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Posts by Estelle Toby
I read a joke once about a husband's preemptive strike in the bedroom. He walks in holding two aspirin and a glass of water. When his wife asks what it's for he says it's for her headache. She replies "But I don't have a headache." "Gotcha!" Headaches are no fun, so we might as well get a little chuckle at their expense. And if you suffer from sinus headaches, there might be quick and inexpensive relief...
9/7/2012 1:11:55 PM
Britney Spears doesn't make the news much anymore. Her career is probably still going strong, but her wild ways and scrapes with the law are old news. The media has latched on to new starlets and scandals, and they will never run out. However, I noticed recently a story about conservatorship of this once-superstar (perhaps now only a mega-star?), and wanted to take the occasion to talk about this very...
9/7/2012 1:10:15 PM
I can't say exactly what is going on in the case of the Colorado movie theater shooter - I just do not have all the knowledge and all the facts. I am happy this young man was able to find the psychiatric services at his local institute of higher education. Many students cannot. Sometimes I even have to alert my patients who are eligible for such services that such services exist. Psychiatrist Lynne...
8/2/2012 5:08:48 PM
Dr. Alycia A Chambers is one of my new heroes. An investigation in 1998 led her to suggest that Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky met the criteria for pedophile, in her own assessment of the person now identified as "victim #6." What is at stake here is not the usual legal case of "my expert vs. your expert," for only the most jaded of lawyers would suggest that this case be deferred...
7/26/2012 1:52:29 PM
Hello health care system. This is weird, to put it mildly. As far as anyone seems to be able to figure out what happened, this 38 year old nurse killed five dialysis patients and "assaulted" five others by putting sodium hypochlorite - bleach - in their dialysis tubing. She had some problems with domestic violence and public intoxication and such. But according to the relevant statements, that was...
7/26/2012 1:50:35 PM
Sure, the malpractice system is broken. And there are lots of suboptimal doctors out there. I have told some what the correct diagnosis is and they have ignored me. Some are too busy to take phone calls from me. Institutions have refused to order tests that I've requested. On the other hand, I have been lectured about the necessity for "cover your ass" medicine. I could not practice it if I wanted...
7/20/2012 2:20:31 PM
To tell people who are overweight that they need to move around more and count calories is kind of like telling Yogi Bear to leave tourists alone and avoid eating the contents of picnic baskets. It ain't gonna happen. I have long ago surrendered to the fact that logic, reason, science and - yes, even the truth - have overcome the need to manipulate the population with misinformation in order to control...
7/20/2012 2:18:48 PM
Seems to me that doctors are starting to think like insurance companies. And it seems to me they are making decisions for the wrong reasons. No. This is the wrong way to think. I have heard critiques on television and radio about tests that doctors order that should not have been ordered. Why? Because they cost money. Oh, and they probably do not do the patient any good. There is a horrible disease...
7/20/2012 2:17:34 PM
What this man did was wrong. We all know that killing civilians during war is wrong. Does it happen? Absolutely, all the time. Unfortunately, punishing one officer will not stop it. It will continue as long as we train and send soldiers into war. If you or I were sent to a place where terrorist and guerrilla type warriors wanted to kill us, we would be scared. Moreover, we would be deemed "crazy" if...
5/17/2012 1:56:20 PM
Rarely do I see a poll or study that lines up so perfectly with what patients tell me as this study showing that plenty of women have no interest in sex. Whatever creator you believe in, with a seemingly infinite sense of humor, has given males a sexual response that sometimes looks or sounds like little more than a simple spinal cord reflex. Although I will admit that I am sometimes a bit surprised...
9/23/2010 4:45:04 PM
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