…in at least two weeks. Inside: A Bad Billy Laveau instant classic. And the PERFECT book for bathroom reading. See From the Bookshelf on page 11. Our two cover stories are also worthy of your perusal. When your 16-year-old son drowns, your life can descend into endless grief. Or you can try to make something positive out of the tragic …
PSA of the Week
This may come across sounding a little self-serving, but that is not our intention. Honest. It is a genuine Public Service Announcement, a PSA, offered in the interests of improved public health. As a public service. It concerns a letter we received last week from a loyal reader of the Augusta Medical Examiner. It went something like this: “Dear Medical …
Today is Hump Day, ergo a hiatus is in order
As you watch this, you might have the same thought I did: more of us need to be like this little prospector. Instead, lots of people seem to be downright cooperative with the proverbial grim reaper. Speeding behind the wheel, texting while driving, obesity, using tobacco, high fat diets, sedentary lifestyles, etc., all are synonyms for flirting with death. Just …
Very warm off the press!
Yes, it’s yet another issue of The World’s Most Salubrious Newspaper, the Medical Examiner. (The print edition, to clarify, is Augusta’s Most Salubrious Newspaper.) This issue is, as usual, chock full of splendid reading that will encourage you to live, eat, and sleep healthier. Our 3-word mantra: health, wellness, medicine. As this issue illustrates, sometimes the medicine comes in the …
Today’s 12 for ’12
Looking for ways to feel better that have nothing to do with a doctor, a shot or a pill? Read this week’s Medical Examiner for a slew of ideas, and check back here for regular additions like this one: • GO TO BED EARLY — We promise you, it’s not a crime to turn in early. Get the sleep …