The other Kenny Rogers (Texas Ranger pitcher) with arguably the best first half of the season in the American league lost his composure if not his mind before a game in Arlington, Texas on Wednesday, June 29, 2005. Footage of him pushing away TV cameras, knocking down a cameraman and […]
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Your interview with Tom Cruise is an evocative tour de force. You were criticized, admonished and belittled. Is it possible for someone to be condescending squared? You maintained total composure and continued to elicit additional information and opinion. You aroused in him the passion he feels about this subject. You […]
When I first heard that Michael Jackson was found innocent I was glad. But didn’t he get away with pedophilia? Not really. He is not a slippery sociopath who manipulates his way out of being responsible for his actions. He is clearly a tortured soul. The ordeal of public shame, […]
Is the "runaway bride", Jennifer Wilbanks, still running? She’s nowhere to be found. When she was having her fifteen minutes of fame I received several email questions as to what was up with her. I kept waiting for more information and explanation but very little has come out. She somehow […]
As May 1968 approached my feelings were mixed. I was proud and excited to be graduating from medical school. For the rest of my life my name would be followed by M.D. I was also nervous (o.k. scared) because I was now going to have primary responsibility for patient care. […]
I felt sad when I read this week that Joan Kennedy, former wife of Senator Edward Kennedy, was found lying on a sidewalk in the rain. She had suffered a concussion, a laceration on her forehead, and a broken shoulder. The story goes on to say that her son has […]
That’s certainly the implication of the headline appearing yesterday on the popular Drudge Report website. It read, "School Killer was on Prozac …" The story then goes on to describe a very disturbed and isolated teen who had tragically lost both parents. The only information available about Prozac was in […]
Recently it was reported that a common anti-inflammatory medication (Aleve) caused an increase in heart problems or stroke in patients being studied to see if it helped Alzheimer’s risk. Another common medication, Vioxx, was taken off the market after studies showed that long term use increased risk of heart problems. […]
"Ask your doctor if this medication is right for you." Is that statement in TV ads driving you crazy too? I especially love it when they mention a bizarre sounding medicine’s name but they don’t tell you what it’s for. They just say, "ask your doctor if it is right […]
I always check the political cartoons-they can say so much in so few words. This past weekend Kirk Walters captured the drama of the recent earthquake in the Toronto Blade. He shows a giant tidal wave (labeled NATURE), and three little sandcastles on the beach (labeled MAN). We begin 2005 […]