Fruit, Fitness, and Shower Safety
A couple of research studies caught my eye over the last few months: Produce Are you a pear or an apple? For years we’ve been told that how...
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Appropriate Use of Defibrillators
There have been numerous news reports over the last week regarding defibrillators. A paper, published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), suggests that one-fifth...
Guinea Pigs
My seven-year-old daughter loves animals of all kinds. She loves snakes, spiders, bugs, birds—everything. Her favorite are rodents of all varieties. She has a hamster that she considers...
The Remarkable Cardiac Pacemaker
One of my specialties is the insertion and management of cardiac pacemakers. The history of these remarkable devices fascinates me. While it seems like sending a small electrical...