I was very surprised to find out that hospice was first start in about 1967. It seems like it would have been something that should have been in place for a lot longer. It took a little convincing but my father agreed to have hospice come in. Right now they are only coming to…
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Melamine in Our Infant Formula
They announced on the news today that traces of melamine were found in a couple of our infant formulas. Good Start was named and Enfamil Lipil. My dear grandson has been drinking the Enfamil Lipil since the first week of October. They haven’t said they are recalling the formula probably because the FDA doesn’t…
Bad Bosses Linked to Heart Attacks
A recent study which followed men for ten years reveiled that those that worked for mean or otherwise incompetent bosses were 64% more likely to have heart attacks both fatal and mild. The reason is that such bosses who don’t value or appreciate their workers add stress on the worker who then is likely…
Well, Here We Go Already
If the federal government mandates that all Americans have health insurance, two health insurance industry leaders say that they will insure everybody regardless of disability or illness. They further say that people will wait until they are very ill before getting insurance unless the government requires it. This is said to be in-line with…
Medicare Drug Plan
Today is the first day of the six week period that seniors have to select their Medicare drug plan, that’s Medicare part D. It’s changed as far as some drug charges so it’s a major project once again. All seniors should sign up for one of these plans because if you don’t you may…
Hospital Bacteria
A nasty bacteria call Clostridium difficile or C. diff. is making more hospital patients sick than formally thought. 1 in 100 get it and it leads to severe diarrhea, pain, and nausea. It can also cause failure of the colon and even death. The problem seems to be in all hospitals evenly acrosse the…
Update
Sorry for the silence this past week. We lost our modem and had to switch services, we’ve just been hooked back up this morning. My father had a CAT Scan and they rushed him up the waiting list for the colonoscopy. My parents tell me he’s got a mass in the colon and cancer…
China Cracking Down on Melamine Eggs
China says it’s cracking down on feed manufacturers after finding melamine tainted eggs. This melamine hunt came about after finding melamine in pet food and animal feed. China says they have closed 238 animal feed companies and have destoyed over 3600 tons of tainted feed. Those that are discovered dealing in melamine tainted feed…
Melamine and Halloween Candy
Melamine is the chemical that is making all those babies in China sick. It makes milk look like it has more protein than it actually does so that the manufacturer can stretch out the original product. Canada has issued a warning about Sherwood Brands chocolate coins sold in 840 gram packages that contain 240…
Women and Their Sexual Problems, Oh Well
I had to laugh when I read this report. Sorry, I know this is a serious issue, but duh! This study says that about 40% of all women suffer some kind of sexual dysfunction, but only 12% of them are upset about it. The numbers reflect that “The highest prevalence of sexual dysfunction was…