? What about a fruit-laden ice cream cake? If you have a fruit recipe …
The D-Day Edition
In which the “D” stands for “Day,” your possibly little-known true fact of the day. It could also stand for “Death,” however. Our cover story is a real killer, comparing the death toll from various wars (World Wars I and II and the Civil War, to be exact) with the death toll from tobacco use, perhaps the deadliest killer in …
The week in chart form
Except it doesn’t apply this week. In other words, enjoy your day off Monday! Get out there and suck the nectar out of each day to the max.
Who’s Watching You?
If this happens to you, don’t automatically conclude you’re losing it. I mean, you might be. But then again, maybe it’s just an advertising campaign.
A cure for cancer? That’s a 4-letter word I like.
Mayo Clinic researchers are reporting that a potent dose of engineered measles vaccine has completely wiped out a woman’s Minnesota woman’s incurable blood cancer. The researchers said the massive dose of the measles vaccine given to the woman was enough to inoculate 10 million people. Details at this link: http://nws.mx/1iQiKIj
Today’s smokin’ Examiner
Can’t believe I didn’t post this first thing this morning here. It was online at issuu.com/medicalexaminer bright and early, though. Just in time for Saturday breakfast, this issue’s cover story: how Victorians chowed down big time and didn’t suffer the consequences. And how you and I can party like it’s 1899. Hint: the key is what we do when we’re …