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Rabies: bite is worse than the bark

Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck had some great adventures. “It’s Duck season!” “It’s Wabbit season!” “It’s Wabbit season!” “It’s Duck season, Fire!!” Boom! Remember when they entered Aladdin’s cave and found...

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Natural Disasters: Hurricaine Wilma taught me how to survive

Jan Egeland, the United Nations undersecretary for humanitarian affairs says, “Natural disasters affect at least seven times more people than conflicts.” I don’t know if that is statistically valid,...

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Bleeding & Bruising

Some people faint at the sight of blood, which I don’t quite understand because we all bleed– some more than others (especially drama queens). Remember the Saturday Night Live skit* on Julia Child?...

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Vaccinations Aren’t Covered by Insurance: Better not get cut!

Even though customer service is such a difficult job, every business seems to be raising the bar to keep their customers happy and allow their business to thrive. “This is Amy, your personal banking...

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Seat Belts Saves Lives: Use your head!

Where do myths and misconceptions come from? Some people swear that eating white raisins soaked in gin relieves arthritis pains. (Gin should be a card game, not a drink. Yuck!) Some people tie a dirty...

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Bee Stings Can Kill

Jessica Simpson– you either love her or hate her. I think she’s okay– but come on! You and I both know she knows what “Chicken of the Sea” is. On her reality show, she was so dumb-dumb pretending she...

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Rotator Cuff Tear: Tears on Your Shoulder

Weight lifting used to be a passion of mine. As a “petite” Asian man, I used to be very self-conscious about my size. In elementary school, I was always chosen last to join a team in physical...

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Edema – Swollen legs, arms, and hopefully not heads

Ex-Governor Eliot Spitzer must have had a pretty big ego to think he could hire prostitutes and not get caught. Hello! But then again, it seems most powerful people get a swollen head and feel...

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Rotator Cuff Tear: Tears on Your Shoulder

People with rotator cuff syndrome complain about pain when they sleep on that shoulder. “frozen shoulder” can occur from rotator cuff tear. Rotator cuff tear is also known as impingment syndrome.

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Danger on the Road | Use Your Head to Save Your Head

We all do dumb things at times. It doesn’t mean you’re dumb if you do dumb things, although some might argue the point. But when doing something dumb endangers not only you but also other people, it’s...

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Falls | As in a person falls, not a waterfall.

Falling and tripping make a lot of people laugh– until it happens to them. I don’t know why people laugh when they see others get hurt, like on that show America’s Funniest Home Videos. I refuse to...

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Frostbite | Chilling Facts

Freezer burn is a tradition in every household. We visited a friend’s mother-in-law’s house a while back. There was a huge freezer in the basement, and I thought about all the shows and movies where...

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Bruised Heads | Bruised Egos Are No Match to Subdural and Epidural Hematomas

Skiing is the most freeing experience in the world: more than figure skating, more than running on the beach with Maggie Moo (my beloved doggy), more than singing to sold-out crowds at Carnegie Hall....

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Drowning | Never Swim Alone!

Ariel, the Little Mermaid, would probably win every Olympic gold medal in swimming. She’d blow Michael Phelps out of the water. Oh, wait, that tail might disqualify her from competition. My cousin...

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