Have you been prescribed antibiotics by your doctor and failed to follow the protocol? Oh, yes, I know, you felt better after a week, so why keep taking the antibiotic? It’s because the bacteria are still in your system, dying off. If you stop the treatment, those microbes can then survive and develop resistance to that antibiotic. After a while, we have created a generation of “superbugs” that are immune to our arsenal of antibacterials. And, that is a real problem.
Monthly Archives: June 2011
The Sins of the Fathers
Do you remember the commercials that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) used to run on television? Well, the behavior they deplored has been going on around the world for millennia.
ADL Commercials of old
Does your heart leak?
Ka-thump. Ka-thump. Ka-thump. These are the sounds of a normal heart. What if your heart valves don’t close properly (they let blood leak backwards [regurgitation]) or they won’t open completely (thereby restricting blood flow [stenosis])? Then, those are not the sounds you will hear. If you are an adult, you may need valve replacement, because of deposits that occur over years that make the valve stiff, rendering closure difficult. But, now imagine you are told that your infant has that problem… Back years ago, the heart valves had a 10 to 15 year life (tissue valves); the mechanical ones now have some 25 year life expectancies. So, if an infant has a valve problem- you know there will be yet another traumatic operation, after this one…
Trust- but verify
I read a post the other day by Cathy Miller, one of my “penpals” here on the web. I liked it and tweeted so others could learn her point of view- we could all learn from it, even if it just serves as a refresher. Her post was a modern take on “walk a mile in his shoes”.
Thought your ulcers were a problem. What about Parkinson’s Disease?
Whither (or is that wither) the Entrepreneur…
OK. Guess which country has the most entrepreneurs? Easy. The United States. Which country has the highest percentage of its population as entrepreneurs Israe-l. Soon, neither may not be true.
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What’s an entrepreneur- really?
This is part 2 of 3. Part 1 discussed taxation and wealth. Supposedly the first item is a disincentive towards entrepreneurship (it’s generally not a factor).
Discourse requires common definitions
NOTE: I started to write about entrepreneurship. And, I will. But, this introduction was a necessary component to the discussion about tax rates and purported incentives to business formation.
Attention! Attention! Cell Phones Cause Cancer! NOT!!!!!!
Quitting Time?
You know I’m a big Phillies Phan (and looking forward to having the whole team being off the disabled list this weekend). But, I do watch other events. Like Jorge Posada and his little escapade on the 25th of May.