Personally, the Medical Examiner is not a fan of Halloween. Why? Well, aside from the fact that it celebrates all things ghoulish and demonic (as well as being fattening and promoting tooth decay), Halloween, like a number of other holidays, tends to bring out the worst in people. Why else would hospitals announce every year that they will x-ray candy …
How did this happen???
The latest issue of the Medical Examiner, dated Friday, October 17, was posted Friday, October 17, on Facebook and on issuu.com (it’s always at issuu.com/medicalexaminer), bit for some reason not here at the Medical Examiner blog. It was probably all the excitement surrounding our Bicentennial (200th) Issue. Let us herewith rectify that oversight immediately.
PSA of the Week
Proper nutrition is important for all of us, but especially for young children. Many people think it’s difficult to get kids to eat all the good stuff: broccoli, asparagus, spinach, peas, green beans, et cetera. Nothing could be farther from the truth. It’s very, very simple. As you can easily see, all you need is a Kit Kat bar. Works …
Hump Day #29
Yes friends, today is the mid-point of the 29th week of the year. Don’t you think it’s time for an intermission? And now, on with our feature film, the celebrated Hump Day Hiatus. This time we take one freshly minted baby, born on July 9, 2012, and we stir in one camera set to photograph the little bundle of joy …
Today’s PSA
FOOD FIGHT: I saw this video yesterday, then woke up today to news of a shooting near the Kroc Center. As this amazing video would put it, burgers are killin’ more brothers than bullets. But bullets get the headlines. This is such a significant issue, illuminated by this video very creatively. It just gets better and better as it rolls …