Healthbolt Funtime: Meet The Laryngospasms.
Meet The Laryngospasms, a group of nurse anesthetists who obviously have way too much time on their hands…
And for those who want to know more about The Laryngospasms, here’s an recent interview…
Welcome to the First Ever ‘Healthbolt Carnival’.
June 4, 2008 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Blogosphere, Cancer, Diets and Dieting, Drink, Exercise, Fitness, Food and Drink, Health, Healthbolt Carnival, Los Linky Links, Medicine, Mental Health, Misc., Nutrition, Prevention, Snacking, Treatment, Weight Loss, Womens Health, Your Body, Your Mind, men's health
Well, it’s finally here. – the very first Healtbolt Carnival and it is huge.
You know, when we first decided to do this, we were a little nervous. After all, what if we gave a party and nobody came. A natural fear, but one, it seems, that wasn’t warranted. ‘Cause it looks like everyone, and I mean everyone, has come to the party.
So put on your glad rags, grab a drink and start mingling…
And don’t forget to pass the word on. After all, the more the merrier.
SjP presents the sister study…the battle against breast cancer posted at Sojourner’s Place.The Sister Study is …read more
Healthbolt Historic: Vintage Drug Ads.
May 30, 2008 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Drugs, Exposed!, FDA, Health, Historic Health, Humor, Medical History, Medicine, Misc.
If you think drugs are scary now, take a look at what was on offer in the 1800’s and 1900’s…
Source: Dr. Bonkers presents
The Nearly Genuine and Truly Marvelous
Psychoneuropharmacological Mental Medicine Show
8 Drugs Doctors Wouldn’t Even Take: Do You?
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Well now, here’s something you don’t see every day: an article stating the names of meds that doctors wouldn’t take. Yikes. These must be really nasty then, eh?
Well, we make no claims as such, but there surely is fair enough warning against them that we thought we’d pass ‘em along to you. For the hows and whys, read the entire article. But for now, here’s a quick look.
1. Advair (for asthma)
2. Avandia (for diabetes)
3. Celebrex (for arthritis / pain releif)
4. Ketek (antibiotic)
5. Prilosec (for heartburn)
6. Nexium (for heartburn)
7. Visine Original (for eyes)
8. Pseudoephedrine …read more
Medical Googler or Cyberchondriac ?
January 24, 2008 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Computers, Health, Medicine, Misc., Oddities, Psychology, Technology
Cyberchondriac (sy bur KA WN dree ak) n.
- a person who imagines they have a particular disease because their symptoms match those listed on an Internet health site.
You’re spending an extraordinary amount of time on the internet seeking out information on medical conditions, digging yourself deeper and deeper in into the abyss.
Does that make you a medical googler or a cyberchondriac?
Here’s a clue – do you feel better or worse at the end of your search?
A medical googler, such as myself who seeks out medical information for the purpose of writing will feel great at the end of the …read more
