Sometimes even I can’t believe how much salubriousness and plain old chocolatey goodness is packed into every 16 page issue of the Medical Examiner. But all anyone has to do to see for themselves is click here:
This post comes with a guarantee.
And it is this: this will be the most disgusting thing you see all day. Maybe all week. That’s a guarantee, or double your money back. What’s the occasion? Today, all over the planet, is World No Tobacco Day, observed every year on the last day of May. Smoking gets a lot of publicity for lung cancer and heart disease, …
Public Service Announcement
How many premature deaths from the top five causes are preventable? Lots of them. Life is precious. Live like you have just one body that has to last an entire lifetime.
My Best Nurse Story
few years ago I temporarily got into a tradition of massive annual sinus infections. Thankfully that phase of my life has come and gone, but while it was going I was in abject misery for a few weeks every year. The first episode was especially bad because I thought it was just a cold and would eventually go away …
HOT off the press
It may currently be 18 degrees outside, but the Medical Examiner is always hot off the press. I mean, we’ve got former Playmate of the Year Jenny McCarthy on page one – in the buff no less. What’s hotter than that? Answer: Meredith Anderson of WRDW. She’s on page one too. And Austin Rhodes. And we’re not even off the …
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 …
Today’s Examiner
The Medical Examiner is fresh, never frozen, even during our recent stretch of polar temperatures. It’s always gluten free, low in cholesterol and saturated fats, and it won’t stick to most dental work. So there’s no reason not to enjoy every last morsel of healthful goodness it contains. Bon appetit!
PSA of the Week
I think the UK is the source of this clever Public Service Announcement. It’s timely, since every November’s Great American Smokeout puts the focus, at least for one day, on butting out. And it’s coming right up. This year’s smokeout is Nov. 21. If you’re a smoker, go ahead and do it. Start to prepare yourself mentally right now. You …
PSA II
Remember this? We posted it on April 17, 2012. Terrie Hall died yesterday in North Carolina, hailed as a public health hero for her efforts to help others avoid her fate. She was 53.
Today’s paper!
Delivered electronically, completely free of Fido saliva, ants from the front yard, ink smudges on your face and hands, etc. And as always, compared to the print edition it’s slightly more typo-free. Have you ever thought to yourself, “Smokers are crazy”? Well, you’re correct, and we have proof, right there on page one, courtesy of John Gever of MedPage Today. …