From the Star Phoenix about a guy I know. When people find out he’s HIV positive, Dan says it’s almost like it’s not a surprise to them anymore. The odd person might jump away when he tells them, but most don’t react at all, "because so many people have it," he said. Over a cup [...]
Posts Tagged ‘health’
Broken
I have neuropathy. One of the results of that is that my nerves don’t react properly in my lower legs. To best describe it best, when you go to the doctors and he taps just below your knee to test your reflexes and your leg kicks out a bit… well mine doesn’t. It means that [...]
Treating a dog with an ear infection
Over the years we keep getting dogs with floppy ears. Floppy ears means the occasional ear infection and even more painful for the dog as they can progress to hematoma in the ear. A vet suggested we use ear medication for humans but a couple of years ago Maggi had a bad ear infection and [...]
A good choice
It was good to see Urban Meyer leave Florida yesterday. I like Meyer and while it is sad that he has to leave Florida under these circumstances, I am glad for him and his family that he made this decision before the stress of the job caused him to die of a heart attack. As [...]
Canadian Medicare Does Work
I have watched with bemusement seeing Republicans denouncing Canada’s socialist Medicare system and how it doesn’t work. While the system isn’t perfect, it does work. Since Saskatchewan is the birthplace of Medicare, I thought I would offer up some thoughts. The positives It’s free. I have had two shoulder surgeries over the the years. Resetting [...]
Staph Infections
There is a good article in Yahoo! Sports by Michael Silver about staph infections. After reading this article last year in L.A. Weekly about staph on Skid Row I have become much more worried about it at work. In 2005, staph infections hit at least 20 Los Angeles city firefighters, many of whom work on [...]
